Movie Cosmos - National Lampoon's Vacation

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Chevy Chase

As Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo

As Ellen Griswold

Anthony Michael Hall

As Rusty Griswold

Imogene Coca

As Aunt Edna

Randy Quaid

As Cousin Eddie

Dana Barron

As Audrey Griswold

Eddie Bracken

As Roy Walley

Brian Doyle-Murray

As Kamp Komfort Clerk

Miriam Flynn

As Cousin Catherine

James Keach

As Motorcycle Cop

Eugene Levy

As Car Salesman

Frank McRae

As Grover

John Candy

As Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld

Christie Brinkley

As Girl In The Red Ferrari

Jane Krakowski

As Cousin Vicki

John P. Navin, Jr.

As Cousin Dale

Nathan Cook

As Man Giving Directions

Christopher Jackson

As Pimp

Mickey Jones

As Mechanic

John Diehl

As Assistant Mechanic

Jeannie Dimter Barton

As Dodge City Cashier

Randy Lowell

As Wyatt Earp

Virgil Wyaco II

As Indian

Gerry Black

As Davenport

James Staley

As Motel Desk Clerk

Adelaide Wilder

As Car Hop

Tessa Richarde

As Motel Guest

Fritz Ford

As Neighbor

Eric Stacey

As Neighbor

Scott Perry

As Swat Leader

Dennis Freeman

As Policeman

Michael Talbott

As Cowboy

John Craigmile

As Camel Rider

Henry Gibson

As Hotel clerk (uncredited)

Harold Ramis

As Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Harold Ramis

Director

Pembroke J. Herring

Editor

Matty Simmons

Producer

Ralph Burns

Original Music Composer

John Hughes

Screenplay

Victor J. Kemper

Director of Photography

Tony Epper

Stunts

Dick Ziker

Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

Jophery C. Brown

Stunts

Glenn R. Wilder

Stunts

David R. Ellis

Stunts

Lindsey Buckingham

Vocals, Songs

Jack T. Collis

Production Design

Robert Grand

Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager

Robert G. Henderson

Sound Editor

Sam Mercer

Location Manager

Caryl Wickman

Dialogue Editor

Phyllis Huffman

Casting

Robert P. Cohen

First Assistant Director

Brooke Henderson Ward

Assistant Sound Editor

Hal Whitby

Boom Operator

Tim Board

Assistant Editor

Frank Griffin

Makeup Artist

Ross Brown

Second Assistant Director

Bub Asman

Sound Editor

Elliott Marks

Still Photographer

Kevin Jewison

Second Assistant Camera

Sonny Van Hecke

Assistant Property Master

Alan Robert Murray

Sound Editor

Robert J. Visciglia Sr.

Property Master

Patrick Marshall

Rigging Gaffer

Joe D. Mitchell

Set Decoration

Robert M. Stevens

Camera Operator

Earl Clark

Assistant Camera

Alan Greedy

Script Supervisor

Earl Gilbert

Gaffer

Susan Arnold

Casting

Eugene Marks

Music Editor

Karen Holley

Leadman

Adele Taylor

Hairstylist

Gaylin P. Schultz

Key Grip

Martin Raymond Bolger

Sound Mixer

Rhio Haessig

Best Boy Electric

Bernie Schwartz

Dolly Grip

Richard J. Bayard

Construction Coordinator

Carl Barth

Second Unit Director

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

John M. Woodward

Transportation Coordinator

Donah Bassett

Negative Cutter

Paul Vombrack

Second Unit Director of Photography

Reviews:

r96sk (7/10)

'National Lampoon’s Vacation' is a little underwhelming, I thought it was going to be more amusing than it is, though I think there's enough to it that's worth watching. The fun ending with John Candy is what probably nudges this into the rating that I've given.

Chevy Chase is at the forefront of the humour, as anticipated. I would've liked him to a bit more of a bumbling mess than he is, a more dumbed down deadpan delivery would've been more funny. He is shown as an idiot, but not as much as one as the character actually is.

Beverly D'Angelo is good alongside Chase. The kid actors, which notably includes Anthony Michael Hall, are fairly solid in this movie too. The earlier mentioned Candy is alright, he has obviously done far better, and there is also an appearance from Eugene Levy, albeit a fairly tiny one.

2025-02-04