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1989 - directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, screenplay by John Hughes. Starring: Chevy Chase (Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr.), 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) |
All Clark wanted to do is make Christmas nice with his family at their big home in Chicago. Instead of having an "Old Fashioned Family Christmas," Clark and the rest of the Griswold's got an evening of hell! |
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 After leaving their house to go on their two previous vacations, this time the Griswolds are staying home - and inviting the whole family to visit. While Clark (Chevy Chase) wires up the house with 25,000 colored lights, Ellen (Beverly D'Anglelo) prepares the holiday meal, and the kids, Rusty (Johnny Galecki) and Audrey (Juliette Lewis), bemoan the sleeping arrangements, the guests start arriving. The first to show up are the in-laws: Clark's mother, Nora (Diane Ladd), and father, Clark Sr. (John Randolph), and Ellen's parents, Art and Frances (E.G. Marshall and Doris Roberts). Next to arrive are Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid), his wife, Catherine (Miriam Flynn), and their brood. Finally, there are Uncle Lewis (William Hickey) and Aunt Bethany (Mae Questel), both of whom are hard-of-hearing and bordering on senility. Meanwhile, the neighbors (Nicholas Guest and Julia Louis-Dreyfus) watch what's going on next door with a growing mixture of disbelief and irritation. Christmas Vacation is considered by many film critics to be a "guilty pleasure" |
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