National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.
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National Lampoon's Vacation rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.3/10· 127K votes
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic55%
TMDb7.1/10· 2K votesWith 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About National Lampoon's Vacation
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.
Cast of National Lampoon's Vacation
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
National Lampoon's Vacation facts
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $61.4M
- Collection
- National Lampoon's Vacation Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Family-vacation comedy mines relatable domestic humor
- •Holiday theme creates warm nostalgic comedic backdrop
- •Amusement-park sequences deliver sight-gag entertainment value
What the audience disliked
- •Comedy beats follow predictable family-film formula structure
- •Domestic-life humor occasionally lands with dated sensibility
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