The original movies were big hits and promptly followed by sequels that shamelessly copied much of what had come before. Halloween II literally takes place on the same night as Halloween, while Home Alone 2: Lost in New York duplicated many of the same beats as the first movie but set in Manhattan and co-starring an overpriced tape recorder.
Then, for their respective third movies, both franchises broke from the continuity of the first two stories for similarly-themed adventures following entirely different characters. Halloween III: Season of the Witch was about an evil Druidic costume manufacturer, while Home Alone 3 was about some other rich kid with a thirst for human blood.
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Since neither did well, for the fourth movie, they brought back the lead characters: Michael Myers and Kevin McCallister. But in both cases, these characters looked … off. With Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, it was because the producers thoughtlessly gave away the original mask after part two was finished, and in the case of Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House, they weirdly cast some brunette kid who looked nothing like Macaulay Culkin.
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While Home Alone 5: The Holiday Heist has no connection to the McCallisters, it does co-star Malcolm McDowell, who coincidentally also starred in Rob Zombie’s Halloween movies …
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How The 'Home Alone' And 'Halloween' Franchises Weirdly Parallel Each Other
Source: Pinoy Daily News
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