National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Chevy Chase
Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
Ellen Griswold
Juliette Lewis
Audrey Griswold
Johnny Galecki
Rusty Griswold
John Randolph
Clark Griswold Sr.
Diane Ladd
Nora Griswold
E.G. Marshall
Art Smith
Doris Roberts
Frances Smith
Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie Johnson
Miriam Flynn
Cousin Catherine Johnson
Cody Burger
Rocky
Ellen Hamilton Latzen
Ruby Sue
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Director
William Hickey
Uncle Lewis
John Hughes
Writer
Mae Questel
Aunt Bethany
Tom Jacobson
Producer
Sam McMurray
Bill
Angelo Badalamenti
Composer
Nicholas Guest
Todd Chester
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Margo Chester
Thomas E. Ackerman
Cinematographer
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Nicolette Scorsese
Mary
Michael A. Stevenson
Editor
Keith MacKechnie
Delivery Boy
Brian Doyle-Murray
Frank Shirley
Risa Bramon Garcia
CastingDirector
Natalija Nogulich
Helen Shirley
Billy Hopkins
CastingDirector
Heidi Levitt
CastingDirector
Tony Epper
Bozo #1
Stephen Marsh
ProductionDesigner
Billy Hank Hooker
Bozo #2
Alexander Folk
SWAT Officer
Jeremy Roberts
Cop
Woody Weaver
Cop
Michael Kaufman
Young Executive
Doug Llewelyn
Parade Announcer (voice)
Devin Bailey
Clark (age 9) (uncredited)
Frank Foti Jr.
SWAT Team Sargeant (uncredited)
Traci Kochendorfer
Downtown Shopper (uncredited)
Michael Kaplan
Costume Design
Ralph Eggleston
Animation
Kenny Bates
Stunts
Juel Bestrop
Casting Assistant
George H. Anderson
Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
Victoria Rose Sampson
Sound Editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Editor
Douglas Knapp
Camera Operator
Lisa Fischer
Set Decoration
Shirley Walker
Conductor
Lee Harman
Makeup Artist
William S. Beasley
Unit Production Manager / Associate Producer
Robert Fernandez
Scoring Mixer
Frank Capra III
Second Assistant Director
Ron Payne
Music Supervisor
Daniel Grodnik
Executive Producer
Matty Simmons
Executive Producer
Bill Kroyer
Animation
Timothy W. Tiedje
Property Master
Kirk Bales
Assistant Camera
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects
Charlie Picerni
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Erik Cord
Stunts
Steve Kelso
Stunts
John Robotham
Stunts
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Matt Earl Beesley
First Assistant Director
John C. Meier
Stunts
Bill McIntosh
Stunts
Glenn T. Morgan
Sound Editor
Bob Scott
Animation
Joe Gilbert
ADR Editor
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
David J. Negrón Jr.
Production Illustrator
Beala Neel
Art Direction
Tony Fucile
Animation
Franklyn Warren
Extras Casting
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Set Costumer
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Allen Hall
Special Effects
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Edward M. Steidele
Foley Artist
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Chad Randall
Stunts
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Larry Kemp
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Dean Rankin
Construction Coordinator
Ron Phillips
Still Photographer
Rickley W. Dumm
Sound Effects Editor
Tim A. Davison
Stunts
Karen Baker Landers
First Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Picerni
Stunts
Dan Hegeman
Sound Editor
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Mark Lanza
Sound Effects Editor
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Stunts
William H. Burton Jr.
Stunts
Dan Marrow
Transportation Coordinator
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Dennis Venizelos
Animation
Neil David Pontecorvo
Greensman
Eileen Peterson
Unit Publicist
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Eric Engler
Second Unit Director of Photography
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Dieter Sturm
Special Effects
Stan Gilbert
Supervising ADR Editor
Mike Amorelli
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Mari Grimaud
Costume Supervisor
David McCullough
Visual Effects
Leslie Hoffman
Stunt Double
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Jim Harrison
Music Editor
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Stephen Robinette
Hairstylist
Stephen Andrzejewski
Assistant Location Manager
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
David L. Parrish
First Assistant Camera
Chris Buchinsky
Visual Effects
Albert Hood
Electrician
Franklin Jones Jr.
Scoring Mixer
Charles John Bukey
Best Boy Grip
Marcia 'Mavis' Girard
Script Supervisor
Lou Kleinman
Sound Editor
Greg Agalsoff
Boom Operator
Robert C. Decker
Location Manager
William Coss
First Assistant Camera
Thomas J. Busch
Location Manager
Ramey E. Ward
Associate Producer
Kathryn Camp
Assistant Editor
S. Bruce Wineinger
Construction Coordinator
Janet Brady
Stunts
Richmond G. Cogswell
Video Assist Operator
Kurt Young
Dolly Grip
Annie Ellis
Stunts
David Baldwin
Sound Editor
Tama Takahashi
First Assistant Camera
John Agalsoff Jr.
Cableman
Mark M. Pompian
Animation
Philip Romano
Stunts
Justin Klarenbeck
Visual Effects
John Rozman
Leadman
Dave Woodman
Animation
Bryan Denegal
Second Second Assistant Director
David P. Newell
Assistant Property Master
Eric Jewett
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Mauri Syd Gayton
Associate Producer
Barbara Adamski
Property Master
Glen Cooper
Standby Painter
Gary L. Karas
Special Effects
Andrew Barrett
Orchestrator
Charles Samek
Orchestrator
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 30, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$27,000,000
Box Office$71,300,000
Filming LocationsLong Beach, United States
Genres
Wiki.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film and the third installment in National Lampoon magazine's Vacation film series. Christmas Vacation was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, written and co-produced by John Hughes, and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Randy Quaid with supporting roles by Miriam Flynn, William Hickey, Mae Questel (in her final film role before her death in 1998), Diane Ladd, John Randolph, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, Juliette Lewis, and Johnny Galecki.Based on Hughes's short story, "Christmas '59", published in National Lampoon, the film tells the story of Clark Griswold’s efforts to have a good old-fashioned family Christmas as they take a hilarious turn for the worse. It is the final film in the series to involve Hughes and National Lampoon. Filming took place in Summit County, Colorado, Silverthorne, Breckenridge, and Frisco as well as Burbank, California between March and June 1989.
The film performed well at the box office, grossing $73.3 million against a $25 million budget while receiving generally mixed reviews from critics. It is now regarded as a Christmas classic.