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Vacation (1983) 7.3
The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. Director:Harold Ramis |
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Chevy Chase | ... | ||
| Beverly D'Angelo | ... | ||
| Imogene Coca | ... | ||
| Randy Quaid | ... | ||
| Anthony Michael Hall | ... | ||
| Dana Barron | ... | ||
| Eddie Bracken | ... | ||
| Brian Doyle-Murray | ... | ||
| Miriam Flynn | ... | ||
| James Keach | ... | ||
| Eugene Levy | ... | ||
| Frank McRae | ... | ||
| John Candy | ... | ||
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The Griswold family are on a quest. A quest to a Walley World theme park for a family vacation, but things aren't going to go exactly as planned, especially when Clark Griswold is losing all thought towards a mysterious blonde in a red Ferrari. Written by FilmFanUK
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Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 July 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
National Lampoon's Vacation See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$61,400,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Written by Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence
Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Produced by Richard Perry
Courtesy of Planet Records
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There were two scenes which were in the original script and shot but were cut from the final version of the film. One scene had the Kamp Komfort manager (Brian Doyle-Murray) dress up in a moose costume and sneak into Clark and Ellen's tent to scare them (which explains the "wildlife fun" the manager mentioned as they checked in). That scene was cut because it made the sequence run too long, so it was re-written to have Dinky sneak into the tent instead. The second scene originally written/filmed but cut was one featuring the two Indians (the same ones who see Clark wandering aimlessly through the desert and say "What an asshole") as well as a camel rider who finds Ellen and the rest of the family and rescue them. That scene was cut because,e according to director Harold Ramis, the camel had been raised in Burbank and had only ever walked on pavement, and the camel did not take to walking on hot sand very well. All the shots of the camel were unusable. Remnants of both cut scenes appear as photos during the ending credits photo montage. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Crazy Credits
During the credits, you see snapshots of group photos of where and who the Griswalds met on the vacation. The last photo shows you how they got home, on a plane. See more »Soundtracks
"I'm So Excited"Written by Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence
Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Produced by Richard Perry
Courtesy of Planet Records
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I have seen this movie many times on TV (the German dubbed version, of course) and I loved it every time...allthough the more often its shown, the more it gets cut on TV.
Now, for the first time (thanks to DVD), I have been able to watch it in its original language. And it was just awesome! The dialogues were even better and the characters were so much better outlined.
I swear that I will never see such a great movie in a dubbed version again!
To any Germans in here: go get it on DVD (even though it is just in Mono) - and delete the video tape if you have recorded it from TV.