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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

PG-13 97 minutes EN Comedy

Yule crack up!

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

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Chevy Chase

Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo

Ellen Griswold

Juliette Lewis

Audrey Griswold

Johnny Galecki

Russell 'Rusty' Griswold

John Randolph

Clark, Sr.

Diane Ladd

Nora

E.G. Marshall

Art

Doris Roberts

Francis

Randy Quaid

Cousin Eddie

Miriam Flynn

Cousin Catherine

Cody Burger

Rocky

Ellen Hamilton Latzen

Ruby Sue

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Angelo Badalamenti

Original Music Composer

Gerald B. Greenberg

Editor

Michael A. Stevenson

Editor

Thomas E. Ackerman

Director of Photography

Barbara Adamski

Property Master

Joe Gilbert

ADR Editor

Chris Buchinsky

Visual Effects

Jeremiah S. Chechik

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'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation', unlike predecessor 'National Lampoon’s European Vacation', is more akin to the original. A good watch it is, if still off from the first flick. The festive vibes are there, it's perhaps a bit too mean-spirited at times but overall works.
The cast are the cast, I don't think anyone stands out as being a great performer but they are all satisfactory. Chevy Chase is the obvious lead, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't rank his performance as anything overly higher than his co-stars. Interesting to see Julia Louis-Dreyfus appear, by the way.
All in all, there's enough there to entertain. The ending is suitably watchable, which is something I did feel was missing from the previous film.

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Production companies: Hughes Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $27,000,000

Revenue: $71,300,000

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PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.)

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