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National Lampoon's Vacation, sometimes referred to as simply Vacation, is a 1983 American road trip comedy film directed by Harold Ramis starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie Brinkley in her acting debut with special appearances by Eddie Bracken, Brian Doyle-Murray, Miriam Flynn, James Keach, Eugene Levy and Frank McRae.
It tells the fictitious story of the Griswold family on a cross-country trip to an amusement park and various locations as hilarious hijinks occur along the way. The screenplay was written by John Hughes on the basis of his short story "Vacation '58," which appeared in National Lampoon.
The film was a box-office hit, earning more than $60 million in the U.S. alone with an estimated budget of $15 million, and received positive reviews from critics.
As a result of its success, five sequels have been produced: European Vacation (1985), Christmas Vacation (1989), Vegas Vacation (1997), Christmas Vacation 2 (2003) and Vacation (2015). In 2000, readers of Total Film voted it the 46th greatest comedy film of all time.
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It tells the fictitious story of the Griswold family on a cross-country trip to an amusement park and various locations as hilarious hijinks occur along the way. The screenplay was written by John Hughes on the basis of his short story "Vacation '58," which appeared in National Lampoon.
The film was a box-office hit, earning more than $60 million in the U.S. alone with an estimated budget of $15 million, and received positive reviews from critics.
As a result of its success, five sequels have been produced: European Vacation (1985), Christmas Vacation (1989), Vegas Vacation (1997), Christmas Vacation 2 (2003) and Vacation (2015). In 2000, readers of Total Film voted it the 46th greatest comedy film of all time.
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Released Today July 29, 1983 - National Lampoon’s Vacation
On this day, July 29, 1983, “National Lampoon’s Vacation” premiered in theaters, starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. This comedy classic follows the Griswold family’s hilarious misadventures on a road trip to the theme park Wally World. Fun Fact! During the filming of the parking lot...- Pete
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National Lampoon’s Vacation Movie Facts
One of my favorite 80s comedy movies is National Lampoon’s Vacation. Chevy Chase and the whole cast were hilarious. The laughs started right from the take off and finished with them. It’s a movie that never gets old for me. Anyway I found some interesting facts about the movie and I’m going to...- Pete
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