National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

PG-13

12/1/19891h 37m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Yule crack up! ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$27,000,000.00

Revenue:

$74,542,088.00

Key words:

squirrel
holiday
boss
rottweiler
christmas tree
family dinner
neighbor
domestic life
fantasy sequence
lights
christmas
christmas bonus
jello
xmas eve

Cast

Chevy Chase

~ as ~

Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo

~ as ~

Ellen Griswold

Juliette Lewis

~ as ~

Audrey Griswold

Johnny Galecki

~ as ~

Russell 'Rusty' Griswold

John Randolph

~ as ~

Clark, Sr.

Diane Ladd

~ as ~

Nora

E.G. Marshall

~ as ~

Art

Doris Roberts

~ as ~

Francis

Randy Quaid

~ as ~

Cousin Eddie

Miriam Flynn

~ as ~

Cousin Catherine

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 4 month(s) ago
7
'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.