National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

In this gag-fest from director Harold Ramis, the Griswolds -- father Clark (Chevy Chase), mother Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) and kids (Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron) -- are hell-bent to get to Walley World, their favorite theme park. Naturally, Murphy's Law kicks in the minute they embark on their cross-county excursion. As one calamity follows another, the family runs into a motley cast of kooks, including Randy Quaid and Imogene Coca.

Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.

JBscale
78
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 39 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 29, 1983
US Box Office
$61,400,000 (#1473 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
August 10, 2010
Acquired Date
August 14, 2014
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
March 23, 2025

Actors

Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase
Beverly D'Angelo
Beverly D'Angelo
Imogene Coca
Imogene Coca
Randy Quaid
Randy Quaid
Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall
Dana Barron
Dana Barron
Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray
Miriam Flynn
Miriam Flynn
James Keach
James Keach
Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy
Frank McRae
Frank McRae
John Candy
John Candy
Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley
Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski
John P. Navin Jr.
John P. Navin Jr.

Directors

Harold Ramis
Harold Ramis

Producers

Matty Simmons
Matty Simmons

Writers

John Hughes
John Hughes

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User Reviews

  • 3.26.2009 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Fresh
94%
Tomatometer
51 votes
RT Fresh Certified
85%
Popcornmeter
2,814 votes
METASCORE
55
13 votes
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
123,305 votes

Tags

  1. Vacation

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media