National Lampoon's Vacation
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National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

"Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far."

7.1(1,617 votes)
1983
1h 39m
ComedyAdventure

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

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Production

Budget:$15,000,000
Revenue:$61,418,063
Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

Reviews

r96sk

7/10

<em>'National Lampoon’s Vacation'</em> is a little underwhelming, I thought it was going to be more amusing than it is, though I think there's enough to it that's worth watching. The fun ending with John Candy is what probably nudges this into the rating that I've given. Chevy Chase is at the forefront of the humour, as anticipated. I would've liked him to a bit more of a bumbling mess than he is, a more dumbed down deadpan delivery would've been more funny. He is shown as an idiot, but not as much as one as the character actually is. Beverly D'Angelo is good alongside Chase. The kid actors, which notably includes Anthony Michael Hall, are fairly solid in this movie too. The earlier mentioned Candy is alright, he has obviously done far better, and there is also an appearance from Eugene Levy, albeit a fairly tiny one.

2/4/2025

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