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Vacation (1983)

R 98 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Romance  -   29 July 1983 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers:

John Hughes (screenplay), John Hughes (short story "Vacation '58")

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Imogene Coca
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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 Frank McRae ...
John Candy ...
Christie Brinkley ...
Jane Krakowski ...
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Storyline

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  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

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Taglines:

Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Vacation See more »

Filming Locations:

2310 North Vermont Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$61,400,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The St. Louis inner city and the Dodge City main street were created and filmed on the Warner Brothers' studio back lot. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: As Russ goes to talk to his dad his hands are out of his jacket pockets. The next shot he has them in his pockets. See more »

Quotes

Clark: Real tomato ketchup, Eddie?
Cousin Eddie: Oh, nothing but the best.
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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 »

Connections

Referenced in Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Chariots of Fire"
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