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Christmas Vacation (1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. With Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki. The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
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- Comedy
- Jeremiah S. Chechik
- 1989-12-01
- Chevy Chase. Already a comedy stalwart, Christmas Vacation saw Saturday Night Live alum Chevy Chase starring in the lead role as Clark Griswold for the third time.
- Beverly D'Angelo. Rising up in the industry in the late 1970s, D’Angelo performed alongside Clint Eastwood in Every Which Way but Loose and as singer Patsy Cline in Coal Miner’s Daughter.
- Juliette Lewis. Having only had a few roles — including in The Facts of Life and the one-season sitcom I Married Dora — Juliette Lewis was still a freshman performer when she was cast as the elder Griswold daughter, Audrey, in Christmas Vacation.
- Johnny Galecki. There were only two Christmas-themed movies released on the big screen in 1989: Christmas Vacation and Prancer, both of which featured then 14-year-old Johnny Galecki.
Taking Clark's request literally, Eddie kidnaps Frank, who admits to canceling the Christmas bonuses but then reinstates them in the face of Clark's chastisement. Meanwhile, Frank's wife Helen calls the police, and a SWAT team storms the Griswold house and holds everyone at gunpoint. Frank decides not to press charges and explains the situation ...
- Lynn Gibbs
- THAT DREADED NEWEL POST. Throughout the movie, we see Clark and Ellen annoyed at their staircase's newel post. It wasn't screwed on tightly and kept wiggling every time someone grabbed it.
- THE LINGERIE SALESWOMAN AND THE WOMAN IN THE POOL ARE THE SAME. Clark wasn't just fantasizing about a beautiful woman swimming in his future pool, he was fantasizing about the lingerie saleswoman, Mary, swimming in his pool!
- WHY THE NAME CHANGE? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was the third movie in the franchise. The first was 1983s Vacation, followed by 1985s National Lampoon's European Vacation.
- DISCONTINUED BEER. Speaking of Eddie, he's a man who loves his beer (and spiked eggnog, for that matter). He's typically seen throughout the film with either a cigarette, a drink, or food in his hand.
Jan 2, 2024 · See what the stars of the 1989 movie 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' — including Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Johnny Galecki — are up to now.
I watch this movie every 23rd of December and every year me and my family have a discussion about what Clark gives to his boss Frank Shirley. He puts his gift to him at his desk and all the other gifts that are on his desk are wrapped in the exact same shape.
