Clark aggravates a bartender in Dodge City, Kansas and is tantalized on numerous occasions by a beautiful young woman driving a flashy red Ferrari 308 GTS. Clark is forced to buy the 'Wagon Queen Family Truckster', an ugly, oversized station wagon, after the car he brought to trade in has been hauled away and crushed.ĭuring the family's travels, they experience numerous mishaps, such as being tagged by vandals in St. He has ordered a new car in preparation for the trip, but the dealer claims that it will not be ready for six weeks. Ellen wants to fly, but Clark insists on driving, so he can bond with his family.

Plot Ĭlark Griswold, wanting to spend more time with his wife Ellen and children Rusty and Audrey, decides to lead the family on a cross-country expedition from the Chicago suburbs to the southern California amusement park Walley World, billed as 'America's Favorite Family Fun Park'. In 2000, readers of Total Film voted it the 46th greatest comedy film of all time. alone with an estimated budget of $15 million, and received positive reviews from critics.Īs a result of its success, five sequels have been produced: European Vacation (1985), Christmas Vacation (1989), Vegas Vacation (1997), Christmas Vacation 2 (2003) and Vacation (2015). The film was a box-office hit, earning more than $60 million in the U.S. The screenplay was written by John Hughes on the basis of his short story 'Vacation '58,' which appeared in National Lampoon.

It tells the story of the Griswold family on a cross-country trip to an amusement park (which is fictitious), as hilarious hi-jinks occur along the way. National Lampoon's Vacation, sometimes referred to as simply Vacation, is a 1983 American road trip comedy film directed by Harold Ramis starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie Brinkley in her acting debut with special appearances by Eddie Bracken, Brian Doyle-Murray, Miriam Flynn, James Keach, Eugene Levy and Frank McRae.

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