National Lampoon's Vacation

7/29/19831h 39m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Harold Ramis

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$15,000,000.00

Revenue:

$61,418,063.00

Key words:

holiday
vacation
relatives
road trip
domestic life
family vacation
family holiday
amusement park
theme park
duringcreditsstinger
trip

Cast

Chevy Chase

~ as ~

Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo

~ as ~

Ellen Griswold

Anthony Michael Hall

~ as ~

Rusty Griswold

Imogene Coca

~ as ~

Aunt Edna

Randy Quaid

~ as ~

Cousin Eddie

Dana Barron

~ as ~

Audrey Griswold

Eddie Bracken

~ as ~

Roy Walley

Brian Doyle-Murray

~ as ~

Kamp Komfort Clerk

Miriam Flynn

~ as ~

Cousin Catherine

James Keach

~ as ~

Motorcycle Cop

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 4 month(s) ago
7
'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.