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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
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a really fantastic film. It has not dated in the least. The jokes are subtly underplayed and very funny and the acting is great across the board. The story works and it is a film that you can watch over and over again and still notice new jokes.
Chevy Chase is at his finest here and one wonders why he doesn't make more films. His timing and expressions are flawless.
Criticism - No extras at all, not even a trailer. This film lends itself to having a commentary. Let's hope a fuller version is released soon.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
...will know all about this movie, unless you had your head buried in the sand from 1980-1989. Put simply, National Lampoons Vacation,is Chevy Chase's finest hour.
The comedy is slapstick, and continues very much in the vein of Caddyshack, both of which were directed by Harold Ramis. Now, anyone watching a movie directed by Harold Ramis knows just what sort of comedy they are in for: Hotwire102, I'm guessing from your review you are one of those that just didn't get it.
Vacation is a classic, and still has holds plenty of belly laughs for me 20 years on. For those 'articulate' comedy lovers Vacation will disappoint, but for the 80's generation that grew up with Porkys, Caddyshack and Bachelor Party Vacation just can't be beat. Clark Griswold For President!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Chevy Chase will always make me laugh - a lot! Funny in places - very funny in every other. If only they could make some more. Buy it!
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Classic.
National Lampoon's Vacation is a good watch if your in the mood to watch anything funny from an 80's era. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Steve - Liverpool
lampoon dvd
I thought I was buying a cd as I only wanted it for one song, so I have not actually watched the dvd yet.My mistake
Published 7 months ago by C.J
Classic Chevy Chase!
I got this film as we were doing a big family road trip and I remembered this from years ago. Absolute classic and in it's own way ageless despite being a typical 80's National... Read more
Published 8 months ago by All Saints
'Excuse me, I'm looking for directions back to the expressway'
Clark Griswold ignores his family's pleas to go to Hawaii for their summer vacation and opts for the Walley World resort in California instead. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Inspector Gadget
Hilarious early Lampoon
This film is not quite so enormously good as the
"Christmas Vacation" and the characters are not quite so finetuned, but it is still one of the best really funny movies... Read more
"Christmas Vacation" and the characters are not quite so finetuned, but it is still one of the best really funny movies... Read more
Published 17 months ago by B. Schuermann
even funnier than than i remember it being
i remember watching this movie more than a few years ago and thinking it was OK,but nothing great.then,having just watched it again,i really enjoyed it. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2010 by falcon
well funnyh
a must see comedy, i laughed my head off when this film first came out and i still do now.
this is a must buy film.
this is a must buy film.
Published on 31 Oct 2009 by Mr. D. R. Saunders
Every kid's nightmare - a holiday with Clark
I can only echo what other reviewers have said about this movie. Hotwire complains that it isn't in the same league as Hot Shots. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2004 by A. Broadhead
The original...but not the best..
As this film was the beginning of Clark W. Griswold's journeys, it should be the best, because as we all know, most original films are alot better than their sequels. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2003 by Liz
Dont be a fool
i recently bought these films afer reading online reviews. They all gave the series 5 stars but as a person who enjoys comedy this was appalling. Read more
Published on 9 July 2003 by "hotwire102"
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