National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Producer:

John Hughes, Tom Jacobson, Matty Simmons

Writer:

John Hughes

Release Date:

Dec 1, 1989

Runtime:

1hr 37m

Synopsis

The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

Cast

  • Chevy Chase
  • Beverly D'Angelo
  • Juliette Lewis
  • Johnny Galecki
  • John Randolph
  • Diane Ladd
  • E.G. Marshall
  • Doris Roberts
  • Randy Quaid
  • Miriam Flynn

Did You Know?

Trivia

  • The old Dodge pickup that tailgated Clark and the family in the opening scenes of the movie was previously used as Kurt Russell's work truck in Overboard (1987) and They Live (1988)
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Goofs

  • Number of people in the truck in the chase scene.
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Quotes

    • Bethany: Is your house on fire, Clark?
    • Clark: No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights.
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Not funny

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#great
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Favorite Christmas movie

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Metacritic

49
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Based on 18 Critics
7.8

USER SCORE (37)

Generally favorable reviews based on 37 Reviews
63

For those who like a little Grinch with their yuletide cheer, this movie isn't totally ho-ho-hopeless. In fact, you can even say it glows occasionally - especially with 2,500 imported Christmas bulbs a-twinkling on the Griswold abode. [1 Dec 1989, p.4D]

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Metacritic review by Susan Wloszczyna
Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
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