Is Duncan’s Toy Chest in Home Alone 2 a real store?
Is Duncan’s Toy Chest in Home Alone 2 a real store?
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Plus get all of the filming locations for this iconic film. CHRISTMAS wouldn't be Christmas without watching the Home Alone movies. The first film is set in Chicago, while the second movie sees Kevin McCallister run around New York - and famously head into Duncan's Toy Chest.
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Home Alone 2's Duncan's Toy Chest is based on a real store in New York - but was filmed somewhere else. When the movie was shot, it was called FAO Schwarz toy store and was situated near The Plaza on Fifth Avenue and 59th street. The toy retailer closed in 2015, but reopened in 2018 in a new location at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan.
The store famously featured in Tom Hanks’ 1988 box office hit Big, when he and co-star Robert Loggia dance on the store’s giant dance-on piano. Although Duncan's Toy Chest was based on a store in New York, the scenes were actually filmed in Chicago.
The exterior of the store is the Rookery building which is one of the city's historic landmarks. It also featured as the police headquarters of Eliot Ness in the 1987 film The Untouchables. The interior of Duncan's Toy Chest was filmed at the Uptown Theater.
New York’s iconic Plaza Hotel is the place where Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, stays during his time in the Big Apple. After finding his dad's wallet, the youngster checks into the posh hotel and runs up a huge service bill. After the movie came out, it made the Plaza even more famous.
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