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.
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Comic, classical in form, effortless and warm.
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“Is this Harold Ramis's best work?”
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“Would National Lampoon's Vacation hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1983?”
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- r96skon TMDB · Feb 20257/10
<em>'National Lampoon’s Vacation'</em> 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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Cast
- Chevy ChaseClark Griswold
- Beverly D'AngeloEllen Griswold
- Anthony Michael HallRusty Griswold
- Imogene CocaAunt Edna
- Randy QuaidCousin Eddie
- Dana BarronAudrey Griswold
- Eddie BrackenRoy Walley
- Brian Doyle-MurrayKamp Komfort Clerk
- Miriam FlynnCousin Catherine
- James KeachMotorcycle Cop
Crew
- Harold RamisDirector
- John HughesScreenplay
- Victor J. KemperDirector of Photography
- Ralph BurnsOriginal Music Composer
- Pembroke J. HerringEditor
- Matty SimmonsProducer
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