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National Lampoon's Vacation

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7.1/10 • 1.6K

1983-07-291h 39m

ComedyAdventure

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

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

Directors
Harold Ramis
Editors
Pembroke J. Herring

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Chevy Chase

    Chevy Chase

    Clark Griswold

  2. Beverly D'Angelo

    Beverly D'Angelo

    Ellen Griswold

  3. Anthony Michael Hall

    Anthony Michael Hall

    Rusty Griswold

  4. Imogene Coca

    Imogene Coca

    Aunt Edna

  5. Randy Quaid

    Randy Quaid

    Cousin Eddie

  6. Dana Barron

    Dana Barron

    Audrey Griswold

  7. Eddie Bracken

    Eddie Bracken

    Roy Walley

  8. Brian Doyle-Murray

    Brian Doyle-Murray

    Kamp Komfort Clerk

  9. Miriam Flynn

    Miriam Flynn

    Cousin Catherine

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r96sk

Feb 4, 2025

7/10

'National Lampoon’s Vacation' is a little underwhelming, I thought it was going to be more amusing than it is, though I think there's enough to it that's worth watching. The fun ending with John Candy is what probably nudges this into the rating that I've given. Chevy Chase is at the forefront of the humour, as anticipated. I would've liked him to a bit more of a bumbling mess than he is, a more dumbed down deadpan delivery would've been more funny. He is shown as an idiot, but not as much as one as the character actually is. Beverly D'Angelo is good alongside Chase. The kid actors, which notably includes Anthony Michael Hall, are fairly solid in this movie too. The earlier mentioned Candy is alright, he has obviously done far better, and there is also an appearance from Eugene Levy, albeit a fairly tiny one.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$61,418,063.00
Keywords
holidayvacationrelativesroad tripdomestic lifefamily vacationfamily holidayamusement parktheme parkduringcreditsstingertrip