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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

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7.2/10 • 2.5K

1989-11-301h 37m

Comedy

Yule crack up!

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

Directors
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Editors
Michael A. Stevenson

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Chevy Chase

    Chevy Chase

    Clark Griswold

  2. Beverly D'Angelo

    Beverly D'Angelo

    Ellen Griswold

  3. Juliette Lewis

    Juliette Lewis

    Audrey Griswold

  4. Johnny Galecki

    Johnny Galecki

    Russell 'Rusty' Griswold

  5. John Randolph

    John Randolph

    Clark, Sr.

  6. Diane Ladd

    Diane Ladd

    Nora

  7. E.G. Marshall

    E.G. Marshall

    Art

  8. Doris Roberts

    Doris Roberts

    Francis

  9. Randy Quaid

    Randy Quaid

    Cousin Eddie

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r96sk

Feb 5, 2025

7/10

'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation', unlike predecessor 'National Lampoon’s European Vacation', is more akin to the original. A good watch it is, if still off from the first flick. The festive vibes are there, it's perhaps a bit too mean-spirited at times but overall works. The cast are the cast, I don't think anyone stands out as being a great performer but they are all satisfactory. Chevy Chase is the obvious lead, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't rank his performance as anything overly higher than his co-stars. Interesting to see Julia Louis-Dreyfus appear, by the way. All in all, there's enough there to entertain. The ending is suitably watchable, which is something I did feel was missing from the previous film.

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  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation poster
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation poster
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation poster
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$27,000,000.00
Revenue
$74,542,088.00
Keywords
squirrelholidaybossrottweilerchristmas treefamily dinnerneighbordomestic lifefantasy sequencelightschristmaschristmas bonusjelloxmas eve