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European Vacation (1985) -- The Griswalds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues.

Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   14,312 votes
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Director:
Amy Heckerling
Writers:
John Hughes (screenplay)
John Hughes (story)
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Release Date:
26 July 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
For over two thousand years, Europe has survived many great disasters. Now for the real test. Chevy Chase & his family are coming from America!
Plot:
The Griswalds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Comedian Chevy Chase To Guest Star On NBC's "Chuck"
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User Comments:
Is this movie bad? NO WAY more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chevy Chase ... Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo ... Ellen Griswold
Dana Hill ... Audrey Griswold
Jason Lively ... Russell 'Rusty' Griswold

John Astin ... Kent Winkdale
Sheila Kennedy ... Game Show Hostess #1
Paul Bartel ... Mr. Froeger
Cynthia Szigeti ... Mrs. Froeger
Malcolm Danare ... Son Froeger
Kevi Kendall ... Daughter Froeger
Tricia Lange ... Game Show Hostess #2
William Zabka ... Jack
Wendy Goldman ... Stewardess
Angus MacKay ... Announcer at Court
Julie Wooldridge ... Princess Diana
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
National Lampoon's European Vacation (UK) (video box title)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | USA:R (original rating) | Finland:K-7 (2006) | Finland:K-8 (1986) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Manitoba)

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Trivia:
Clark can be seen wearing a t-shirt from "Walley World", the Griswolds' destination in the first film, Vacation (1983), in the scene set in Chicago where he films Ellen in the shower. Later, while the family is in Paris, Rusty is wearing a "Walley World" sweatshirt in the restaurant scene. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The PAN AM plane that was shown during take off was a freighter as their were no windows. The next scene, however, shows Clark sitting in a window seat. more
Quotes:
Hotel Manager: [speaking in a gibberish English dialect]
[Clark tries to translate]
Rusty Griswold: Dad, he's speaking English.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs The Sound of Music (1965) more
Soundtrack:
Back in America more

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23 out of 34 people found the following comment useful:-
Is this movie bad? NO WAY, 5 January 1999
10/10
Author: John E. Lee, Jr. (johnldhf@aol.com) from Houston, TX

I don't understand why people don't like this movie so much. Chevy Chase is there, Beverly D'Angelo is there, Eric Idle is there which is great. Sure, I'd rather see Anthony Michael Hall rather than Jason Lively, but even that's alright, Lively does a decent job. I don't care if people hate this movie, I'm sticking by my beliefs, and I say this movie is great.

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