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National Lampoon’s Vacation

EVERY SUMMER CHEVY CHASE TAKES HIS FAMILY ON A LITTLE TRIP. THIS YEAR HE WENT TOO FAR.

vacationThe Griswolds leave Chicago for a road trip to the West Coast and Walley World, a popular theme park, but their journey quickly descends into chaos.Ā One of Chevy Chaseā€™s most popular (and funniest) comedies may not exactly be fun for the whole family; playful flirts with tastelessness (and the idea of the all-American family in the age of Reagan) would resurface throughout the franchise and this one has plenty of outrageous moments. Not all jokes are hits, but there are many laughs and the movie benefits from Chaseā€™s hilarious performance as the enthusiastic but slightly nutty patriarch. Beverly Dā€™Angelo provides perfect counter-balance as his wife.

1983-U.S. 98 min. Color.Ā Produced byĀ Matty Simmons.Ā Directed byĀ Harold Ramis.Ā Screenplay:Ā John Hughes.Ā Cast:Ā Chevy Chase (Clark Griswold), Beverly Dā€™Angelo (Ellen Griswold), Anthony Michael Hall (Russell Griswold), Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, Dana Barronā€¦ Christie Brinkley, John Candy, Eugene Levy.

Trivia:Ā Followed by three sequels, starting withĀ National Lampoonā€™s European VacationĀ (1985); the franchise was rebooted asĀ VacationĀ (2015).

Quote:Ā ā€œThis is no longer a vacation. Itā€™s a quest. Itā€™s a quest for fun. Iā€™m gonna have fun and youā€™re gonna have fun. Weā€™re all gonna have so much fucking fun weā€™ll need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles. Youā€™ll be whistling ā€˜Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dahā€™ out of your assholes!ā€ (Chase to his family)

Last word:Ā “For me it was always laughter and listening going, ‘Oh my goodness, did [he] just said that?’ … Always a really good time. It was classic, but it was also a family experience for me because we were all on vacation together, literally. So, it became its own film within its film.” (Barron, Mstar News)

 

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