National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Chevy Chase
Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
Ellen Griswold
Imogene Coca
Aunt Edna
Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie
Anthony Michael Hall
Rusty Griswold
Dana Barron
Audrey Griswold
Eddie Bracken
Roy Walley
Brian Doyle-Murray
Kamp Komfort Clerk
Miriam Flynn
Cousin Catherine
James Keach
Motorcycle Cop
Eugene Levy
Car Salesman
Frank McRae
Grover
Harold Ramis
Director
John Candy
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
John Hughes
Writer
Christie Brinkley
Girl In The Red Ferrari
Matty Simmons
Producer
Jane Krakowski
Cousin Vicki
Ralph Burns
Composer
John P. Navin, Jr.
Cousin Dale
Victor J. Kemper
Cinematographer
Nathan Cook
Man Giving Directions
Pembroke J. Herring
Editor
Christopher Jackson
Pimp
Susan Arnold
CastingDirector
Mickey Jones
Mechanic
Phyllis Huffman
CastingDirector
Jack T. Collis
ProductionDesigner
John Diehl
Assistant Mechanic
Jeannie Dimter Barton
Dodge City Cashier
Randy Lowell
Wyatt Earp
Virgil Wyaco II
Indian
Gerry Black
Davenport
James Staley
Motel Desk Clerk
Adelaide Wilder
Car Hop
Tessa Richarde
Motel Guest
Fritz Ford
Neighbor
Eric Stacey
Neighbor
Scott Perry
Swat Leader
Dennis Freeman
Policeman
Michael Talbott
Cowboy
John Craigmile
Camel Rider
Henry Gibson
Hotel clerk (uncredited)
Robert Grand
Associate Producer / Unit Production Manager
Lindsey Buckingham
Songs / Vocals
Dick Ziker
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Robert P. Cohen
First Assistant Director
Ross Brown
Second Assistant Director
Sam Mercer
Location Manager
Joe D. Mitchell
Set Decoration
Karen Holley
Leadman
Caryl Wickman
Dialogue Editor
Robert G. Henderson
Sound Editor
Alan Robert Murray
Sound Editor
Bub Asman
Sound Editor
Eugene Marks
Music Editor
Tim Board
Assistant Editor
Brooke Henderson Ward
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert M. Stevens
Camera Operator
Elliott Marks
Still Photographer
Alan Greedy
Script Supervisor
Earl Clark
Assistant Camera
Kevin Jewison
Second Assistant Camera
Frank Griffin
Makeup Artist
Adele Taylor
Hairstylist
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Property Master
Sonny Van Hecke
Assistant Property Master
Martin Raymond Bolger
Sound Mixer
Hal Whitby
Boom Operator
Earl Gilbert
Gaffer
Patrick Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Rhio Haessig
Best Boy Electric
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 29, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingR
Budget$15,000,000
Box Office$61,400,000
Filming LocationsChicago · Colorado · Arizona, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
National Lampoon's Vacation, sometimes referred to as simply Vacation, is a 1983 American road trip comedy film directed by Harold Ramis starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie Brinkley in her acting debut with special appearances by Eddie Bracken, Brian Doyle-Murray, Miriam Flynn, James Keach, Eugene Levy, and Frank McRae.
It tells the fictitious story of the Griswold family on a cross-country trip to an amusement park and various locations as hilarious hijinks occur along the way. The screenplay was written by John Hughes on the basis of his short story "Vacation '58," which appeared in National Lampoon.
The film was a box-office hit, earning more than $60 million in the U.S. alone with an estimated budget of $15 million, and received positive reviews from critics.
As a result of its success, five sequels have been produced: European Vacation (1985), Christmas Vacation (1989), Vegas Vacation (1997), Christmas Vacation 2 (2003), and Vacation (2015). In 2000, readers of Total Film voted it the 46th greatest comedy film of all time.