Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) (TV)

Director:

Nick Marck

Writer (WGA):

Matty Simmons (written by)

Release Date:

20 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

What could go wrong in paradise? Just about anything!

Plot:

Though Eddie's fired right at Christmastime, his boss sends him and his family on a South Pacific vacation...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Christmas | National Lampoon Series

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Randy Quaid	...	Edward 'Eddie' Johnson
Miriam Flynn	...	Catherine Johnson
Dana Barron	...	Audrey Griswold
Jake Thomas	...	Clark 'Third' Johnson
Sung Hi Lee	...	Muka Laka Miki
Julian Stone	...	Melbourne Jack
Beverly Garland	...	Aunt Jessica
Stephen Furst	...	Doctor
Rodger Bumpass	...	Air Controller (voice)
Eric Idle	...	British Man on Plane
Fred Willard	...	Professor Doornitz
Edward Asner	...	Uncle Nick (as Ed Asner)
Kate Bradley	...	Paige
Jay Greenberg	...	Santa Claus Security Guard
Caroline Walker	...	Air Traffic Controller's Wife
Sal Catalano	...	Taxi Driver
Maya Quin	...	Airplane Hostess
Trish Suhr	...	Woman Sitting Next to Nick on Plane
Cassidy Laikin	...	Girl at Airport
Bill Power	...	Air Traffic Controller
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angela Bennett	...	Lab Assistant
Kenan Derson	...	Hopping Man (uncredited)
Anthony Patricio	...	Airport vendor (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Marck

Writing credits (WGA)
Matty Simmons		(written by)

Produced by
Elliot Friedgen	....	producer
Matty Simmons	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Nathan Furst

Cinematography by
Ronn Schmidt		(as Rohn Schmidt)

Film Editing by
Joel Goodman

Casting by
Kim Orchen

Production Design by
Rodger Maus

Set Decoration by
Karen Agresti

Costume Design by
Sara Markowitz

Makeup Department
Lisa Rocco	....	makeup artist
Danny Valencia	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Desiree J. Cadena	....	post-production supervisor
Robert Grand	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Buck McDancer	....	second unit director
Ruth A. Redfern	....	second assistant director
Jerram A. Swartz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Rich Hobaica	....	property master
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Jim Wardell	....	lead man

Sound Department
Paul J. Diller	....	sound editor
Gabrielle Gilbert Reeves	....	dialogue editor
Todd Grace	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael E. Lawshe	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael Lawshé)
Rudy Pi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Arthur G. Schlosser	....	snow effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Rick Cortes	....	digital compositor
David Takemura	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Kristopher Medina	....	stunt double
Ian Quinn	....	additional stunt coordinator: marine unit

Camera and Electrical Department
Kevin Ball	....	key grip
Lister Coleman	....	grip
Jason Jensen	....	assistant camera
Bud Kremp	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael Otis Ropert	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael Otis Ropert	....	first assistant camera

Editorial Department
Chad Cole	....	on-line editor
Tony Kadell	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Nathan Furst	....	orchestrator
Daniel J. Johnson	....	music editor
Kaz Kim	....	music coordinator
Chris McGeary	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Gina August	....	driver
Bill Cresant	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Steve Gehrke	....	script supervisor
Mark Gerald	....	paramedic
Carol Hart	....	studio teacher
Carol Kravetz	....	production coordinator
Deborah Laub	....	location manager
Dan Lazarovits	....	assistant production coordinator
Josh Sassoon	....	assistant: Randy Quaid
Jim Wheelan	....	craft service
Rhonda Wheelan	....	craft service

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Television
• National Lampoon Productions
• Elliot Friedgen & Company

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2003) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Net5 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• SBS6 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Veronica (2006) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Modern VideoFilm  post-production services

Also Known As:

Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie (USA) (promotional title)
Cousin Eddie's Christmas Vacation (USA) (working title)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (USA) (DVD title)
National Lampoon's Cousin Eddie's Christmas Vacation Lost (USA) (working title)
National Lampoon's Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

83 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Germany:o.Al. | USA:TV-14

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

'Dana Barron' is the first Griswold kid to reprise their role.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the family is on the fishing boat and is being pulled by a shark, Muka Laka Miki is holding/not holding Third between shots.

Movie Connections:

References Casablanca (1942)

Doesn't live up to it's title.

I just watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 on DVD, hoping to see something at least close to the original, great holiday comedy, 'Christmas Vacation'. I saw nothing of the kind. You can tell right from the start that this movie just wasn't going to measure up. It's too bad it has a title that links it to the original Christmas Vacation. It's really kind of sad. The film can't stand on it's own merits. I think too many people will view this film on the strength of the title and it does not come close to that level of comedy. Other than the title, there is very little connecting the movie to the original 'Christmas Vacation' and even less of a connection to Christmas at all. The comedy is very simplistic and the plot poor. Children might find some humor here but most adults would only get a chuckle here and there. This movie is a flop. Don't waste your time with it.