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DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 25, 2003
Running Time
1 hour, 38 minutes
Country USA
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Other Titles
• Vacation
• American Vacation (1983)
• National Lampoon's Summer Vacation (1983)
• National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
• Die Schrillen Vier auf Achse (1983)
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Genre: Comedy, On The Road, Buddies, Suspense, Drugs
Tagline: Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.
Plot: The Griswolds are determined to make it to Walley World, their favorite amusement park, in this riotous story of an average American family on a road trip. From the moment they pile into their beat-up car and set off on their cross-county adventure, everything that can go wrong does. Chevy Chase is sublimely funny as Clark Griswold, the desperate dad determined to have a good time. With his cynical kids (Anthony Michael Hall and Dana Barron) packed into the backseat and his willing wife (Beverly D'Angelo) by his side, he is ready for the trip of a lifetime. Clark has planned the trip down to the minute, including interesting side trips, like looking at the world's biggest ball of twine. As his plans deteriote and one disaster leads to another, the Griswolds run across an insane cast of characters on the highways and biways between Chicago and California, including a zany cousin played by Randy Quaid and an aunt (Imogene Coca) who never quite ends up where she expected. When they finally make it to Walley World, the Griswolds are determined to have a good time, at any cost. John Candy's cameo as a security guard is hysterical. Director Harold Ramis never lets up the pace as the Griswolds' family vacation spirals way out of control.
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| Written by |
John Hughes
Home Alone, Maid in Manhattan, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York |
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| Cast |
Chevy Chase
Caddyshack, Christmas Vacation, Orange County |
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 | Randy Quaid
Independence Day, Brokeback Mountain, Not Another Teen Movie |
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 | James Keach
Wildcats, The Long Riders, The Razor's Edge |
 | Eugene Levy
American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding |
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| Music By |
Ralph Burns
All That Jazz, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Urban Cowboy |
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