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Release Date:
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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The Best Vacation Movie Ever!
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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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The theme park that served as Walley World was actually Six Flags Magic Mountain. The roller coaster referred by Clark as the "Whipper Snapper" is actually called "The Revolution" and was the first roller coaster to have a 360 degree vertical loop.
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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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Referenced in Starz Inside: Fashion in Film (2008) (TV)
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LITTLE BOY SWEET
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"National Lampoon's Vacation" is a funny movie that follows the Griswold family, Clark (Chevy Chase) and his wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) along with their children Rusty (Anthony Michael Hall) and Audrey (Dana Barron), as they cross country on their station wagon westward from their home in Chicago to Walley World, the Disneyland-like amusement park in California. It took them two weeks to get their and have fun. The film co-stars John Candy (too bad he died), Randy Quaid, Imogene Coca, Eddie Bracken, Eugene Levy, Christie Brinkley (who plays the girl in the Ferrari here), and the other cast and crew. If you have not seen "National Lampoon's Vacation", I suggest you go rent it at your local video store near you and laugh or see it on television and laugh also. If you'll liked it, buy the video or DVD or tape it from any channels on television on blank tape. I think you will not be disappointed. Hilarious!
I give it a perfect 10/10 stars!