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Release Date:
29 July 1983 (USA)
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Tagline:
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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Watch and Be Horrified: The Griswolds Return in ‘Hotel Hell Vacation’
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 8 February 2010, 11:21 AM, PST)
The Griswolds Return for HomeAway’s Hotel Hell Vacation Ad
(From FilmJunk. 8 February 2010, 9:51 AM, PST)
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 8 February 2010, 11:21 AM, PST)
The Griswolds Return for HomeAway’s Hotel Hell Vacation Ad
(From FilmJunk. 8 February 2010, 9:51 AM, PST)
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Still one of my favorite comedies of all time
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Cast
(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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According to Harold Ramis, he was inspired to shoot wide angle shots of Clark alone in the desert by La guerre du feu (1981).
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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.
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Quotes:
Clark Griswald:
When I was a boy, just about every summer we'd take a vacation. And you know, in 18 years, we never had fun.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Family Truckster (2003) (V)
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Soundtrack:
DANCIN' 'CROSS THE U.S.A.
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Maybe it's the part when they visit the white trash relatives (Randy Quaid and his family) and they acquire Aunt Edna for the family trip. Maybe it's the part when Aunt Edna dies and they put her on the top of the old station wagon,, maybe it's the fighting and bickering all kids do when the family goes somewhere,, or maybe it's the part where the Griswolds drive through a cruddy neighborhood and the station wagon gets vandalised and all of the hib caps taken..I cannot think of a "favorite" part of this movie because it is hilarious from start to finish. Clark Griswold's good intentions gone bad makes this a decent, highly watchable movie with non-stop laughs. It's not ridiculous nor highly exaggarated either- just a typical American family trying to get to Wally World in one piece and everything goes wrong. I think we can all relate to something in this movie when it comes to going on vacation. I still watch this movie every time it's on television and I still laugh every time.