OCCULTMAS PART SEVENTEEN: "HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK"

A lot of this film was shot in The Plaza, which was owned by @realdonaldtrump from 1988-1995. This film has always been an accepted classic of the holidays, until Trump became president. Now @chriscolumbus states: “Speaking to “Insider,” Columbus explained that a condition for filming a scene in the Plaza Hotel would be that its then-owner, Trump, also appear in it. We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie,’” Columbus said. “So we agreed to put him in the movie.”

The filmmaker went on to say he was surprised at how positive the initial audience reaction to Trump’s cameo was, which is how it ended up staying in the film.

“People cheered when Trump showed up on-screen,” Columbus recalled. “So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’ ”