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Christmas Vacation ()

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (original title)
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The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
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Clark Griswold
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Ellen Griswold
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Audrey Griswold
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Rusty Griswold
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Clark Griswold Sr.
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Nora Griswold
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Art Smith
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Frances Smith
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Cousin Eddie Johnson
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Cousin Catherine Johnson
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Rocky Johnson
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Ruby Sue Johnson (as Ellen Hamilton Latzen)
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Lewis
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Bethany
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Bill
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Todd Chester
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Margo Chester
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Mary
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Delivery Boy
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Frank Shirley (as Brian Doyle Murray)
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Mrs. Shirley (as Natalia Nogulich)
Tony Epper ...
Bozo #1
Billy Hank Hooker ...
Bozo #2 (as Hank Hooker)
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Swat Officer
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Cop
Woody Weaver ...
Cop
Michael Kaufman ...
Young Executive
Doug Llewelyn ...
Parade Announcer (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Devin Bailey ...
Clark (age 9) (uncredited)
Frank Foti Jr. ...
SWAT Team Sargeant (uncredited)
Traci Kochendorfer ...
Downtown Shopper (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jeremiah S. Chechik ... (as Jeremiah Chechik)

Written by

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John Hughes ... (written by)

Produced by

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William S. Beasley ... associate producer
Mauri Syd Gayton ... associate producer
Daniel Grodnik ... executive producer (uncredited)
John Hughes ... producer
Tom Jacobson ... producer
Matty Simmons ... executive producer
Ramey E. Ward ... associate producer

Music by

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Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography by

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Thomas E. Ackerman ... director of photography (as Thomas Ackerman)

Editing by

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Gerald B. Greenberg ... (as Jerry Greenberg)
Michael A. Stevenson ... (as Michael Stevenson)

Editorial Department

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Kathryn Camp ... assistant film editor
Carlyn Montes De Oca ... assistant film editor
Richard Currie ... apprentice editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Risa Bramon Garcia ... (as Risa Bramon)
Billy Hopkins
Heidi Levitt

Production Design by

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Stephen Marsh

Art Direction by

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Beala Neel ... (as Beala B. Neel)

Set Decoration by

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Lisa Fischer

Costume Design by

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Michael Kaplan

Makeup Department

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Lee Harman ... makeup artist
Kaye Pownall ... hair stylist
Stephen Robinette ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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William S. Beasley ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Matt Earl Beesley ... first assistant director
Frank Capra III ... second assistant director
Bryan Denegal ... second second assistant director
Vicki Jackson-Lemay ... second assistant director: second unit (as Vicki Lemay-Jackson)
Eric Jewett ... first assistant director: second unit
Charlie Picerni ... second unit director (as Charles Picerni Sr.)

Art Department

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Barbara Adamski ... property master
Dawn Baillie ... Poster Designer
Glen Cooper ... stand-by painter
Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr. ... construction coordinator (as Kenneth J. Gagnon)
David P. Newell ... assistant property master (as David Newell)
Neil David Pontecorvo ... greensman
Richard Dean Rankin ... construction coordinator (as Richard Rankin)
John Rozman ... leadperson
Clark Acton ... model maker (uncredited)
Dale Gordon ... stage foreman (uncredited)
David J. Negron Jr. ... illustrator (uncredited)
Timothy W. Tiedje ... property master: Chicago (uncredited)
S. Bruce Wineinger ... construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Agalsoff Jr. ... cable person (as John Agalsoff)
Greg Agalsoff ... boom operator (as Gregg Agalsoff)
James R. Alexander ... sound mixer (as James Alexander)
George H. Anderson ... sound editor (as George Anderson)
David Baldwin ... sound editor
Neal Burger ... sound editor (as Neal R. Burger)
Rickley W. Dumm ... sound effects editor: Restoration Atmos Remix
Joe Gilbert ... adr editor
Stan Gilbert ... supervising adr editor
Gary A. Hecker ... foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Dan Hegeman ... sound editor
Doug Hemphill ... re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Chris Jenkins ... re-recording mixer
Larry Kemp ... supervising sound editor
Lou Kleinman ... sound editor
Glenn T. Morgan ... sound editor
Victoria Rose Sampson ... sound editor (as Vickie Sampson)
Mark Smith ... re-recording mixer
Wylie Stateman ... supervising sound editor
Edward M. Steidele ... foley artist (as Edward Steidele)
Mark P. Stoeckinger ... sound editor (as Mark Stoeckinger)
Karen Baker Landers ... first assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Dino Dimuro ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Mark Lanza ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Allen Hall ... special effects
Gary L. Karas ... special effects (as Gary Karas)
Dieter Sturm ... special effects snow maker: Chicago (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Chris Buchinsky ... visual effects
Bill Hansard ... process projection (as Bill Hansard Sr.)
Justin Klarenbeck ... special visual effects
David McCullough ... special visual effects (as Dave McCullough)
William Reilly ... motion control technician
Brian Adams ... matte photography: Dream Quest Images (uncredited)
Mark M. Pompian ... main title animation (uncredited)
D. Kerry Prior ... special effects artist/storyboards: DQI (uncredited)
Hoyt Yeatman ... special visual effects: DQI (uncredited)

Stunts

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Gregory J. Barnett ... stunts (as Greg Barnett)
Janet Brady ... stunts
William H. Burton Jr. ... stunts (as William H. Burton)
Erik Cord ... stunts (as Eric Cord)
Tim A. Davison ... stunts (as Tim Davison)
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan ... stunts (as Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon)
Annie Ellis ... stunts
Jeannie Epper ... stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel ... stunts (as Sandy Gimpel)
Harold Jones ... stunts
Steve Kelso ... stunts
Bill McIntosh ... stunts (as Bill MacIntosh)
John Meier ... stunts (as John C. Meier)
Noon Orsatti ... stunts
Charlie Picerni ... stunt coordinator
Steve Picerni ... stunts
Chad Randall ... stunts
John Robotham ... stunts
Philip Romano ... stunts (as Phil Romano)
Sammy Thurman ... stunts
Scott Wilder ... stunts
Dick Ziker ... stunts
Kenny Bates ... stunts (uncredited)
Leslie Hoffman ... stunt double: Doris Roberts (uncredited)
Tommy J. Huff ... truck stunts (uncredited)
Jason White ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Mike Amorelli ... assistant chief lighting technician (as Michael Amorelli)
Craig Asato ... second assistant camera: second unit
Charles John Bukey ... best boy grip (as Charles J. Bukey)
Richmond G. Cogswell ... video assist (as Rich Cogswell)
Eric Engler ... director of photography: second unit
Kevin Kelley ... chief lighting technician: second unit (as Kevin Kelly)
Douglas Knapp ... camera operator (as Doug Knapp)
David L. Parrish ... first assistant camera (as David Parrish)
Ron Phillips ... still photographer
Ted Rhodes ... key grip
Scott M. Robinson ... key grip: second unit (as Scott Robinson)
Bill Silic ... chief lighting technician (as William M. Silic) / gaffer (as William M. Silic)
Tama Takahashi ... first assistant camera: second unit
John Wagner ... second assistant camera
Kurt Young ... dolly grip
Kirk Bales ... assistant camera (uncredited)
William Coss ... 1st Assistant: 2nd Unit (uncredited)
Albert Hood ... electrician (uncredited)
Ron Kunecke ... musco light operator (uncredited)
Ann Lukacs ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Randy Nolen ... steadicam operator (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Ralph Eggleston ... animator: main title sequence (uncredited) / art director: main title sequence (uncredited)
Tony Fucile ... animator: main title sequence (uncredited)
Bill Kroyer ... animation director: main title sequence (uncredited) / animator: main title animation (uncredited)
Susan Kroyer ... animator: main title sequence (uncredited) / assistant art director: main title sequence (uncredited)
Mark M. Pompian ... animator: main title sequence (uncredited)
Bob Scott ... animator: main title sequence (uncredited)
Dennis Venizelos ... animator: main title sequence (uncredited)
Dave Woodman ... assistant animator: main title animation (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Juel Bestrop ... casting assistant
Franklyn Warren ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Mari Grimaud ... costume supervisor: women
Eddie Marks ... costume supervisor: men
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell ... set costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Thomas J. Busch ... location manager (as Tom Busch)
Stephen Andrzejewski ... assistant location manager (uncredited)
Robert C. Decker ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Angelo Badalamenti ... orchestrator
Andrew Barrett ... orchestrator (as Andy Barrett)
Robert Fernandez ... score mixer
Jim Harrison ... music editor
Ron Payne ... music supervisor
Charles Samek ... orchestrator
Gary Wasserman ... assistant music editor
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Jeff Bunnell ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
Scottie Haskell ... score vocalist (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Franklin Jones Jr. ... score mixer (uncredited)
Norman Ludwin ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... singer (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Michael Waldrop ... drummer (uncredited)
Shirley Walker ... conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marcia 'Mavis' Girard ... script supervisor (as Mavis Girard)

Transportation Department

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Dan Marrow ... transportation coordinator
Gaston Veilleux ... transportation captain
Robert E Dingle ... driver (uncredited)
Robert Bruce Robertson ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Ellen Adolph ... production accountant
Katherine E. Beyda ... assistant: Tom Jacobson
Kim Bodner ... production aide
Lisa Boss ... production aide
Chris Ciaffa ... production aide
Craig Dietrich ... production aide
Scott E. Hart ... animal handler (as Scott Hart)
Chris Hilsabeck ... production aide
Christie Johnston ... production associate
Eileen Peterson ... unit publicist
Shirley Randles ... craft service
Angel Trujillo ... caterer (as Angel Trujello)
Kirsten Welles ... assistant: Jeremiah Chechik
Ralph Eggleston ... title designer (uncredited)
John Hughes ... based on: the National Lampoon magazine article "Christmas '58" by (uncredited)
Garry Moore ... assistant (uncredited)
Carré Otis ... photographic model (uncredited)
Joe Santo ... production assistant (uncredited)
Mark Valenti ... assistant (uncredited)
Jane Vickerilla ... assistant to Mr. Hughes (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

It's Christmas time 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. Written by Rob Hartill

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Taglines Now That You've Survived The Holidays You Deserve A Vacation. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Christmas Vacation (United States)
  • National Lampoon's Winter Holiday (United Kingdom)
  • Le sapin a les boules (France)
  • Schöne Bescherung (Germany)
  • Vacances de Nadal d'una boja família americana (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 97 min
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Box Office

Budget $28,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $11,700,000, 03 Dec 1989

Did You Know?

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Trivia After failing to get the Christmas lights to work one last time, Clark Griswold takes his frustration out on the plastic decorations in the front yard. Chevy Chase actually broke his pinky finger while punching Santa Claus. He resorts to kicking and clubbing the decorations after that. The film kept rolling, and the take was used. See more »
Goofs At one point when Snots the Dog is chasing the squirrel through the house, they run over the top of the dining table, and the food, plates, and silverware get demolished. A moment later, Clark is walking past the hallway leading to the kitchen with the table visible in the background. The tablecloth and setting are in pristine condition. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Back to the Future Part II/All Dogs Go to Heaven/Henry V/Prancer/Sidewalk Stories (1989). See more »
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Crazy Credits The opening credits feature a cartoon of Santa delivering the Griswold family's Christmas presents while also getting electrocuted, hit by bricks, setting his pants on fire, falling into the snow and being chased by a rolling snowman head See more »
Quotes Clark: Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people, and I want him brought right here! With a big ribbon on his head! And I want to look him straight in the eye, and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is! Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?
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