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{{short description|1983 film by Harold Ramis}}
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{{Infobox film {{Infobox film
| name = National Lampoon's Vacation | name = National Lampoon's Vacation
| image = Vacation1983.jpg | image = Vacation1983.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster, illustrated by ] | alt =
| producer = ] | caption = Theatrical release poster by ]
| director = ] | director = ]
| writer = ] | producer = ]
| screenplay = ]
| starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| based_on = {{Based on|"Vacation '58"|John Hughes}}
| music = '''Score:'''<br>]<br>'''Songs:'''<br>]
| starring = {{Plainlist|<!--Per poster billing-->
| cinematography = ], ASC
* ]
| editing = Pembroke J. Herring
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
}}
| music = ]
| cinematography = ]
| editing = ]
| distributor = ] | distributor = ]
| released = {{Film date|1983|7|29}} | released = {{Film date|1983|07|29}}
| runtime = 98 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 98:06--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/national-lampoons-vacation-1970-1 | title=''NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION'' (15) | work=] | date=August 16, 1983 | access-date=July 29, 2015 | archive-date=November 22, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122223327/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/national-lampoons-vacation-1970-1 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| runtime = 99 minutes
| budget = $15 million | country = United States
| gross = $61,399,552
| country = {{Film US}}
| language = English | language = English
| budget = $15 million{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
| gross = $61.4 million<ref name="mojo"/>
}} }}
'''''Vacation''''', sometimes referred as '''''National Lampoon's Vacation''''', is a 1983 ] directed by ] and starring ], ], ], ] and ]. The film features numerous others, such as comedians ] and ], ] ], and ], in smaller roles. '''''National Lampoon's Vacation''''', sometimes referred to as simply '''''Vacation''''', is a 1983 American ] ] directed by ] and starring ], ], ], ], ], and ] in her acting debut with special appearances by ], ], ], ], ], and ]. It tells the fictitious story of the Griswold family on a cross-country trip to an amusement park and various locations as accidents occur along the way. The screenplay was written by ] on the basis of his ] "Vacation '58", which appeared in '']''.


The film was a box-office hit, earning more than $60 million in the U.S. alone with an estimated budget of $15 million.
The screenplay was written by ], based on his ] in ], ''Vacation '58'' (the screenplay changes the year to 1983). The original story is a (reportedly) fictionalized account of his own family's ill-fated trip to ] (changed to Walley World for the film) when Hughes was a boy. The success of the film helped advance his screenwriting career.


As a result of its success, five sequels have been produced: '']'' (1985), '']'' (1989), '']'' (1997), '']'' (2003), and '']'' (2015). In 2000, readers of '']'' voted it the 46th greatest comedy film of all time.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Giles|first1=Jeff|title=National Lampoon's Best Movies|url=http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/national-lampoons-best-movies/|website=]|publisher=]|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812183034/http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/national-lampoons-best-movies/|archive-date=August 12, 2015|date=July 29, 2015}}</ref>
''National Lampoon's Vacation'' was a significant ] hit, earning more than ]61 million in the ] with an estimated budget of $15 million. In 2000, readers of '']'' magazine voted ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' the 46th greatest comedy film of all time. It is widely considered to be the best film in ], and continues to be a ] and a staple on cable television channels. It also currently garners a 94% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/national_lampoons_vacation/ |title=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/national_lampoons_vacation/ |publisher=Rottentomatoes.com |date=2011-11-20 |accessdate=2012-01-05}}</ref>


==Plot== ==Plot==
] (Chase), wanting to spend more time with wife Ellen (D'Angelo) and children Rusty and Audrey (Hall and Barron), decides to lead the family on a cross-country expedition from Chicago to the Los Angeles amusement park, "Walley World", billed as "America's Favorite Family Fun Park". Although Ellen wants to fly, he insists on driving, so he can bond with his family. In preparation, Clark has ordered a new sports wagon for the trip, but when he finds it is not ready in time for the trip, is forced to take a failing behemoth ]. ], 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 ] to the ] amusement park Walley World, billed as "America's Favorite Family Fun Park". Ellen wants to fly, but Clark insists on driving so he can bond with his family. He has ordered a new car in preparation for the trip, but the dealer claims that it will not be ready for six weeks. Clark is forced to buy the "Wagon Queen Family Truckster", an ugly, oversized ] after the car he traded in has been crushed.


During the family's travels, they experience numerous mishaps, such as being tagged by vandals after taking a wrong turn in ], ]. Clark aggravates a bartender in ], ], and is tantalized on numerous occasions by a beautiful young woman driving a ].
As the family travels, they have several mishaps, such as being ] by vandals while in St. Louis, while Clark is tempted several times by a voluptuous young woman (Brinkley) driving a flashy red ]. They stop in ] to visit Ellen's cousin Catherine (]) and her husband Eddie (Quaid), but this creates more tension among the Griswolds. Catherine and Eddie foist crotchety old Aunt Edna (Coca) and her dog Dinky on the Griswolds, asking them to drop her off at her son Normy's home in Phoenix. After stopping at a campground in ] for the night, Clark forgets to untie Dinky from the car's bumper before leaving, killing the dog.


The Griswolds stop in ], to visit Ellen's cousin Catherine and her husband Eddie, who foist cranky Aunt Edna and her mean dog Dinky on the Griswolds, asking them to drop her off at her son Norman's home in ].
While Ellen and Clark argue, they become stranded in the desert, and Clark eventually finds a mechanic that scams him out of the rest of his cash to fix the car. Frustrated, they stop at the ]; when Clark cannot convince a hotel clerk to take a check, he takes cash from the hotel's cash register but leaves behind the check. Leaving the Canyon, they find that Aunt Edna passed away in her sleep. When they reach Normy's home, they discover he is out of town, and leave Edna's ]ed body in the backyard.


After stopping at a decrepit and dirty campground in ], for the night, Clark forgets to untie Dinky's leash from the rear bumper before driving off the next morning, killing the dog. A motorcycle cop pulls the Griswolds over and angrily lectures Clark over ] but accepts Clark's apology. Edna learns of this and becomes irate with Clark for killing her dog. Exiting Colorado, Ellen loses her bag that had her credit cards, and Clark reports them as lost.
Despite all the events and the begging of Ellen and the kids, Clark is more determined to get to Walley World. They finally arrive the next day to find the park closed for repairs. Clark, slipping into madness realizing that all his efforts have been for nothing, buys a realistic-looking ] and demands a park security guard Russ Lasky (]) to take them through the park; Ellen and kids follow him, attempting to placate their father. Eventually the ] team arrives along with park owner Roy Walley (]). Roy understands Clark's impassioned epitome of the American Vacation, bringing back memories of his own childhood years ago. Roy does not file charges against the Griswolds, and lets the family enjoy the park as his guests. The credits show various photographs of the Griswolds enjoying the rest of the vacation, including returning to Chicago via plane.


While Ellen and Clark argue during a drive between ] and ], they crash and become stranded in the desert near ]. After setting off alone to look for help for hours, Clark reunites with his family, who have been rescued and taken to a local mechanic. The mechanic, also the town sheriff, extorts Clark's remaining cash, only to render the car barely operational. Frustrated, the family stops at the ]. When Clark is unable to convince a hotel clerk to cash a personal check because his credit cards have mistakenly been reported lost, he raids the cash register behind the clerk's back and leaves the check.
==Cast==
*] as ]
*] as Ellen Griswold
*] as Aunt Edna
*] as Russell "Rusty" Griswold
*] as Audrey Griswold
*] as Cousin Eddie
*] as Girl in Red Ferrari
*] as Officer Russ Lasky
*] as Roy Walley
*] as Kamp Komfort Clerk
*] as Cousin Catherine
*] as Motorcycle Cop
*] as Ed the Car Salesman
*] as Davenport
*] as Officer Grover
*] as Cousin Vicki
*] as Cousin Dale
*] as Man Giving Directions
*] as Mechanic
*] as Assistant Mechanic
*] as Cowboy
*] as El Tovar hotel clerk (uncredited)
*] as Wyatt Earp (as Randolph Dreyfuss)
*] as Motel Desk Clerk


Continuing their drive, the Griswolds find that Aunt Edna has died in her sleep. They tie her corpse to the roof of the car, wrapped in a ]. Discovering that Norman is out of town when they arrive at his home, they attach a note to the corpse and leave it in the back yard.
==Disney references==
Walley World itself is a good-natured parody of ]'s Disneyland, based on the Anaheim location. The name of the mascot, Marty Moose, is reminiscent of Disney's ] (although the statue actually looks and sounds more like ]'s creation, ]), and the "Marty Moose theme song" that the family sings in the car is a parody of the ] theme song. Finally, Roy Walley himself is a ] of both Walt Disney and ], right down to the thin mustache.


Overwhelmed by the mishaps they have encountered, Ellen and the children want to go home, but Clark has become obsessed with reaching Walley World. After an argument with Ellen, Clark meets the Ferrari-driving blonde at a hotel bar, weaves several lies to impress her, and goes ] with her in the hotel pool. They are quickly discovered by the family due to Clark yelling about the cold temperature. Clark tells the woman the truth, and they part ways amicably. Ellen forgives Clark, and they go skinny-dipping themselves.
=== Walley World locations ===
Walley World is represented in the film by ] in Arcadia, California and ] in Valencia, California. Santa Anita Park's large parking lot and blue-tinged fascia serve as the introduction scenes, while all park interior scenes were shot at Magic Mountain. The two roller coasters seen in the film are ], which can be recognized by the vertical loop, and ], the double-track wooden roller coaster.


The Griswolds arrive at Walley World, only to discover the park closed for the next two weeks for repairs. Slipping into madness over his efforts being for nothing, Clark buys a realistic-looking ] and demands that park security guard Russ Lasky take them through Walley World. An ] ] team soon arrives, but as the family is about to be arrested, park owner Roy Walley shows up to de-escalate the situation. Roy understands Clark's longing to achieve the perfect vacation, bringing back memories of his own family vacation troubles. He decides not to file ] against the Griswolds and lets the family – along with the SWAT team – enjoy the park as his guests.
==Sequels==
''National Lampoon's Vacation'' spawned a number of sequels:


A montage of snapshots taken during the trip is shown during the credits, ending with one that shows the Griswolds flying back to Chicago.
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With the exception of ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure'', each sequel saw Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprise their roles as Clark and Ellen Griswold, enduring their unique and unenviable brand of vacation misadventure in various locales. However, the children Rusty and Audrey are played by a different set of actors in each film (except for Audrey in the last sequel). This fact is joked about early in ''Vegas Vacation'': when we first see the kids again, Clark tells them that he "hardly recognizes" them anymore. The various actors were ] and ] in ''Vacation'', ] and ] in ''European Vacation'', ] and ] in ''Christmas Vacation'', and ] and ] in ''Vegas Vacation''. Dana Barron again plays Audrey in ''Christmas Vacation 2'', but Rusty, like his parents, could not make it for ''Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure'', an ] ]. However, Miriam Flynn and Randy Quaid reprise their roles as cousins Catherine and Eddie, as they did in each film aside from ''European Vacation''. ] reprised her role as ''The girl in the red Ferrari'' in the 1997 sequel '']''<ref name=NYTfilmography>{{cite web |work=]|title=Christie Brinkley filmography in The New York Times|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/8503/Christie-Brinkley/filmography |accessdate=2009-09-16}}</ref> and later spoofed it in a 2008 ] commercial interspliced with footage from ''Vacation'', recreating the famous swimming pool scene.<ref name=etonline>{{cite web|title=Christie Brinkley Takes It Off For DirecTV|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/05/61799/}}</ref>


==Cast==
Each sequel also manages to reference Walley World in some way.
{{Cast listing|
* ] as Clark W. Griswold, the Griswold family patriarch
* ] as Ellen Griswold, Clark's wife
* ] as Russell "Rusty" Griswold, Clark and Ellen's son
* ] as Audrey Griswold, Clark and Ellen's daughter
* ] as Aunt Edna, Ellen's aunt
* ] as Cousin Eddie Johnson, Clark and Ellen's cousin-in-law
* ] as Russ Lasky, a security guard at Walley World
* ] as the unnamed woman in the red Ferrari
* ] as Roy Walley, the owner of Walley World
* ] as the Kamp Komfort clerk
* ] as Cousin Catherine Johnson, Ellen's cousin and Eddie's wife
* ] as the motorcycle cop
* ] as Ed, the car salesman
* ] as Grover, a security guard at Walley World
* ] as Cousin Vicki Johnson, Eddie and Catherine's daughter
* ] as Cousin Dale Johnson, Eddie and Catherine's son
* Violet Ramis (daughter of ]) as Cousin Daisy Mabel Johnson, Eddie and Catherine's daughter, who was born without a tongue
* ] as the mechanic sheriff
* ] as the mechanic sheriff's assistant
* ] has offscreen voice cameos as a recorded message from park mascot Marty the Moose and as an offscreen police officer asking Mr. Walley if they should take the Griswold family downtown and book them.
}}


== Legacy == ==Production==
During the ], writer ] began developing a short story titled "Vacation '58" for an issue of the '']'' While the story ended up being bumped from the initial vacation-themed issue, it was eventually published in September 1979<ref>{{cite web|title=Read John Hughes' Original National Lampoon Vacation Story That Started the Movie Franchise: In 1979, the magazine published the future director's fictitious tale of a family trip gone horribly awry ("If Dad hadn't shot Walt Disney in the leg, it would have been our best vacation ever"). Here, THR reprints the tale in full|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=July 29, 2015|work=]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/read-john-hughes-original-national-811591/}}</ref> and subsequently ] by ]<ref name="V58">{{cite web|last1=Hughes|first1=John|title=Vacation '58 / Foreword '08|url=http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=389|website=Zoetrope All-Story|publisher=]|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731165748/http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=389|archive-date=July 31, 2008|date=2008}}</ref> "When I brought it to Hollywood, the first guy I brought it to was ] who was at ]," recalled producer ], who worked as a publisher at the ''National Lampoon''. "He said it would never make a movie, it was too episodic, too consequential. I said, 'Yeah, it's a road trip. It's supposed to be episodic. You go from town to town, place to place.' But he didn't like it, so then my agent brought it to Warner Brothers, and I met with them. Most of them said the same thing, but there was one executive over there—a guy named ]—who really pulled for it and it got made."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Evans|first1=Bradford|title=Talking to Matty Simmons About Producing Animal House, Publishing National Lampoon, and His New Book Fat, Drunk, and Stupid|url=http://splitsider.com/2012/04/talking-to-matty-simmons-about-producing-animal-house-publishing-national-lampoon-and-his-new-book-fat-drunk-and-stupid/|website=Splitsider|publisher=]|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412033140/http://splitsider.com/2012/04/talking-to-matty-simmons-about-producing-animal-house-publishing-national-lampoon-and-his-new-book-fat-drunk-and-stupid/|archive-date=April 12, 2012|date=April 10, 2012}}</ref>
* ] hired Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo to reprise their roles once again in an advertisement campaign to be aired during ].<ref name=cnet>{{cite web|title=HomeAway Brings Back Griswolds|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10441653-36.html}}</ref>
* The ] to Episode 2 of '']'', "The Creeping Creatures", consisted of an ] to the scene from the movie where the Griswold family is lost in a rundown area of ]. In the teaser, a family consisting of a Dad, Mom (voiced by Beverly D'Angelo), daughter and dog are lost on their way to ]. They stop to refuel what is clearly a ] when they encounter the gator monster central to the episode's mystery.
* Wally World Water Park opened in ] several years after the release of the film.
* In the ''Family Guy'' episode '']'', a parody of the first ''Star Wars'' film, ] and ] reprised their roles from ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', in a cameo as Clark and Ellen Griswold.
*In the November 27th, 2011 ''Family Guy'' episode '']'', a spoof of ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' final rollercoaster shot, then it goes on to parody its end credit sequence with "Dancin' Across the USA" being played by ].


Upon Simmons' agreement with Warner Bros., Hughes was tasked with adapting his original story into a screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|title=For National Lampoon's Vacation|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/798078/000114420405022853/v022455_ex10-20.htm|website=]|publisher=]|access-date=August 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815153856/http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/798078/000114420405022853/v022455_ex10-20.htm|archive-date=August 15, 2015|date=December 16, 1981}}</ref> Harold Ramis and Chevy Chase rewrote Hughes's first draft to place the story from the father's point of view rather than the son's.<ref name="afi">{{Cite web|title=National Lampoon's Vacation|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58023|access-date=2021-12-28|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref><ref name=Salon2013>{{cite web|title=John Hughes: How National Lampoon led to 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Ferris Bueller': His '80s movies still define American teendom. It all began with the National Lampoon and Chevy Chase's 'Vacation'|work=]|first=ELLIN |last=STEIN|date=June 24, 2013 |url=https://www.salon.com/2013/06/24/john_hughes_how_national_lampoon_led_to_the_breakfast_club_and_ferris_bueller/|quote='At first, I was supervising John Hughes’s rewrites,' Ramis recalled, 'then Chevy and I took over when we thought he’d gone as far as he was going to go.' As for how Hughes felt about having his baby taken away from him, 'I think John was happy to get the movie made and that it was successful,' Ramis hypothesized, saying it was only later that Hughes 'learned to resent it.'}}</ref>
==Songs==
The soundtrack to the film has been released on LP. In 2003, a limited edition CD (20,000 copies, individually numbered) was released at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles, where the movie was filmed. The song "]" by Lindsey Buckingham was featured in this movie and served as the main theme song. It was also used in two of the sequels: 1985's ''National Lampoon's European Vacation'' and 1997's ''Vegas Vacation''.


===Filming===
Buckingham also composed "Dancin' Across The USA", another song on the ''Vacation'' soundtrack.
Filming began on July 5, 1982, in ], and lasted 55 days.<ref name="afi" /><ref name="player.fm"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501234002/https://player.fm/series/pretty-in-podcast/12-national-lampoons-vacation-1983 |date=May 1, 2021 }}. Pretty in Podcast. Listen at 25:08 mark. Accessed July 29, 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/sr9683.htm|title=SCVHistory.com SR9683 - Magic Mountain - National Lampoon's Vacation, 1982-83|website=scvhistory.com|access-date=July 29, 2018|archive-date=July 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729141410/https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/sr9683.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Parts of the film were shot in ]; ], ], and the ] in ]; ] in ] and ] in ]; Southern ], and ], ].<ref>{{cite book|last1=D'Arc|first1=James V.|title=When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah|date=2010|publisher=Gibbs Smith|location=Layton, Utah|isbn=9781423605874|edition=1st}}</ref>


The original ending of the film, which involved the Griswolds taking Roy Walley hostage, was judged poorly by test audiences. A new ending featuring ] was filmed in its place; in this revised ending, shot several months after the rest of the film, ] has become noticeably taller.<ref name="afi" /><ref name="player.fm"/> The original ending is discussed in the film's commentary track, but has not been issued in any format since the test screenings.
As the Griswolds are leaving Chicago, and the camera flies over the car, the ] song "]" is playing.


===Walley World===
When Audrey and Cousin Vicki are talking in the bedroom, the song "]" by ] is playing.
In Hughes' original short story, the ] was ]. To avoid legal troubles, all of the names associated with Disneyland were altered to sound-alikes. For instance, the park became Walley World, itself a good-natured parody of the Anaheim location, and the mascot, Marty Moose, is reminiscent of ]'s own ].<ref name="V58" /> Similarly, Roy Walley's appearance bears similarities to that of Disney and his name is similar to that of his brother ].{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}}


In the film, the Walley World theme park is represented by ] in ] and ] in ]. Santa Anita Park's large parking lot and blue-tinged fascia served as the exterior of Walley World, while all park interior scenes were shot at Magic Mountain.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Lampoon's Vacation Movie Filming Locations|url=http://www.fast-rewind.com/locations_vacation.htm|website=The 80s Movies Rewind|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812221913/http://www.fast-rewind.com/locations_vacation.htm|archive-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> The two roller coasters seen in the film are ], which can be recognized by the vertical loop, and ] (currently Twisted Colossus), the double-track wooden roller coaster.
When Clark sees Christie Brinkley's character at the park, "Little Boy Sweet" by ] is playing in the background


The movie's popularity gave rise to an ongoing cultural running gag of using the name "Wally World" (spelled without an "e") as a nickname for real-life retailer ].<ref>Davidson, Osha Gray. ''Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto,'' pg. 49, {{ISBN|9781587290411}}, 2011, Anchor Books, New York, New York.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=How Did Walmart Get The Nickname Wally World?|url=https://www.aisleofshame.com/why-do-people-call-walmart-wally-world/|website=Aisle Of Shame|date=August 10, 2022 |access-date=March 12, 2024}}</ref>
In some versions, when Christie Brinkley's character is on the road, "Little Boy Sweet" is also playing in the background; however, several versions substitute "]" by ].


===Wagon Queen Family Truckster===
While the Griswolds run to the main entrance of Walley World, ]' "]" is playing.
]
The Wagon Queen Family Truckster ] was created specifically for the film. It is based on a 1979 ] station wagon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/autosperformance/movie-cars-20-best-of-all-time/ss-BB8f34s#image=6|title=Movie cars: 20 best of all time|website=www.msn.com|access-date=July 29, 2018|archive-date=July 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729112014/http://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/autosperformance/movie-cars-20-best-of-all-time/ss-BB8f34s#image=6|url-status=live}}</ref> The car was designed by Warner Bros. The Truckster features a "metallic pea" green paint scheme, extensive imitation wood-paneling decals, eight headlights (the second pair was taken from another Crown Victoria/Country Squire and mounted upside-down above the stock pair), a grille area largely covered by bodywork with only two small openings close to the bumper, an oddly placed fuel filler door and an airbag made from a trashcan liner.<ref name="fox">{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/auto/family-truckster-road-tripping-to-mecum-auction-in-houston|title='Family Truckster' road tripping to Mecum auction in Houston|date=April 3, 2013|publisher=Foxnews.com|access-date=27 June 2013|archive-date=March 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306222254/http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/04/03/family-truckster-road-tripping-to-mecum-auction-in-houston/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Music==
The movie also features the "Walley World National Anthem", which is sung by the Griswold family while leaving Chicago (music by Bruce Belland and Roy Rogosin, lyrics by John Hughes, Bruce Belland and Roy Rogosin). Its tune and lyrics parody those of the theme song from '']''. The lyrics are:
The ] for ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' was composed by ], featuring original songs by ]. A soundtrack album was released in 1983 by ].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Lampoon's Vacation Soundtrack (1983)|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/album/national-lampoons-vacation/|website=]|access-date=August 15, 2015|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906073847/http://www.soundtrack.net/album/national-lampoons-vacation/|url-status=live}}</ref> While the album did not chart, Buckingham's single "]" reached number 82 on the ].


# "]" – ]
{{Cquote|''Who's the moosiest moose we know?<br>
# "]" – ]
''Marty Moose!<br>
# "]" – ]
''Who's the star of our favorite show?<br>
# "Deep River Blues" – ]
''Marty Moose!<br>
# "Summer Hearts" – ]
''M is for Merry, we're merry you see;<br>
# "Little Boy Sweet" – ]
''O is for Oh gosh, Oh golly, Oh gee;<br>
# "The Trip (Theme from ''Vacation'')" – Ralph Burns
''S is for Super Swell family glee;<br>
# "He's So Dull" – ]
''E is for Everything you want to be.<br>
# "Christie's Song" – Ralph Burns
''M - A - R - T - Y;<br>
# "Dancin' Across the USA" – Lindsey Buckingham
''M - O - O - S - E.<br>

''What's that spell?<br>
==Release==
''Marty Moose!<br>
===Home media===
''Marty Moose!<br>
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''Marty Moose!<br>
''National Lampoon's Vacation'' was first released on VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc, and CED in late 1983.<ref name="numbers">{{cite web |title=National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) - Financial Information |url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/National-Lampoons-Vacation#tab=summary |website=]}}</ref> It was released again on VHS in 1986, 1991, 1995 and 1999. It was first released on DVD in 1997. The DVD was presented in an open-matte full-screen presentation. Its only feature was the film's theatrical trailer.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} A 20th anniversary DVD was released in 2003. It included an anamorphic widescreen transfer. Its bonus features included an audio commentary with director Harold Ramis, producer Matty Simmons, and stars Chevy Chase, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, and Randy Quaid. It also included an introduction with Chase, Simmons, and Quaid, a family truckster interactive featurette gallery, and the film's theatrical trailer. A Blu-ray was released in 2013. It included the same features from the 20th Anniversary DVD and included the ] documentary ''Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation''. The film was later released in ] by Warner Bros. in 2023.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
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==Reception==
===Box office===
''National Lampoon's Vacation'' opened theatrically in 1,175 venues on July 29, 1983, and earned $8,333,358 in its opening weekend, ranking number one at the domestic box office.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1983&wknd=30&p=.htm | title=Weekend Box Office Results for July 29–31, 1983 | work=] | publisher=] | date=August 1, 1983 | access-date=July 29, 2015 | archive-date=July 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728071554/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1983&wknd=30&p=.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> The film grossed $61,399,552.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nationallampoonsvacation.htm | title=National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) | work=] | publisher=] | access-date=July 29, 2015 | archive-date=August 4, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804002550/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nationallampoonsvacation.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Critical response===
''National Lampoon's Vacation'' received positive reviews from critics. On ] website ], the film holds a score of 94% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's consensus reads, "Blessed by a brilliantly befuddled star turn from Chevy Chase, ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' is one of the more consistent – and thoroughly quotable – screwball comedies of the 1980s."<ref>{{cite web |title=National Lampoon's Vacation |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/national_lampoons_vacation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924050913/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/national_lampoons_vacation |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=July 9, 2023 |work=] |publisher=] }}</ref> On ] it has a 55 out of 100 rating based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/national-lampoons-vacation|title=National Lampoon's Vacation|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=July 29, 2015|archive-date=April 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409054655/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/national-lampoons-vacation|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale; the company's founder, Ed Mintz, said in 2016, "I loved it ... I couldn't figure out for anything why people didn't love that more".<ref name="lawrence20160830">{{Cite news |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/neon/las-vegan-s-polling-company-keeps-tabs-hollywood |title=Las Vegan's polling company keeps tabs on Hollywood |last=Lawrence |first=Christopher |date=2016-08-30 |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224100303/http://www.reviewjournal.com/neon/las-vegan-s-polling-company-keeps-tabs-hollywood |url-status=live }}</ref>

] of '']'' gave the film a positive review, saying, "''National Lampoon's Vacation'', which is more controlled than other Lampoon movies have been, is careful not to stray too far from its target. The result is a confident humor and throwaway style that helps sustain the laughs – of which there are quite a few."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Maslin|first1=Janet|title=Movie Review: National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9506E4D7123BF93AA15754C0A965948260|website=]|access-date=August 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925172706/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9506E4D7123BF93AA15754C0A965948260&partner=Rotten%2520Tomatoes | archive-date=September 25, 2014|date=July 29, 1983}}</ref> Entertainment magazine '']'' called the film "an enjoyable trip through familiar comedy landscapes" and praised "director Harold Ramis for populating the film with a host of well-known comedic performers in passing parts."<ref>{{cite web|title=National Lampoon's Vacation|url=https://variety.com/1982/film/reviews/national-lampoon-s-vacation-1200425479/|website=]|access-date=August 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112143623/http://variety.com/1982/film/reviews/national-lampoon-s-vacation-1200425479/|archive-date=January 12, 2015|date=July 29, 1983}}</ref> Conversely, ] of '']'' magazine said, "The visual gags come thick and fast, and are about as subtly signposted as the exit markers on a freeway. An exercise in the comedy of humiliation which is the stuff of shamefaced giggles."<ref>{{cite web | last=Rayner | first=Richard | title=National Lampoon's Vacation | url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/national-lampoons-vacation | website=] | publisher=] | access-date=August 19, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725145624/http://www.timeout.com/london/film/national-lampoons-vacation | archive-date=July 25, 2015 | date=June 24, 2006}}</ref>


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1983 film by Harold Ramis This article is about the original film. For the entire series, see National Lampoon's Vacation (film series).

National Lampoon's Vacation
Theatrical release poster by Boris Vallejo
Directed byHarold Ramis
Screenplay byJohn Hughes
Based on"Vacation '58"
by John Hughes
Produced byMatty Simmons
Starring
CinematographyVictor J. Kemper
Edited byPembroke J. Herring
Music byRalph Burns
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 29, 1983 (1983-07-29)
Running time98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million
Box office$61.4 million

National Lampoon's Vacation, sometimes referred to as simply Vacation, is a 1983 American black comedy road film directed by Harold Ramis and 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. It tells the fictitious story of the Griswold family on a cross-country trip to an amusement park and various locations as accidents occur along the way. The screenplay was written by John Hughes on the basis of his short story "Vacation '58", which appeared in National Lampoon.

The film was a box-office hit, earning more than $60 million in the U.S. alone with an estimated budget of $15 million.

As 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). In 2000, readers of Total Film voted it the 46th greatest comedy film of all time.

Plot

Clark 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". Ellen wants to fly, but Clark insists on driving so he can bond with his family. He has ordered a new car in preparation for the trip, but the dealer claims that it will not be ready for six weeks. Clark is forced to buy the "Wagon Queen Family Truckster", an ugly, oversized station wagon after the car he traded in has been crushed.

During the family's travels, they experience numerous mishaps, such as being tagged by vandals after taking a wrong turn in St. Louis, Missouri. Clark aggravates a bartender in Dodge City, Kansas, and is tantalized on numerous occasions by a beautiful young woman driving a Ferrari 308 GTS.

The Griswolds stop in Coolidge, Kansas, to visit Ellen's cousin Catherine and her husband Eddie, who foist cranky Aunt Edna and her mean dog Dinky on the Griswolds, asking them to drop her off at her son Norman's home in Phoenix.

After stopping at a decrepit and dirty campground in South Fork, Colorado, for the night, Clark forgets to untie Dinky's leash from the rear bumper before driving off the next morning, killing the dog. A motorcycle cop pulls the Griswolds over and angrily lectures Clark over animal cruelty but accepts Clark's apology. Edna learns of this and becomes irate with Clark for killing her dog. Exiting Colorado, Ellen loses her bag that had her credit cards, and Clark reports them as lost.

While Ellen and Clark argue during a drive between Utah and Arizona, they crash and become stranded in the desert near Monument Valley. After setting off alone to look for help for hours, Clark reunites with his family, who have been rescued and taken to a local mechanic. The mechanic, also the town sheriff, extorts Clark's remaining cash, only to render the car barely operational. Frustrated, the family stops at the Grand Canyon. When Clark is unable to convince a hotel clerk to cash a personal check because his credit cards have mistakenly been reported lost, he raids the cash register behind the clerk's back and leaves the check.

Continuing their drive, the Griswolds find that Aunt Edna has died in her sleep. They tie her corpse to the roof of the car, wrapped in a tarpaulin. Discovering that Norman is out of town when they arrive at his home, they attach a note to the corpse and leave it in the back yard.

Overwhelmed by the mishaps they have encountered, Ellen and the children want to go home, but Clark has become obsessed with reaching Walley World. After an argument with Ellen, Clark meets the Ferrari-driving blonde at a hotel bar, weaves several lies to impress her, and goes skinny-dipping with her in the hotel pool. They are quickly discovered by the family due to Clark yelling about the cold temperature. Clark tells the woman the truth, and they part ways amicably. Ellen forgives Clark, and they go skinny-dipping themselves.

The Griswolds arrive at Walley World, only to discover the park closed for the next two weeks for repairs. Slipping into madness over his efforts being for nothing, Clark buys a realistic-looking BB gun and demands that park security guard Russ Lasky take them through Walley World. An LAPD SWAT team soon arrives, but as the family is about to be arrested, park owner Roy Walley shows up to de-escalate the situation. Roy understands Clark's longing to achieve the perfect vacation, bringing back memories of his own family vacation troubles. He decides not to file criminal charges against the Griswolds and lets the family – along with the SWAT team – enjoy the park as his guests.

A montage of snapshots taken during the trip is shown during the credits, ending with one that shows the Griswolds flying back to Chicago.

Cast

  • Chevy Chase as Clark W. Griswold, the Griswold family patriarch
  • Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold, Clark's wife
  • Anthony Michael Hall as Russell "Rusty" Griswold, Clark and Ellen's son
  • Dana Barron as Audrey Griswold, Clark and Ellen's daughter
  • Imogene Coca as Aunt Edna, Ellen's aunt
  • Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie Johnson, Clark and Ellen's cousin-in-law
  • John Candy as Russ Lasky, a security guard at Walley World
  • Christie Brinkley as the unnamed woman in the red Ferrari
  • Eddie Bracken as Roy Walley, the owner of Walley World
  • Brian Doyle-Murray as the Kamp Komfort clerk
  • Miriam Flynn as Cousin Catherine Johnson, Ellen's cousin and Eddie's wife
  • James Keach as the motorcycle cop
  • Eugene Levy as Ed, the car salesman
  • Frank McRae as Grover, a security guard at Walley World
  • Jane Krakowski as Cousin Vicki Johnson, Eddie and Catherine's daughter
  • John P. Navin Jr. as Cousin Dale Johnson, Eddie and Catherine's son
  • Violet Ramis (daughter of Harold Ramis) as Cousin Daisy Mabel Johnson, Eddie and Catherine's daughter, who was born without a tongue
  • Mickey Jones as the mechanic sheriff
  • John Diehl as the mechanic sheriff's assistant
  • Harold Ramis has offscreen voice cameos as a recorded message from park mascot Marty the Moose and as an offscreen police officer asking Mr. Walley if they should take the Griswold family downtown and book them.

Production

During the Chicago blizzard of 1979, writer John Hughes began developing a short story titled "Vacation '58" for an issue of the National Lampoon. While the story ended up being bumped from the initial vacation-themed issue, it was eventually published in September 1979 and subsequently optioned by Warner Bros. "When I brought it to Hollywood, the first guy I brought it to was Jeff Katzenberg who was at Paramount," recalled producer Matty Simmons, who worked as a publisher at the National Lampoon. "He said it would never make a movie, it was too episodic, too consequential. I said, 'Yeah, it's a road trip. It's supposed to be episodic. You go from town to town, place to place.' But he didn't like it, so then my agent brought it to Warner Brothers, and I met with them. Most of them said the same thing, but there was one executive over there—a guy named Mark Canton—who really pulled for it and it got made."

Upon Simmons' agreement with Warner Bros., Hughes was tasked with adapting his original story into a screenplay. Harold Ramis and Chevy Chase rewrote Hughes's first draft to place the story from the father's point of view rather than the son's.

Filming

Filming began on July 5, 1982, in Boone, Colorado, and lasted 55 days. Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley, Utah; Flagstaff, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona; Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia and Magic Mountain in California; Southern Colorado, and St. Louis, Missouri.

The original ending of the film, which involved the Griswolds taking Roy Walley hostage, was judged poorly by test audiences. A new ending featuring John Candy was filmed in its place; in this revised ending, shot several months after the rest of the film, Anthony Michael Hall has become noticeably taller. The original ending is discussed in the film's commentary track, but has not been issued in any format since the test screenings.

Walley World

In Hughes' original short story, the theme park was Disneyland. To avoid legal troubles, all of the names associated with Disneyland were altered to sound-alikes. For instance, the park became Walley World, itself a good-natured parody of the Anaheim location, and the mascot, Marty Moose, is reminiscent of Walt Disney's own Mickey Mouse. Similarly, Roy Walley's appearance bears similarities to that of Disney and his name is similar to that of his brother Roy Disney.

In the film, the Walley World theme park is represented by Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Santa Anita Park's large parking lot and blue-tinged fascia served as the exterior of Walley World, while all park interior scenes were shot at Magic Mountain. The two roller coasters seen in the film are La Revolución, which can be recognized by the vertical loop, and Colossus (currently Twisted Colossus), the double-track wooden roller coaster.

The movie's popularity gave rise to an ongoing cultural running gag of using the name "Wally World" (spelled without an "e") as a nickname for real-life retailer Walmart.

Wagon Queen Family Truckster

Wagon Queen Family Truckster

The Wagon Queen Family Truckster station wagon was created specifically for the film. It is based on a 1979 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon. The car was designed by Warner Bros. The Truckster features a "metallic pea" green paint scheme, extensive imitation wood-paneling decals, eight headlights (the second pair was taken from another Crown Victoria/Country Squire and mounted upside-down above the stock pair), a grille area largely covered by bodywork with only two small openings close to the bumper, an oddly placed fuel filler door and an airbag made from a trashcan liner.

Music

The musical score for National Lampoon's Vacation was composed by Ralph Burns, featuring original songs by Lindsey Buckingham. A soundtrack album was released in 1983 by Warner Bros. Records. While the album did not chart, Buckingham's single "Holiday Road" reached number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100.

  1. "Holiday Road" – Lindsey Buckingham
  2. "Mr. Blue" – The Fleetwoods
  3. "Blitzkrieg Bop" – Ramones
  4. "Deep River Blues" – Ralph Burns
  5. "Summer Hearts" – Nicolette Larson
  6. "Little Boy Sweet" – June Pointer
  7. "The Trip (Theme from Vacation)" – Ralph Burns
  8. "He's So Dull" – Vanity 6
  9. "Christie's Song" – Ralph Burns
  10. "Dancin' Across the USA" – Lindsey Buckingham

Release

Home media

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National Lampoon's Vacation was first released on VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc, and CED in late 1983. It was released again on VHS in 1986, 1991, 1995 and 1999. It was first released on DVD in 1997. The DVD was presented in an open-matte full-screen presentation. Its only feature was the film's theatrical trailer. A 20th anniversary DVD was released in 2003. It included an anamorphic widescreen transfer. Its bonus features included an audio commentary with director Harold Ramis, producer Matty Simmons, and stars Chevy Chase, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, and Randy Quaid. It also included an introduction with Chase, Simmons, and Quaid, a family truckster interactive featurette gallery, and the film's theatrical trailer. A Blu-ray was released in 2013. It included the same features from the 20th Anniversary DVD and included the A&E documentary Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation. The film was later released in 4K by Warner Bros. in 2023.

Reception

Box office

National Lampoon's Vacation opened theatrically in 1,175 venues on July 29, 1983, and earned $8,333,358 in its opening weekend, ranking number one at the domestic box office. The film grossed $61,399,552.

Critical response

National Lampoon's Vacation received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of 94% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's consensus reads, "Blessed by a brilliantly befuddled star turn from Chevy Chase, National Lampoon's Vacation is one of the more consistent – and thoroughly quotable – screwball comedies of the 1980s." On Metacritic it has a 55 out of 100 rating based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale; the company's founder, Ed Mintz, said in 2016, "I loved it ... I couldn't figure out for anything why people didn't love that more".

Janet Maslin of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, saying, "National Lampoon's Vacation, which is more controlled than other Lampoon movies have been, is careful not to stray too far from its target. The result is a confident humor and throwaway style that helps sustain the laughs – of which there are quite a few." Entertainment magazine Variety called the film "an enjoyable trip through familiar comedy landscapes" and praised "director Harold Ramis for populating the film with a host of well-known comedic performers in passing parts." Conversely, Richard Rayner of Time Out magazine said, "The visual gags come thick and fast, and are about as subtly signposted as the exit markers on a freeway. An exercise in the comedy of humiliation which is the stuff of shamefaced giggles."

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