Catherine O'Hara: Kate
Photos
Quotes
-
Kate McCallister : [at the Plaza Hotel] What kind of hotel allows a child to check in alone?
Desk Clerk : The boy had a very convincing story.
Kate McCallister : What kind of idiots do you have working here?
Desk Clerk : The finest in New York.
-
Kate McCallister : [counting passports] 11, 12, 13... Where's Kevin?
Kevin McCallister : [appears in front seat and takes the last passport] Fourteen. It's a good thing I have my own ticket, just in case you guys try to ditch me.
-
Kate McCallister , Peter McCallister : [awakening late on morning of travel, again] We did it again! Aaah!
-
Officer Bennett : [talking on the phone] Merry Christmas.
[hangs up and shakes his head]
Officer Bennett : No sign of him. Well, we're gonna have to be able to get ahold of you. Do you have hotel arrangements?
Peter McCallister : Yeah.
Officer Bennett : Do you have a, uh, a recent photo of the boy?
[Kate looks in her purse]
Peter McCallister : I have one in my wallet.
[checks his pants]
Peter McCallister : I don't *have* my wallet.
[Kate looks at him]
Peter McCallister : My wallet's in my bag.
[realising]
Peter McCallister : Kevin was looking into my bag at the airport. He was looking for batteries. Kevin has my wallet.
Officer Bennett : [points to Peter] Did you have credit cards in the wallet?
Peter McCallister : [shrugs] Credit cards, money...
Officer Bennett : We'll notify the credit card companies immediately. If your son has the cards, we can get a location on him *when* and *if* he uses them.
Kate McCallister : [shakes her head] No, I don't think Kevin even knows how to *use* a credit card.
-
Brooke McCallister : [passing Kevin's bag back down the line] Kevin's not here.
Jeff McCallister : Kevin's not here.
Megan McCallister : Kevin's not here.
Sondra McCallister : Kevin's not here.
Rod McCallister : Kevin's not here.
Linnie McCallister : Kevin's not here.
Tracy McCallister : Kevin's not here.
Aunt Leslie McCallister : Kevin's not here.
Kate McCallister : Kevin's not here.
Peter McCallister : WHAT?
Kate McCallister : [laughing, then surprised] KEVIN!
[faints]
-
Kevin McCallister : [staring at the Rockefeller Center tree] I know I don't deserve a Christmas, even if I did do a good deed. I don't want any presents. Instead, I want to take back every mean thing I ever said to my family. Even if they don't take back the things they said to me. I don't care. I love all of them... Including Buzz. I know it isn't possible to see them all. Could I just see my mother? I'll never want another thing as long as I live if I can just see my mother. I know I won't see her tonight, but promise me I can see her again. Sometime. Any time. Even if it's just once and only for a couple of minutes. I just need to tell her I'm sorry.
Kate McCallister : Kevin?
Kevin McCallister : Mom?
[Turns back to the tree]
Kevin McCallister : Wow, that worked fast.
Kevin McCallister : Mom, I'm sorry.
Kate McCallister : I'm sorry, too.
[She laughs, he smiles as they hug]
Kevin McCallister : Merry Christmas, Mom.
Kate McCallister : Merry Christmas, sweetheart.
[to herself]
Kate McCallister : Oh, thank you.
[to Kevin]
Kate McCallister : Come on.
Kevin McCallister : How'd you know I was here?
Kate McCallister : Well, I knew you and Christmas trees, and this is the biggest one around.
Kevin McCallister : Where's everybody else?
Kate McCallister : They're at the hotel. They didn't like the palm trees, either.
-
Cop in Times Square : Look, put yourself in your kid's shoes. Where would you go? What would you do?
Kate McCallister : I'd probably be lying dead in a gutter somewhere... but not Kevin, Kevin is so much stronger and braver than I am. But he's still a kid lost in a big city, he doesn't deserve that. He should be at home with his family around his Christmas tree... oh my God, I know where he is, I need to get to Rockefeller Center immediately.
-
Kate McCallister : [to the concierge at the Plaza Hotel] It's Christmas Eve and because of you, our son is lost in one of the biggest cities in the world.
-
Peter McCallister : I don't think that it's a good idea for you to be running all over New York all by yourself.
Kate McCallister : I think that if our son can do it, I can do it.
Peter McCallister : Kate, it...
Kate McCallister : [determined] Peter, I'll be fine. The way I'm feeling right now, no mugger or murderer would dare mess with me.
Mr. Hector, Hotel Concierge : Madam, there are hundreds of parasites out there, armed to the teeth...
[Kate slaps him across the face]
Mr. Hector, Hotel Concierge : [somewhat calmly] Do bundle up, it's awfully cold outside.
[his lips tremble and he starts to cry]
-
[Kevin looks out his Plaza hotel window and sees a shining star on the top of a building as a choir sings "Christmas Star" in the background]
Kevin McCallister : Good night, Mom.
Kate McCallister : [looking out a hotel window in Florida, where it's raining] Good night, Kevin.
-
Kate McCallister : [Knocking on Cop's car window, shows him a picture of Kevin] I'm looking for my son. Have you seen my son? He's... there. He's been missing for two days.
Cop in Times Square : Well, have you filed a report, ma'am?
Kate McCallister : Yes, of course we have.
Cop in Times Square : [Handing her wallet back to her] Then trust us. We'll handle it.
Kate McCallister : But I'm his mother.
Cop in Times Square : I realize that, ma'am, but you're looking for a needle in a haystack.
Kate McCallister : Do you have kids?
Cop in Times Square : Yes, ma'am.
Kate McCallister : And what would you do if one of them was missing?
Cop in Times Square : [Realizing her point] I'd probably be doing the same thing you're doing.
Kate McCallister : Thank you.
Cop in Times Square : Look, put yourself in your kid's shoes. Where would you go? What would you do?
Kate McCallister : Me? I'd probably be lying dead in the gutter somewhere. Oh, but not Kevin. Kevin is so much stronger and braver than I am and I know Kevin's fine, I know he is. But he's still all by himself in a big city and he doesn't deserve that. He deserves to be at home with his family, around his Christmas tree.
[Realizes where Kevin might be]
Kate McCallister : Oh, dear God. I know where he is. I need to get to Rockefeller Center.
Cop in Times Square : [Smiles and happily obliges to give her a ride] Hop in.
Kate McCallister : Thank you.
-
Officer Bennett : What's the child's name?
Peter McCallister , Kate McCallister : Kevin.
Kate McCallister : *K*-E-V... I-N.
Officer Bennett : When did you see him last?
Kate McCallister : Curbside check-in?
Peter McCallister : No, I saw him at the door. He was with us in the terminal.
Officer Bennett : Most people get seperated at security checkpoints. Did everybody get through security?
Kate McCallister : I don't know. Peter...
Peter McCallister : Hurry, we were in a hurry. We-- We had to run all the way to the gate.
Officer Bennett : When did you *notice* he was missing?
Kate McCallister : When we... picked up our baggage here.
Officer Bennett : Has the boy ever run away from home?
Peter McCallister : No.
Officer Bennett : Has he ever been in a situation where he's been on his own?
[Kate shakes her head; Peter gives her a look]
Peter McCallister : *Mmm*.
Kate McCallister : As a... matter of fact, this has happened before. It's become sort of a McCallister Family travel tradition.
Peter McCallister : Funnily enough, we... never lose our luggage.
[they laugh and knock on the wooden desk; Officer Bennett stares unamused; they stop laughing]
Kate McCallister : He was left at home, by accident, last year.
Peter McCallister : That's what my wife meant when she said it was becoming a McCallister Family travel tradition.
Officer Bennett : [nods] We'll call Chicago and, uh, notify them of the situation. Odds are that's where he is.
Peter McCallister : Thanks.
Officer Bennett : *Very* unlikely he'd be anywhere else.
-
Buzz McCallister : [after making a formal non-pology to the family; whispers to Kevin] Beat that, you little trout sniffer.
Kevin McCallister : [gets up] I'm not sorry. I did what I did because Buzz humiliated me and since he gets away with everything, I let him have it. And since you're all so STUPID to believe his lies, I don't care if your idiotic Florida trip gets wrecked or not! Who wants to spend Christmas in a tropical climate, anyway?
[turns to leave]
Kate McCallister : Kevin!
Peter McCallister : Kevin, you walk out of here, you sleep on the third floor.
Fuller McCallister : [gleefully] Yeah, with me.
Kevin McCallister : So what else is new?
Uncle Frank McCallister : You better not wreck my trip, you little sour puss, your dad's paying good money for it.
Kevin McCallister : Oh, wouldn't wanna spoil your fun, Mr. Cheapskate!
[Exits]
Buzz McCallister : What a troubled young man.
-
Kate McCallister : Honey, are you packed yet?
Kevin McCallister : [records into Talk Boy] Yes.
Talk Boy : [plays back] Yes.
Kate McCallister : Everything I put out for you?
Kevin McCallister : [records into Talk Boy] Yes.
Talk Boy : [plays back] Yes.
-
Kate McCallister : Well you got your wish last year, maybe you'll get it again this year.
Kevin McCallister : I hope so!
-
Kate McCallister : Oh, did you see what Grandma Penelope sent you for the trip?
Kevin McCallister : Um, let me guess... Donald Duck slippers?
Kate McCallister : Close. An inflatable clown to play with in the pool.
Kevin McCallister : [sarcastically] How exciting.
-
Kevin McCallister : Why do we have to go to Florida? There's no Christmas trees in Florida.
Kate McCallister : Kevin, what is it with you and Christmas trees?
Kevin McCallister : How could you have Christmas without a Christmas tree, Mom?
Kate McCallister : Well... Find a nice, fake silver one. Or decorate a palm tree.
-
Buzz McCallister : [to himself] Ladies and gentlemen of the jury...
[Turns to face his family]
Buzz McCallister : I'd like to apologize to my family for any inconvenience I may have caused you.
Kevin McCallister : [to himself, in disbelief] What?
Buzz McCallister : My prank was immature and ill-timed.
Uncle Frank McCallister : [laughing] Immature, but it was still pretty Goddarn hilarious.
[Continues laughing]
Buzz McCallister : I'd also like to apologize to my brother: Kevin, I'm sorry.
Kate McCallister : Oh, Buzz, that was very nice.
[the family claps]
Kate McCallister : Kevin, do you have something to say?
Kevin McCallister : [Looking around at his family, staring at him with judging expressions]
Buzz McCallister : [Softly to Kevin] Beat that, you little trout sniffer.
Kevin McCallister : I'm not sorry. I did what I did because Buzz humiliated me. And since he gets away with everything, I'll let him have it. And since you're all so stupid to believe his lies, I don't care if you're idiotic Florida trip gets wrecked or not. Who wants to spend Christmas in a tropical climate anyway?
[Starts to walk away, angry]
Kate McCallister : Kevin!
Peter McCallister : Kevin, you walk outta here and you'll sleep on the 3rd floor.
Fuller McCallister : [In a bratty manner] Yeah, with me.
[Takes a sip from his Coke can]
Kevin McCallister : [Sarcastically] So, what else is new?
Uncle Frank McCallister : You better not wreck my trip, you little sourpuss. Your Dad's paying good money for it.
Kevin McCallister : Oh, wouldn't want to spoil you're fun, Mr. Cheapskate.
[Leaves the room, leaving the family in shock]
Buzz McCallister : [In a kiss-up tone] What a troubled young man.
-
Kate McCallister : [learning from the police on the phone that Kevin is in New York] He used your credit card to check into the Plaza Hotel.
Peter McCallister : Do they still have him?
Kate McCallister : [into the phone] Do they have him?
[getting a negative response, she shakes her head]
Peter McCallister : Damn it!
Kate McCallister : Okay, we're on the next flight out, thank you.
[hanging up]
Kate McCallister : [to the rest of the family] We're going to New York; move it.
[elation erupts from the rest of the family]
Kate McCallister : He ran away from the hotel when they questioned him about the card. He must be so scared, Peter.
Peter McCallister : I wonder if he'd know enough to go to my brother's place?
Kate McCallister : Aren't they in Paris?
Peter McCallister : Maybe they have a housesitter.
Kate McCallister : I thought you said they were renovating.
-
Peter McCallister : I'm gonna go down to the police station. I want to make sure that they're doing everything in their power to find Kevin. I want you to stay here with Frank, Leslie, and the kids.
Kate McCallister : No. I'm going out to look for him.
Peter McCallister : What?
Concierge : With all due respect, madam, your son is lost in one of the biggest cities in the world.
Peter McCallister : [annoyed] Could you stay out of this, please?
Concierge : As you wish.
-
Kate McCallister : He ran away from the hotel when they questioned him about the card. He must be so scared, Peter.
Peter McCallister : I wonder if he'd know enough to go to my brother's place.
Kate McCallister : Aren't they in Paris?
Peter McCallister : Maybe they have a housesitter.
Kate McCallister : I thought you said they were renovating.
-
Kevin McCallister : [to himself] They're all a bunch of jerks.
Kate McCallister : [coming into the room] Hi. You know, Kevin, the last time we all tried to take a trip, we had a problem that started just like this.
Kevin McCallister : Yeah, with me getting crapped on.
Kate McCallister : I don't care for your choice of words. That's not what happened last time, and it's not what is happening *this* time. Buzz apologised to you.
Kevin McCallister : [sits up, turns to face her] Yeah, then he called me a trout sniffer. He didn't mean what he said. He was just sucking up to you.
Kate McCallister : OK. Why don't you sit up here for a while and think things over? When you're ready to apologise to Buzz *and* to the rest of your family, you can come down.
[turns to leave]
Kevin McCallister : [stands up] I'm not apologising to Buzz!
[Kate turns back]
Kevin McCallister : I'd rather kiss a toilet seat!
Kate McCallister : Then you can stay up her for the rest of the *night*!
Kevin McCallister : Fine! I don't wanna be down there anyway! I can't trust *anyone* in this family! And you know what? If I had my *own* money, I'd go on my own vacation, alone, without *any* of you guys, and I'd have the most fun in my whole life.
Kate McCallister : Well, you got your wish last year. Maybe you'll get it again this year.
Kevin McCallister : I hope so.
[Kate turns around and leaves; Kevin slumps back down onto the bed]
