By now, everybody knows what they say about Old Man Marley, the South Bend Shovel Slayer right?
It sold in a week.
Talk about a flex.
Look at his humble abode.
So the real question here should be what did Old Man Marley do for a living?
And the whole serial killer thing.
Living in Winnetka, even back in those days, wasn’t for the meager.
Living on the North Shore comes with a hefty price tag.
So how did Marley come into his wealth?
Was he a Notre Dame grad who went on to becoming a titan of industry here in Chicago post-grad?
Did he play for the Irish and then the Bears?
Thats because it was never a Hughes invention; the idea came from the films director, Chris Columbus.
Which is to say it needed a little more Christmas magic.
Functionally, it provided another example of Kevin facing his fear and realizing folks are not what they appear.
It also set up Hughes idea of having Marley save Kevins life with a shovel.
That is probably my proudest addition to the movie.
Its very emotional for people when Marley reunites with his son and granddaughter at the end of the movie.
Its just so incredibly touching.
It just ties into the holiday season.
And it always will.
Couldn’t agree more.
Even if it is the most famous house of horrors of our cinematic childhoods.
Ill tell you what Im gonna give you, Snakes.
Im gonna give you…)
