National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

November 30, 1989 (US) • Comedy • 97m

Overview

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

Director

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Writer

John Hughes

Top Billed

Chevy Chase

Keywords

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Top Billed Cast

Chevy Chase

Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo

Ellen Griswold

Juliette Lewis

Audrey Griswold

Johnny Galecki

Rusty Griswold

John Randolph

Clark Griswold Sr.

Diane Ladd

Nora

E.G. Marshall

Art

Doris Roberts

Francis

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Margo Chester

Randy Quaid

Cousin Eddie

Miriam Flynn

Cousin Catherine

Mae Questel

Aunt Bethany

Nicholas Guest

Todd Chester

Cody Burger

Rocky

Ellen Hamilton Latzen

Ruby Sue

William Hickey

Uncle Lewis

Sam McMurray

Bill

Nicolette Scorsese

Mary

Keith MacKechnie

Delivery Boy

Brian Doyle-Murray

Frank Shirley

Natalija Nogulich

Helen Shirley

Tony Epper

Bozo #1

Billy Hank Hooker

Bozo #2

Alexander Folk

SWAT Officer

Jeremy Roberts

Cop

Woody Weaver

Cop

Michael Kaufman

Young Executive

Doug Llewelyn

Parade Announcer (voice)

Crew

Michael A. Stevenson

Editor

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Director

John Hughes

Screenplay

Gerald B. Greenberg

Editor

Thomas E. Ackerman

Director of Photography

Angelo Badalamenti

Original Music Composer

John Hughes

Producer

Tom Jacobson

Producer

Dick Ziker

Stunts

Lou Kleinman

Sound Editor

Jim Harrison

Music Editor

Victoria Sampson

Sound Editor

James R. Alexander

Sound Mixer

Neal Burger

Sound Editor

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Editor

Wylie Stateman

Supervising Sound Editor

Matt Earl Beesley

First Assistant Director

Marcia 'Mavis' Girard

Script Supervisor

Douglas Knapp

Camera Operator

Larry Kemp

Supervising Sound Editor

David McCullough

Visual Effects

Stan Gilbert

Supervising ADR Editor

Kaye Pownall

Hairstylist

Eric Engler

Second Unit Director of Photography

Ron Payne

Music Supervisor

George H. Anderson

Sound Editor

Glenn T. Morgan

Sound Editor

Ted Rhodes

Key Grip

Charlie Picerni

Second Unit Director

John Agalsoff Jr.

Cableman

David J. Negrón Jr.

Production Illustrator

Chris Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David P. Newell

Assistant Property Master

S. Bruce Wineinger

Construction Coordinator

Gary A. Hecker

Foley Artist

Karen Baker Landers

First Assistant Sound Editor

Dino DiMuro

Sound Effects Editor

Neil David Pontecorvo

Greensman

Charlie Picerni

Stunt Coordinator

Bill Silic

Chief Lighting Technician

Kurt Young

Dolly Grip

Bill Kroyer

Animation

Vicki Jackson-Lemay

Second Second Assistant Director

Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.

Construction Coordinator

Greg Agalsoff

Boom Operator

Timothy W. Tiedje

Property Master

Doug Hemphill

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Edward Steidele

Foley Artist

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Stunts

Steve Kelso

Stunts

Chad Randall

Stunts

Philip Romano

Stunts

William Coss

First Assistant Camera

Harold Jones

Stunts

Sammy Thurman

Stunts

Scott Wilder

Stunts

Kenny Bates

Stunts

Mike Amorelli

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Ralph Eggleston

Animation

Bryan Denegal

Second Second Assistant Director

Glen Cooper

Standby Painter

Richmond G. Cogswell

Video Assist Operator

Annie Ellis

Stunts

Rickley W. Dumm

Sound Effects Editor

Stephen Robinette

Hairstylist

Richard Dean Rankin

Construction Coordinator

Tommy J. Huff

Stunts

Charles John Bukey

Best Boy Grip

Juel Bestrop

Casting Assistant

Kevin Kelley

Chief Lighting Technician

Tim A. Davison

Stunts

Cheryl Wheeler Duncan

Stunts

Albert Hood

Electrician

Hoyt Yeatman

Visual Effects

Gregory J. Barnett

Stunts

Ron Phillips

Still Photographer

Erik Cord

Stunts

Tama Takahashi

First Assistant Camera

Dennis Venizelos

Animation

Jeannie Epper

Stunts

John C. Meier

Stunts

Steve Picerni

Stunts

Jason White

Stunts

Kirk Bales

Assistant Camera

Tony Fucile

Animation

William H. Burton Jr.

Stunts

Craig Asato

Second Assistant Camera

David L. Parrish

First Assistant Camera

Mark Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bill McIntosh

Stunts

John Robotham

Stunts

Leslie Hoffman

Stunt Double

Bill Silic

Gaffer

John Wagner

Second Assistant Camera

Bob Scott

Animation

Mark A. Lanza

Sound Effects Editor

Scott M. Robinson

Key Grip

Dave Woodman

Animation

Mark M. Pompian

Animation

Noon Orsatti

Stunts

Ann Lukacs

Assistant Camera

Randy Nolen

Steadicam Operator

Cheryl Beasley Blackwell

Set Costumer

Shirley Walker

Conductor

Franklyn Warren

Extras Casting

Angelo Badalamenti

Orchestrator

Stephen Andrzejewski

Assistant Location Manager

Dan Marrow

Transportation Coordinator

Robert C. Decker

Location Manager

Carlyn Montes De Oca

Assistant Editor

Andrew Barrett

Orchestrator

Charles Samek

Orchestrator

Mari Grimaud

Costume Supervisor

Eddie Marks

Costume Supervisor

Kathryn Camp

Assistant Editor

Eileen Peterson

Unit Publicist

Thomas J. Busch

Location Manager

Franklin Jones Jr.

Scoring Mixer

Robert Fernandez

Scoring Mixer

Lisa Fischer

Set Decoration

William S. Beasley

Unit Production Manager

Frank Capra III

Second Assistant Director

Ramey E. Ward

Associate Producer

Beala Neel

Art Direction

Daniel Grodnik

Executive Producer

Heidi Levitt

Casting

Mauri Syd Gayton

Associate Producer

Stephen Marsh

Production Design

Michael Kaplan

Costume Design

Risa Bramon Garcia

Casting

William S. Beasley

Associate Producer

Lee Harman

Makeup Artist

Matty Simmons

Executive Producer

Billy Hopkins

Casting

Dieter Sturm

Special Effects

Gary L. Karas

Special Effects

Justin Klarenbeck

Visual Effects

Barbara Adamski

Property Master

Janet Brady

Stunts

Chris Buchinsky

Visual Effects

John Rozman

Leadman

Dan Hegeman

Sound Editor

Allen Hall

Special Effects

David Baldwin

Sound Editor

Joe Gilbert

ADR Editor

Bill Kroyer

Opening Title Sequence

Eric Jewett

Assistant Director

Collection

National Lampoon's Vacation Collection

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Vegas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Reviews

r96sk

⭐ 7/10

February 5, 2025

<em>'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'</em>, unlike predecessor <em>'National Lampoon’s European Vacation'</em>, is more akin to the original. A good watch it is, if still off from the first flick. The festive vibes are there, it's perhaps a bit too mean-spirited at times but overall works.

The cast are the cast, I don't think anyone stands out as being a great performer but they are all satisfactory. Chevy Chase is the obvious lead, don'… read the rest.