Plot
Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to "Walley World" in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons.
Release Year: 2015
Critic's Score: 31/100
Director: John Francis Daley
Stars: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo
Storyline
Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.
Writers: Jonathan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Cast: Ed Helms -
Rusty Griswold
Christina Applegate -
Debbie Griswold
Skyler Gisondo -
James Griswold
Steele Stebbins -
Kevin Griswold
Chris Hemsworth -
Stone Crandall
Leslie Mann -
Audrey Crandall
Chevy Chase -
Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo -
Ellen Griswold
Charlie Day -
Chad
Catherine Missal -
Adena
Ron Livingston -
Ethan
Norman Reedus -
Trucker
Keegan-Michael Key -
Jack Peterson
Regina Hall -
Nancy Peterson
Emyri Crutchfield -
Sheila Peterson
Trivia:
This movie will re-trace the trek to Walley World, California - which was the original destination in the first 'national lampoon's vacation' film. This means that out of the 5 vacation films, the only time the Griswolds left the United States for their vacation was in 1985's 'European Vacation' - every other time the vacation has been a domestic one (including 'Christmas vacation' where they did not even leave home!) See more »
Goofs:
Although revealed in Hotel Hell Vacation that Rusty has a daughter and a son in this movie, he has two sons. See more »
Storyline The Griswold family are on a quest. A quest to a Walley World theme park for a family vacation, but things aren't going to go exactly as planned, especially when Clark Griswold is losing all thought towards a mysterious blonde in a red Ferrari.
Writers: John Hughes, John Hughes
Cast: Chevy Chase
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Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
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Ellen Griswold
Imogene Coca
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Aunt Edna
Randy Quaid
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Cousin Eddie
Anthony Michael Hall
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Russell 'Rusty' Griswold
Dana Barron
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Audrey Griswold
Eddie Bracken
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Roy Walley
Brian Doyle-Murray
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Kamp Komfort Clerk
Miriam Flynn
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Cousin Catherine
James Keach
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Motorcycle Cop
Eugene Levy
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Car Salesman
Frank McRae
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Grover
John Candy
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Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Christie Brinkley
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The Girl in the Ferrari
Jane Krakowski
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Cousin Vicki
Taglines:
Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.
Release Date: 29 July 1983
Filming Locations: Alamosa, Colorado, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $15,000,000
(estimated)
Gross: $61,400,000
(USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Based on the article "Vacation 58" by John Hughes, which appeared in September 1979 issue of National Lampoon.
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes:
When Clark falls onto the skeleton when wandering in the desert, a jaw spring can be seen in the back of the skull. This is used in the lab to keep the jaw shut, but obviously wouldn't be on a skull in the middle of nowhere.
Quotes: Clark:
[to the campground cashier]
37 dollars for three tents?
User Review
How To Make A Timeless, Original, Hysterical, Satirical Comedy.
Rating: 10/10
Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he
went too far.
Chevy Chase stars as Clark Griswold, the typical American businessman.
Well, almost a basic businessman. He works in food preservatives. Beverly
D'Angelo plays his wife, Anthony Michael Hall plays Rusty, his teenage son,
and Dana Barron plays his daughter Audrey . This summer, Clark has decided
to go all out and take a vacation with his family to "Walley World," a theme
park spoof on Disney World, owned by "Roy Walley".
Basically, this film starts out strong and ends strong. There are many gut
grabbing scenes, and the film never resorts to gross out humor. The biggest
gross out is when Clark bites into a sandwich a dog leaked on, but that's a
different story.
Along the way to Walley World, everything and everything that can go wrong
does, and Clark ends up with Aunt Edna (Imogene Coca), who adds more fun to
this wallop of a comedy.
The laughter just escalates more and more as we see Clark's dreams flush
down the toilet farther and farther, and I can't tell you how much I laughed
at some of the scenes.
"Vacation" isn't typical National Lampoon fare.
Chevy Chase gives by far his best performance (akthough he acts just as well
in "Christmas Vacation") as Clark, a real optimist, go get'm kind of guy,
who completely snaps toward the end of the film. The rest of the cast does
well, and Beverly D'Angelo does surprisingly well as a house wife. The two
children, Audrey and Rusy, squawk at each other, but not to the point of
obnoxious, which is another good thing about this film.
Is it no surprise that John Hughes, the king writer/director of the 80's
comedy films wrote this, or that Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters,
Striped, Analyze This) directed the film?
With cameos by the likes of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Brian Doyle Murray (who
played Clark's boss in "Christmas Vacation"), and more, "Vacation" is a
comedic triumph of the eighties that is now an icon of how to make a good
comedy.
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