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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik released in USA on 1 december 1989 with Chevy Chase
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 december 1989
Length 1h37
Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about families, Christmas films, Transport films, Le thème des vacances, Road movies, Buddy films
Rating74%
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in National Lampoon magazine, "Christmas '59". The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki as the Griswold children Audrey and Rusty, respectively.
Since its release in 1989, Christmas Vacation has often been labeled as a modern Christmas classic. It is also the only sequel in the Vacation series to have spawned its own direct sequel: a 2003 made-for-TV release entitled National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure.
The film has achieved three home video releases: VHS and Laserdisc in early 1990, and a "Special Edition" DVD in 2003. In 2009, the film was released as an "Ultimate Collector's Edition." At the same time of this release, it was also released on a simple Blu-ray/DVD combo.
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With Christmas only a few weeks away, Chicago resident Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) decides it is time to get a Christmas tree. He gathers his wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), daughter Audrey (Juliette Lewis) and son Rusty (Johnny Galecki) and drives out to the country where he picks out a huge tree. Realizing too late that they didn't bring any tools to cut the tree down, they are forced to uproot it instead.Actors
Chevy Chase
(Clark Griswold)
Beverly D'Angelo
(Ellen Griswold)
Randy Quaid
(Cousin Eddie)
Juliette Lewis
(Audrey Griswold)
Johnny Galecki
(Russell 'Rusty' Griswold)
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