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Overview
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Release Date:
1 December 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
Yule crack up! morePlot:
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Funny, Funny, Funny moreUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. Jan. 5 | 8:00 AM | HBO |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Chevy Chase | ... | Clark Griswold |
 | Beverly D'Angelo | ... | Ellen Griswold |
 | Juliette Lewis | ... | Audrey Griswold |
 | Johnny Galecki | ... | Russell 'Rusty' Griswold |
 | John Randolph | ... | Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Sr. |
 | Diane Ladd | ... | Nora Griswold |
 | E.G. Marshall | ... | Art Smith |
 | Doris Roberts | ... | Frances Smith |
 | Randy Quaid | ... | Cousin Eddie Johnson |
 | Miriam Flynn | ... | Cousin Catherine Johnson |
 | Cody Burger | ... | Cousin Rocky Johnson |
| Ellen Hamilton Latzen | ... | Cousin Ruby Sue Johnson |
| William Hickey | ... | Uncle Lewis |
| Mae Questel | ... | Aunt Bethany |
| Sam McMurray | ... | Bill |
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Also Known As:
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)National Lampoon's Winter Holiday (UK)
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97 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-3 (2003) (DVD) | Finland:K-7 (2007) (DVD) (as part of Vacation Collection) | Finland:S (1990) (VHS) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)MOVIEmeter: 
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Frank Capra III, the grandson of It's a Wonderful Life (1946) director, Frank Capra, was the Assistant Director of Christmas Vacation (1989). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Ellen goes out to see Clark while he is trying to get the outside lights to work, her sweater jumps around on her shoulders between shots. moreQuotes:
Art: The little lights... they aren't twinkling.Clark: I know, Art. Thanks for noticing.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer moreFAQ
What is the Christmas gift that Clark gives his boss? It seems that everyone else has given the same gift as they all have a distinctive box shape.more
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This is the one Christmas movie that I don't anyone can ever get tired of. Chevy Chase returns in the third installment of the Vacation series as Clarke W. Griswold as he tries desperately to maintain his sanity during the holidays with all of his relatives coming to stay under his roof and enduring all the mishaps along the way.
This is the funniest film in the series plain and simple. Chevy Chase has never been better. Christmas Vacation is filled with countless jokes and gags that it's impossible not to laugh.
10/10