Home Alone 1 And 2: 20 Easter Eggs, References & In-Jokes

By Padraig Cotter /

18. Home Alone 2 Has A Trumped Up Cameo

When Kevin finds himself €“ improbably €“ lost in New York, he decides to make use of his time alone by booking into a fancy hotel; all on his father€™s credit card of course. He checks into the world-famous Plaza Hotel, and talks the staff into giving him a room. When he enters he asks a passerby where the reception is, who is played by none other than the hotel€™s real-life owner - and current presidential hopeful - Donald Trump. It€™s a blink and you€™ll miss it affair, where Trump defies typecasting by being helpful and courteous: thought it's worth noting he gives Kevin the wrong directions, meaning he either doesn't know the way around his own hotel, or he was just trolling the kid.