Vacation paved the way for the John Hughes movie dynasty of the 1980s. Written by Hughes (who would go on to write, direct, and/or produce The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Uncle Buck, Home Alone, and so on) and directed by Harold Ramis (Caddyshack, Groundhog Day, Stuart Saves His Family), the first Vacation movie introduces us to the all-American Griswold family: father Clark (Chevy Chase), mother Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), son Rusty (future Hughes staple Anthony Michael Hall), and daughter Audrey (Dana Barron). They all pile into the car for a cross-country... road trip to Walley World, stopping along the way to view the world's biggest ball of twine. John Candy, Imogene Coca, and Randy Quaid (as yokel Cousin Eddie) pop up along the way. The movie was a big hit, and was followed by several sequels--National Lampoon's European Vacation, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation--but this one is still probably the freshest and funniest of the bunch. --Jim Emerson [show more]
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West Coast's Walley World theme park is the holiday destination for the Griswold family, who intend to drive cross-country from their Chicago base. Father Clark (Chevy Chase) has planned the trip down to its last detail, but the trouble begins as soon as they hit the road. Unexpectedly forced to share car space with grumpy aunt Edna, and missing out on their chance to see the world's largest ball of twine, their woe is complete when they arrive at Walley World - to find that it has closed down. The Griswolds suffer further holiday nightmares in 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' and 'National Lampoon's European Vacation'.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. The inept but sincere Clark W. Griswold (Chevy Chase) takes misfortune in his stride. So what if they lose all their money when their new car gets wrecked? And it's not too bad when Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) deposits sour Aunt Edna (Imogene Coca) in their back seat for a lift to Phoenix. But what really keeps Clark's eyes on the road is a flirtation with a mysterious blonde (Christie Brinkley) in a red Ferrari... Actors Chevy Chase, Beverley D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Christie Brinkley, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Anthony Michael Hall, Frank McRae, Jane Krakowski & Harold Ramis Director Harold Ramis Certificate 15 years and over Year 1983 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Languages English ; French ; Italian - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono Subtitles English ; Arabic ; Dutch ; English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Italian ; Italian for the hearing impaired ; Portuguese ; Spanish Duration 1 hour and 34 minutes (approx)
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