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Was Uncle Frank a jerk to everyone else too?


Including his own kids???

It seems like it just wanted to make sure.

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Not really, but who knows? He did call them 'moi petite enfants' affectionately in this movie, but he was being a dick since he ignored his sister-in-law who said that the shrimps were for later.

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he ignored his sister-in-law who said that the shrimps were for later.
Who happens to be Aunt Georgette, who owns the renovating brownstone Kevin sets traps in in the second movie. 

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Nope he was only ever being a jerk too Kevin in both movies

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Nope he was only ever being a jerk too Kevin in both movies


Wrong. He was a jerk to everyone. His default mode is "jerk"
On the plane in HA he's bossing his wife into stealing the silver salt & pepper shakers. He's rudely telling the flight attendant to fill up his champagne glass. He's a stingy old prick.

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Plus during the "give this to Kevin" scene, he was the only one that wouldn't take the bag and pass it.



Its amazing how people hang around message boards of movies they dont like

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Yep, he's a total dick.

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And remember this.... "You'd better not wreck my trip you little sourpuss, your dad's paying good money for it"

He's a *beep* cheapskate!

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Is he a sibling of one of the parents, or related by marriage?

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Frank is Peter and Rob's brother. In the first film he said "This is my brother's house."

All I need is one mic...

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Oh yeah, the fact that Frank didn't even bother to chip in for the plane tickets and made Kevin's dad pay for his ticket and his whole family.

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Yes.

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He was a penis!

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Yep. He played the role well.

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Honestly, I don't even know why the dad would invite him on vacations or family gatherings; or put up with him to start with. Uncle Frank was a cheapskate and a moocher, his wife was totally complicit, his kids were retarded and one of them always wet the bed, and he was an absolute douche to everyone, particularly Kevin.

But then again, Mr. McCallister wasn't known for being very intelligent. Hell, he didn't have much of a personality to start with, much less know how to be a real dad and keep track of all of his kids. He usually just footed the bill and let his wife do everything. He's sadly what's known as a "cookie-cutter parent," in the realm of tv story-telling.

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