movie

1983 · United States

National Lampoon's Vacation

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 99 min
Age rating: R
Language: English
Country: United States

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

holiday
vacation
relatives
road trip
domestic life
family vacation
family holiday
amusement park
theme park
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The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Randy Quaid — Cousin Eddie
Dana Barron — Audrey Griswold
Eddie Bracken — Roy Walley
Brian Doyle-Murray — Kamp Komfort Clerk
Miriam Flynn — Cousin Catherine
James Keach — Motorcycle Cop
Eugene Levy — Car Salesman
Frank McRae — Grover
John Candy — Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Christie Brinkley — Girl In The Red Ferrari
Jane Krakowski — Cousin Vicki

Directed: Harold Ramis
Written: John Hughes

Production

Rating: 7.1 / 10 · 1,798 ratings
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1983 · You’re here
National Lampoon's Vacation
Where it starts.
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.