Chevy Chase
Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr.
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Showing all 13 items. Jump to: Photos (7) Quotes (6) Photos. Quotes. Mr. Frank Shirley : Remember how I was toying with the idea of suspending the Christmas bonuses? Mrs. Helen Shirley : You *didn't*! Well, of all the cheap lousy ways to save a buck! SWAT Commander : That's pretty low, mister! If I had a rubber hose, I would beat you...
- 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.
Again, years later, he memorably appeared as Chevy Chase's uptight boss, Frank Shirley, in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), and co-starred as arcade tycoon Noah Vanderhoff in the film version of Wayne's World (1992).
- Rusty borrows one of Chevy Chase’s best-loved gags. When Clark Griswold becomes resigned to the failure of his Christmas light display, he heads off to check each fairy light bulb individually.
- The Griswolds’ neighbours’ house features in all four Lethal Weapon movies. Rather than renting a regular street for this movie, the producers decided that the homes of the Griswolds and their neighbours alike would be filmed at Columbia Ranch.
- It features the exact same truck as Overboard. Amid the star-studded cast, one vehicle in this movie is something of a celebrity in its own right. The truck seen tailgating the Griswolds in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is in fact the very same vehicle used in another 80s classic: 1987’s Overboard.
- It’s one of three major 1989 movies with an animated title sequence. Animated introductions were clearly all the rage in late 80s movies – and Christmas Vacation was no exception.
Jan 8, 2024 · Producers announced Monday that Brian Doyle-Murray is joining the cast of “The Christmas Letter,” a new holiday film that began shooting in Utica over the weekend.
Dec 9, 2020 · The climax of Christmas Vacation comes when Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) kidnaps Frank Shirley (Brian Doyle-Murray) and brings him back to the Griswold's house just as Clark has managed to...
Jan 11, 2024 · Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid, and Brian Doyle-Murray will all be featured in an upcoming holiday-themed comedy titled “The Christmas Letter.”
