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and to illinois where just outside chicago a popular piece of movie history is on the market. nbc's
john yang
has the details.
>> reporter:
in the market for a new home? worried about security? [ cocks gun ]
>> reporter:
have we got the
house
for you.
>>
this is my
house
. i have to defend it. [ screaming ]
>> reporter:
this is the homestead
macauley culkin
defended from burglars in "
home alone
."
>>
one, two, ten.
>> reporter:
the movie's a
pop culture
classic. [ screaming ]
>>
come and get me!
>> reporter:
the highest grossing live
action comedy
of all time.
>>
you guys give up or are you theirsty for more?
>> reporter:
this family bought the home in
1988
and raised their family here, but now they are
home alone
.
>>
lots of good memories. it's hard to leave a place where you have been this happy.
>> reporter:
asking price? $2.4 million. and a do it yourself
home security
plan is already mapped out. the three-story, 4,200
square foot
house
sits on a half acre lot, has a huge screened in porch and four bedrooms. each of the bedrooms has a bathroom attached. [ screaming ]
>>
people have an emotional attachment to this
house
in that it reminds them of home and family and good times.
>> reporter:
the mcdonald family took a look the day it went on the market.
>>
it's a great piece of history in a great area.
>> reporter:
the scene set in the kitchen, the basement and the main staircase were shot in the
house
over four and a half months. when the owners finally saw the movie, it solved the mystery.
>>
we had been trying to figure out how we lost the top of one of the trees. we watched the movie at the premiere and learned where it went.
>> reporter:
just being in this
house
, i can't help but channel the character.
>>
heads up!
>>
don't worry, marv. i'll get him for you.
>>
harry! [ grunts ]
>>
yes!
>> reporter:
whoever buys it will have a good place to come home to.
>> reporter:
for "today,"
john yang
, nbc news, winetka, illinois.
>>
i want that
house
so bad!
>>
apparently they had to kick john out of the
house
.
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