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29 July 1983 (USA)
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Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.
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The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. full summary | add synopsis
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Movieweb's 2009 Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide!
(From MovieWeb. 20 November 2009, 12:55 PM, PST)
Chevy Chase And Beverly D'Angelo To Take Another 'Vacation'... Sort Of
(From MTV Movies Blog. 20 November 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
(From MovieWeb. 20 November 2009, 12:55 PM, PST)
Chevy Chase And Beverly D'Angelo To Take Another 'Vacation'... Sort Of
(From MTV Movies Blog. 20 November 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
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Without a doubt, Chevy Chase's best work!
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chevy Chase | ... | Clark Griswold | |
| Beverly D'Angelo | ... | Ellen Griswold | |
| Imogene Coca | ... | Aunt Edna | |
| Randy Quaid | ... | Cousin Eddie | |
| Anthony Michael Hall | ... | Russell 'Rusty' Griswold | |
| Dana Barron | ... | Audrey Griswold | |
| Eddie Bracken | ... | Roy Walley | |
| Brian Doyle-Murray | ... | Kamp Komfort Clerk | |
| Miriam Flynn | ... | Cousin Catherine | |
| James Keach | ... | Motorcycle Cop | |
| Eugene Levy | ... | Car Salesman | |
| Frank McRae | ... | Grover | |
| John Candy | ... | Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld | |
| Christie Brinkley | ... | The Girl in the Ferrari | |
| Jane Krakowski | ... | Cousin Vicki |
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Also Known As:
National Lampoon's Vacation (UK) (USA) (complete title)
American Vacation (Europe: English title) (video title)
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American Vacation (Europe: English title) (video title)
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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Germany:16 |
Finland:K-7 (2006) (DVD) |
Finland:S (1983) |
Netherlands:AL |
Australia:M |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:6 |
USA:R (certificate number 27018)
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The scene where the station wagon goes airborne in the Arizona desert actually caused some production changes due to the hard nose-landing that wasn't expected. Among those were matching the exact front-end damage on other station wagons used in other scenes.
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Revealing mistakes: When Clark falls onto the skeleton when wandering in the desert, a jaw spring can be seen in the back of the skull. This is used in the lab to keep the jaw shut, but obviously wouldn't be on a skull in the middle of nowhere.
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Clark Griswald:
Ed, this is not the car I ordered. I distinctly ordered the Antartic Blue Super Sports Wagon with C.B. and optional rally fun pack.
Ed, the car salesman: You didn't order the Metallic Pea?
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Ed, the car salesman: You didn't order the Metallic Pea?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (1998)
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Soundtrack:
BLITZKRIEG BOP
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"Vacation", what a hysterical laugh out loud till you hurt movie! I was watching the wonderful "I love the 80's" on VH1, and they showed this movie. I remember watching it when I was younger, but I didn't get much of it obviously. So, I watched it again, because it looked more appealing than it did when I was a kid.
God, I never laughed so hard in my life. Chevy Chase, Clark Griswald decides that he is not spending enough time with the kids, so he has planned a cross road trip with the family to see their favorite cartoon character theme park "Marty Moose!" and "Wally World!". Back on the old holiday road, it's not going to be easy. Visiting their hick cousin, Eddie and his scary hillbilly family and putting their grumpy old aunt on the trip with the Griswalds. Clark has a mysterious but extremely sexy girl, Christie Brinkly, following him around in a red hot Ferrari. Their car is constantly getting into accidents and dents on the way to California. Finally, after to the point of madness, Clark will kill every person if he has to to get to Wally World.
If you loved "Vacation", I highly recommend "Christmas Vacation" as well. I think the reason why we all love this movie is because we can relate in some way. How many of us go on vacation and nothing goes perfect? I loved the ending of this movie so much! I won't give it away, but trust me that it is that good. If you've seen it, I'm sure you will agree that this is a must see comedy.
10/10-highly deserved!