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Basketball court, home cinema – but no booby traps: Home Alone house on sale for $5.25m

The house in Winnetka, Illinois still features the staircase which Macauley Culkin rode down on a sledge, but the swinging paint cans have since been removed

The five bedroom, six bathroom mansion at 671 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Illinois forms the key setting for the bulk of Chris Columbus’s festive hit, as 10-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) fends off the break-in efforts of villains played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, after his parents inadvertently leave him unattended over the holidays. The listing describes the property as “one of the most famous houses in the world”, featuring two living rooms, a large kitchen, a three-car garage and the “unforgettable staircase” which Culkin rode down on a sledge. It is unclear whether any of the house is still rigged to fend off possible intruders; Kevin defeats his enemies by pummelling them with a variety of unexpected missiles, launched from household appliances.

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