"What's the matter? Store wouldn't take your...stolen credit card? Let's see what the police have to say about this!"―Hector as he busts Kevin McCallister for using a stolen credit card[src]
"Hey,you little sh--"―Hector, while chasing Kevin
Mr. Hector was a personal concierge at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Biography[]
Immediately suspicious of Kevin McCallister – who managed to check in without an adult – Hector entered Kevin's room under the guise of housekeeping. Kevin scared him away by using an inflatable clown (which he originally received from his grandmother Penelope for the trip to Miami, Florida) and a recording of his Uncle Frank singing "Cool Jerk" to make it seem like Hector had walked in on Kevin's father showering.[1]
After Hector confirmed the card Kevin checked in with as being "stolen", he decided to bring Kevin to the police. Kevin escaped by using the film Angels with Even Filthier Souls to scare him and the rest of the staff away. The film assisted Kevin to make it seem like Kevin's angry father was making accusations toward the staff, ending in gunfire. After Kevin escaped, Hector ordered the other guests to stay in their rooms and told them that there was an "insane guest with a gun".[1]
After Kevin's family had arrived in New York from Miami, Florida, they confronted Hector and the staff for letting him check-in without an adult, being fooled by his story, and for making Kevin flee the hotel. When they tried to question him about the credit card, Hector took great pride in this, but the McCallister family were unimpressed. Kevin's mother, Kate blamed him for making Kevin leave, and slapped him for this foolishness. Embarrassed, he advised her to brace herself for the cold weather, while trying to hold back tears, and then offered them a complimentary suite; a penthouse with a view of the park that was recently vacated by the Countess of Worcestershire, as a token of apology.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Mr. Hector is never addressed by his name, nor is he credited as such, with his name appearing only on his name tag. He is simply credited as "Concierge". He was played by actor Tim Curry who is best known for his portrayals such as Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island, Nigel Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys, etc.
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Trivia[]
- The scene where Mr. Hector trips on a coffee table while fleeing the suite after being frightened by Kevin was not in the script. Curry actually tripped on the furniture and the director thought it was hilarious, and he left it in for the final cut.
- Considering that there is no other major villain, (asides from Harry and Marv), Hector is the overall secondary antagonist of the second Home Alone film. Despite having no conflict with the Wet/Sticky Bandits.
- The inflatable clown used by Kevin to impersonate his father in order to frighten Hector is a nod to Pennywise the Clown, a form of the titular antagonist of the Stephen King novel, It. The character was previously played by Curry in the 1990 TV miniseries adoption of the novel.
- Jack Nicholson was considered for the role of Hector, before Curry was cast.[citation needed]