National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985 Comedy Film

Director: Amy Heckerling

Writer: John Hughes & Robert Klane

Cinematography: Robert Paynter

Running time: 95 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: For over two thousand years, Europe has survived many great disasters. Now for the real test. Chevy Chase & his family are coming from America!

Cast:

Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold

Dana Hill as Audrey Griswold

Jason Lively as Russell "Rusty" Griswold

John Astin as Kent Winkdale

Mel Smith as London Hotel Manager

Gwen Nelson as Hotel Manager's Mother

Robbie Coltrane as Man in Bathroom

Maureen Lipman as Lady in the Bed

William Zabka as Jack

Willy Millowitsch as Herr Spitz

Erika Wackernagel as Frau Spitz

Paul McDowell as First English Motorist

Ballard Berkeley as Second English Motorist

Eric Idle as The Bike Rider

Victor Lanoux as The Thief

Massimo Sarchielli as The Other Thief

Moon Unit Zappa as Rusty's California Girl

Plot

The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues.

Awards:

1. BMI Film Music Award-Charles Fox-BMI Film & TV Awards

Trivia

Throughout all four Vacation movies, Ellen refers to Clark by the nickname "Sparky". In the DVD commentary for this movie, Chevy Chase mentions that the nickname was actually Beverly D'Angelo's idea, and she even affectionately calls him by that nickname in real life to this very day.

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4 star out of 5 stars

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983 Comedy Film

Director: Harold Ramis

Writer: John Hughes

Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper

Running time: 99 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he                   went too far.

Cast:

Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold

Imogene Coca as Aunt Edna

Anthony Michael Hall as Russell "Rusty" Griswold

Dana Barron as Audrey Griswold

Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie

Christie Brinkley as Girl in Red Ferrari

John Candy as Officer Russ Lasky

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 Ed the Car Salesman

Gerry Black as Davenport

Frank McRae as Officer Grover

Jane Krakowski as Cousin Vicki

John P. Navin Jr. as Cousin Dale

Nathan Cook as Man Giving Directions

Mickey Jones as Mechanic

John Diehl as Assistant Mechanic

Michael Talbott as Cowboy

Henry Gibson as El Tovar hotel clerk

Randy Lowell as Wyatt Earp (as Randolph Dreyfuss)

James Staley as Motel Desk Clerk

Plot

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.

Awards: None

Trivia

The original ending of the film consisted of the Griswold family, after seeing that Walley World is closed, going to the Hollywood house of Roy Wally (Eddie Bracken), the owner of Walley World, and holding him and his family hostage and making them sing and dance Walley World theme songs before the police arrive to arrest all of them. This did not go over well with test-audiences and the in-park scenes with John Candy was a last minute alternate filmed over two weeks, four months after production ended. The original ending was deleted and is believed to be lost. Eddie Bracken never-less appeared as Roy Walley in both endings.

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5 star out of 5 stars