Vegas Vacation

19971997
PGPG
1h 33min

Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Ethan Embry, and Marisol Nichols in Vegas Vacation (1997)

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In the fourth outing for the vacation franchise, the Griswolds have to survive Vegas fever when they go to Las Vegas for a fun family vacation.In the fourth outing for the vacation franchise, the Griswolds have to survive Vegas fever when they go to Las Vegas for a fun family vacation.In the fourth outing for the vacation franchise, the Griswolds have to survive Vegas fever when they go to Las Vegas for a fun family vacation.

Director
- Stephen Kessler
Writers
- Elisa Bell(story)
- Bob Ducsay(story)
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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Ethan Embry, and Marisol Nichols in Vegas Vacation (1997)

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Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Ethan Embry, and Marisol Nichols in Vegas Vacation (1997)

Chevy Chase and Ethan Embry in Vegas Vacation (1997)

Chevy Chase and Ethan Embry in Vegas Vacation (1997)

Director
- Stephen Kessler
Writers
- Elisa Bell(story) (screenplay)
- Bob Ducsay(story)
All cast & crew
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When Clark Griswold puts his mind to something, we soon realize he hasn't got one. Still, nothing stops him when the vacation bug hits. This time, he's chosen Las Vegas, the new family entertainment capital of America! Chevy Chase returns as bubbly, bumbling Clark in Vegas Vacation, a jokers-are-wild laugh fest including two other stars from past Vacations. Beverly D'Angelo is back as wife Ellen, doting on the guy she calls "Sparky," and Randy Quaid again delights as grubby goof ball Cousin Eddie. Ethan Embry (That Thing You Do!) and screen-debuting Marisol Nichols are Griswold teens who love the round-the-clock nightlife - as long as they don't share it with Mom and Dad! From Seigfried and Roy's extravaganza to a Hoover Dam tour, from cruising to losing (Wallace Shawn as a shifty blackjack dealer) to amorous crooning (Wayne Newton falls for Ellen): watch Clark try to keep family and wallet together! —Anonymous

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Taglines
- This time the Griswolds are on a roll.
Genre
- Comedy
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for sensuality, language and thematic elements
Parents guide

Trivia
Clark tells Rusty (Ethan Embry) and Audry (Marisol Nichols) that he hardly recognizes them anymore, a reference to having a different actor and actress play the Griswold children in each of the four movies.

Goofs
The club Vicki is a dancer at has an address on Las Vegas Blvd (AKA The Strip) according to the taxi cab ads. However, when they emerge from the club, they are standing across the street from the Hard Rock Cafe. There was only one Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas in 1996/1997, and it is at the intersection of Paradise/Harmon, which is actually about a mile east of Las Vegas Blvd.

Quotes
Hoover Dam Guide: Welcome everyone. I am your dam guide, Arnie. Now I'm about to take you through a fully funtional power plant, so please, no one wander off the dam tour and please take all the dam pictures you want. Now are there any dam questions?
Cousin Eddie: Yeah, where can I get some damn bait?

Crazy credits
The opening credits are played over Clark driving home from work, happily singing along to a Beach Boys tune, driving very carelessly.

Connections
Featured in Paul Williams: Still Alive (2011)

Soundtracks
Good Vibrations
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Special Markets

Top review

Better than European Vacation

The final of the National Lampoon 'Vacation' series is one of the better. But it is quite different than the other films. In fact, I don't even think it was made by National Lampoon.

"Yeah, life is good."

In fact, there's actually a sad part in the film. I THOUGHT IT WAS A COMEDY!!!!!!!!!!!

And, the theme song, "Holiday Road", doesn't happen until around the middle of the film. Boo-hoo.

Watch it on TV. It not's the kind o' movie you'd rent.

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Release date
- February 14, 1997 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- National Lampoon's Las Vegas Vacation
Filming locations
- Baker, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $36,400,360
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,837,927
- Feb 17, 1997
Gross worldwide
- $36,400,360

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Runtime
- 1h 33min
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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