Directed by:
Harold RamisScreenplay:
John HughesCinematography:
Victor J. KemperComposer:
Ralph BurnsCast:
Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Eddie Bracken, James Keach, Eugene Levy, Frank McRae, John Candy (more)VOD (1)
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Everything is planned, packed - and about to go hilariously wrong. The Griswolds are going on vacation. In the driver's seat is Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase), an Everyman eager to share the open road and the wonders of family togetherness. Myriad mishaps, crude kin (Randy Quaid), encounters with a temptress (Christie Brinkley), financial woes, Aunt Edna (Imogene Coca) on the roof, one security guard (John Candy) and 2,460 miles later, it's a wonder the Griswolds are together. There's never been a family vacation like it. Except maybe yours. And that helps explain why National Lampoon's Vacation remains so popular and so very funny. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Chevy Chase
USA
Best movies:
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Vacation (1983)
Hero (1992)
Beverly D'Angelo
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Hair (1979)
Annie Hall (1977)
Imogene Coca
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Vacation (1983)
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
Randy Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Paper Moon (1973)
Midnight Express (1978)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Anthony Michael Hall
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001) (TV movie)
Dana Barron
USA
Best movies:
Vacation (1983)
Happy Thank You More Please (2010)
The Adventures of William Tell (1989)
Eddie Bracken
USA
Best movies:
Summer Stock (1950)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Vacation (1983)
James Keach
USA
Best movies:
Walk the Line (2005)
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) (TV movie)
Vacation (1983)
Eugene Levy
Canada
Best movies:
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
American Reunion (2012)
Over the Hedge (2006)
Frank McRae
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Lock Up (1989)
John Candy
Canada
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
JFK (1991)
Cool Runnings (1993)
Jane Krakowski
USA
Best movies:
Ice Age (2002)
A Christmas Carol (2004) (TV movie)
Vacation (1983)
Mickey Jones
USA
Best movies:
Sling Blade (1996)
Total Recall (1990)
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
John Diehl
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Con Air (1997)
Harold Ramis
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Brian Doyle-Murray
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Michael Talbott
USA
Best movies:
First Blood (1982)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Miriam Flynn
USA
Best movies:
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Gerry Black
USA
Best movies:
The Majestic (2001)
Vacation (1983)
Re-Animator (1985)
Tessa Richarde
USA
Best movies:
Vacation (1983)
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (1988) (TV movie)
The Last American Virgin (1982)