| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Chevy Chase |
Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr.
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| Beverly D'Angelo |
Ellen Griswold
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| Imogene Coca |
Aunt Edna
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| Randy Quaid |
Cousin Eddie
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| Anthony Michael Hall |
Russell 'Rusty' Griswold
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| Dana Barron |
Audrey Griswold
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| Eddie Bracken |
Roy Walley
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| Brian Doyle-Murray |
Kamp Komfort Clerk
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| Miriam Flynn |
Cousin Catherine
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| James Keach |
Motorcycle Cop
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy |
| Director |
Harold Ramis |
| Producer |
Matty Simmons |
| Writer |
John Hughes |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
98 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the WallyWorld theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
Vacation paved the way for the John Hughes movie dynasty of the 1980s. Written by Hughes (who would go on to write, direct, and/or produce The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Uncle Buck, Home Alone, and so on) and directed by Harold Ramis (Caddyshack, Groundhog Day, Stuart Saves His Family), the first Vacation movie introduces us to the all-American Griswold family: father Clark (Chevy Chase), mother Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), son Rusty (future Hughes staple Anthony Michael Hall), and daughter Audrey (Dana Barron). They all pile into the car for a cross-country road trip to Walley World, stopping along the way to view the world's biggest ball of twine. John Candy, Imogene Coca, and Randy Quaid (as yokel Cousin Eddie) pop up along the way. The movie was a big hit, and was followed by several sequels--National Lampoon's European Vacation, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation--but this one is still probably the freshest and funniest of the bunch. --Jim Emerson |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
105 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Links |
IMDB
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.33 (4:3) |
| UPC |
085392753529 |
| Chapters |
33 |
| Release Date |
2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Standard Features |
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailers |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital Mono - English |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen |
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