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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film and the third installment in National Lampoon magazine's Vacation film series. Christmas Vacation was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, written and co-produced by John Hughes, and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Randy Quaid with supporting roles by Miriam Flynn, William Hickey, Mae Questel (in her final ...
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. With Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki. The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
- (222K)
- Comedy
- Jeremiah S. Chechik
- 1989-12-01
- 1 min
- The movie is based on a short story. Like the 1983 original, Christmas Vacation is based on a short story, “Christmas ’59,” written by John Hughes for National Lampoon in December 1980.
- Clark Griswold grew up in Samantha Stevens’s house. If Clark’s childhood home featured in those old movies looks familiar, that’s because it’s the same house featured on Bewitched, as well as The New Gidget.
- John Hughes wasn’t a fan of sequels. Though many of Hughes’s films have spawned sequels, the man himself was not a fan of retreads. He was credited as a writer on European Vacation, and claimed that was only because he had created the characters.
- It’s one of only two Christmas movies released in 1989. Though the holiday season is usually packed with Christmas-themed movies, Christmas Vacation was one of only two that were released in 1989.
- Lynn Gibbs
- THAT DREADED NEWEL POST. Throughout the movie, we see Clark and Ellen annoyed at their staircase's newel post. It wasn't screwed on tightly and kept wiggling every time someone grabbed it.
- THE LINGERIE SALESWOMAN AND THE WOMAN IN THE POOL ARE THE SAME. Clark wasn't just fantasizing about a beautiful woman swimming in his future pool, he was fantasizing about the lingerie saleswoman, Mary, swimming in his pool!
- WHY THE NAME CHANGE? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was the third movie in the franchise. The first was 1983s Vacation, followed by 1985s National Lampoon's European Vacation.
- DISCONTINUED BEER. Speaking of Eddie, he's a man who loves his beer (and spiked eggnog, for that matter). He's typically seen throughout the film with either a cigarette, a drink, or food in his hand.
- "We're kicking off our fun, old-fashioned family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols."
- "We're not driving all the way out here so you can get one of those stupid ties with the Santa Clauses on it, are we Dad?" — Audrey Griswold.
- "Hey kids, look! A deer!" — Clark Griswold.
- "Eat my rubber!" — Clark Griswold.
Dec 25, 2023 · It’s the third movie in the series. Warner Bros. “National Lampoon’s Vacation” started the fun in 1983 with the Griswolds trying to take a trip to Wally World. This was followed by a ...
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PG-13 Released Dec 1, 1989 1h 37m Holiday Comedy. TRAILER for. List. 70% Tomatometer 54 Reviews. 86% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings. NEW. As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase ...
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- Holiday, Comedy
- PG-13
