The home was originally purchased in 1965 for around $30,000. The 1993 film Dazed and Confused follows the story of various high schoolers in Texas celebrating their last day of school. The home available for sale belonged to the character Mitch Kramer, a rising freshman who joins the cool group of seniors after they haze him. Kramer was played by Wiley Wiggins in the movie. “Our family pictures were even left up during production — so in a way, I can say I was ‘in the movie’ too! It’s a fun piece of Austin’s film legacy, and I love that fans still appreciate it today.”.
In addition to the home’s bedrooms and bathrooms, the front shutters and front door were painted to match one of the movie’s scenes where Kramer’s character leaves home to jump in the back of David Wooderson’s — played by Matthew McConaughey — car. The Austin house also features two office spaces, a dedicated game room, and modern upgrades recently made to the kitchen. Tinnell also included a line from the movie in the listing video for the house. “You gotta keep livin’, man — L-I-V-I-N ’— and this is the perfect place to do it!” the video’s description read, referencing McConaughey’s classic phrase.
The mansion’s exterior was used as the McCallister family home in both Home Alone and the 1992 sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Macaulay Culkin, who played Kevin McCallister in the movies, admitted he had thought about buying the house when it hit the market. He told Entertainment Weekly: “I had half a mind to buy it — just for giggles.”. The home, which is 9,000 square feet (836 square meters), was built in 1921 and has four fireplaces, two laundry rooms, two hot tubs, a wet bar, recreation space, a gym, a private cinema room, and an indoor sports court.
