Release date1983 – 2015CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudgetTotal (5 films):$113 millionBox officeTotal (5 films):$299,743,059National Lampoon's Vacation film series is a series initially based on ' short story 'Vacation '58' that was originally published by magazine. The series is distributed by and consists of five main films, two of which are not sponsored by National Lampoon, and one spin-off. In recent years, the series has been the inspiration for various advertising campaigns featuring some of the original cast members. The series portrays the misadventures of the Griswold family, whose attempts to enjoy vacations and holidays are plagued with continual disasters and strangely embarrassing predicaments. Main article:National Lampoon's Vacation was directed by and written.
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The film follows Clark and Ellen Griswold as they take their two children, Rusty and Audrey, on a cross-country trip from their home in, to the theme park Walley World. Planned out by Clark, the trip begins to go awry after getting lost in. From there, they make it to, where they spend the night at the home of Ellen's cousin, Catherine, and husband, Eddie. There they are forced to take their Aunt Edna and her dog to. Along the way to there, Clark accidentally drags the dog from the back of the car and Edna dies during a long day of driving.
Dropping her body off at cousin Normy's house in Phoenix, they soon make it to Walley World only to find that it is closed.National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985). Main article:National Lampoon's European Vacation was directed by and written by and Robert Klane.
After becoming the winning family on a game show called 'Pig In A Poke', the Griswalds win a two-week trip to Europe. The vacation begins in London, where they visit sights such as,. Having trouble with driving on the left side of the road, Clark ends up in many accidents and unknowingly knocks down.
From there they stop in France, where their camcorder gets stolen; in, where they spend the night at the home of strangers they mistake for their relatives; and in Italy, where they become involved with robbery and kidnapping.This is the first of two Vacation films to not feature the 'Cousin Eddie' character. The second film is the 2015.In the opening 'Pig in a Poke' sequence as well as the closing credits, the family's name is spelled as 'Grisw ald' as opposed to 'Grisw old'.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). Main article:National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was directed by and written. The film follows Clark's attempt at delivering 'the most fun-filled old-fashioned family Christmas ever'. As the Griswolds' dysfunctional relatives begin arriving early, he becomes obsessed with ensuring that everything goes right. Meanwhile, he is also expecting a large Christmas bonus check that will cover a surprise backyard swimming pool that he already ordered. However, when the Christmas bonuses are cut, he instead receives a one-year membership to the Jelly of the Month Club, causing him to snap and go crazy.Vegas Vacation (1997).
Main article:Vegas Vacation was directed by Stephen Kessler and written by Elisa Bell, based on a story by Bell. After receiving a large bonus check, Clark takes his family on vacation to.
Immediately hitting the blackjack tables, he begins to blow all his money, resulting in them breaking off in their own directions. While he tries to regain his money through the help of his cousin-in-law, Eddie, Ellen becomes infatuated with as Rusty wins big at the dice tables and Audrey turns to go-go dancing with her cousin, Vicki. The film is notable for being the first (and to date, only) installment to receive a PG rating from the MPAA.Vacation (2015). Main article:Hotel Hell Vacation is a short film directed.
On their way to visit Rusty and his family at a, Clark and Ellen decide to have a romantic getaway at a hotel before they get there. Everything goes wrong and they hastily make their way to Rusty's rental.The film was a campaign ad for that originally aired in part during the broadcast of and in entirety on Homeaway.com. While it was sanctioned by Warner Bros., it was not sponsored by the National Lampoon label.Television National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 (2003). Main article:National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure is a spin-off film directed by and written. After a workplace accident involving a monkey, Eddie Johnson is given a free vacation for him and his family to an island in the South Pacific.
But when he tries to catch a shark during a family boat trip, they become lost and eventually shipwrecked on an isolated island.It can be considered a sequel to, although it is more of a spin-off than a direct chapter in the Vacation series, because and do not appear. It stars and, reprising their roles as Cousin Eddie and Catherine, with returning as Audrey Griswold.The Goldbergs and respectively reprised their roles as the Girl in the Red Ferrari and Rusty Griswold in the of the television series. The Griswolds In December 2019, a television spin-off series entitled The Griswolds entered development. The series is set to be aired on, though it has not been officially picked up, with former Rusty serving as executive producer., and appear in archival photos from the previous Vacation films., and appear in archival photos from the previous Vacation films.Additional crew OccupationOriginal seriesTelevision spin-off filmDirector(s)Stephen KesslerWriter(s)John HughesRobert KlaneJohn HughesElisa BellJohn Francis DaleyJonathan GoldsteinProducer(s)John HughesTom JacobsonElliot FriedgenComposer(s)CinematographerBarry PetersonEditor(s)Michael A.
StevensonSeth FlaumJoel GoodmanProduction CompaniesN/AJerry Weintraub ProductionsElliot Friedgen & CompanyDistributionProduction Development After the success of in 1978, it was decided that another story from the magazine should be adapted into a film. One of such stories chosen for development was ' 'Vacation '58' that was originally published in the September 1979 issue of National Lampoon. Hughes wrote the screenplay for the first Vacation film as 'a fairly straight adaptation of the short story', with the exception of the ending that was rewritten and reshot after being 'thoroughly despised by preview audiences'. In addition to Hughes, Vacation involved the crew of many people connected to National Lampoon. The film was produced by Lampoon co-founder and Animal House producer, and directed by Lampoon alumnus and Animal House co-writer.Released on July 29, 1983, National Lampoon's Vacation proved to be a financial and critical success. Simmons went on to produce two sequels, with scripts by Hughes. While involved with the early stages of a third sequel, Vegas Vacation, Simmons resigned from production due to creative differences.
As a result, the film was made without the 'National Lampoon' title.During an interview on the series, revealed that due to the success of Animal House, the original Vacation was envisioned as a raunchier R-rated comedy targeting young adults. This was principally the reason for nudity such as D'Angelo's shower scene, and Chase's profanity-laced tirades and pool scene with.
However, the movie's success with larger family audiences who identified with Chase's everyman-father character caught the filmmakers by surprise. As a result, the subsequent sequels prior to the 2015 R-rated revival were toned down and family friendly, with PG-13 or PG ratings.Casting Along with, who starred in Animal House, had previously performed in and in the stage show, both of which were spin-offs from National Lampoon magazine.In each of the main films of the series, the Griswold children are portrayed by different actors.
This is usually attributed to the fact that after declined to reprise his role in European Vacation in order to star in, Director requested both children be recast. Chase has indicated that it was his idea to continue recasting the children by explaining, 'I always wanted to make the joke, 'Geez, I hardly ever get the chance to see the kids anymore. I hardly know who they are. We should go on a vacation.' That was funny to me: the idea that Clark was such a great family man, but still didn't even recognize his own children.' Unproduced scripts Shortly after making European Vacation, Chase and began to write a script for a follow up called National Lampoon's Australian Vacation. According to Idle, 'We spent some time working together on it.
It had some nice shark gags, but I can't pretend it was in any way finished.' The concept of Australian Vacation resurfaced in the 90s as a potential fifth installment of the series, but nothing ever came of it.Prior to the confirmed plans of rebooting the series, Chase made note that he has developed another sequel tentatively titled Swiss Family Griswold.
In 2011, Chase revealed that he and have been working on the idea. He explained, 'There’s a cruise, there’s a fire on the ship, we think the whole ship’s on fire and we jump —- it’s just a little fire —- and we end up on an island where we meet Randy somewhere who’s been left there from an old series.' Remake turned sequel In February 2010, it was announced by (owned by, which released the previous films) that a new Vacation film was being produced. The film, titled simply, was ultimately released on July 29, 2015, exactly 32 years after the original film was released into theaters. It was produced by and written by and.The film is a direct sequel to the previous films (picking up years after the events of Vegas Vacation), starring as Rusty Griswold, as he takes his own family to Walley World. Appeared as Audrey Griswold. Original series stars D'Angelo and Chase appeared in cameo roles.
The film also starred, and.Continuity and recurring elements The Griswold children. This section possibly contains. Please by the claims made and adding. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.
( September 2016) Aside from the obvious issues with the characters' physical appearances due to being played by different actors, Rusty and Audrey both age on a. It is assumed that each film takes place in the year they are actually filmed, as no other indication of time is mentioned and the characters' clothing, cars, and environment are contemporary to the time of each film's release.
In most of the films it is never mentioned which of the two children is older. Rusty and Audrey appear to be in their early teens in Vacation (1983), and in their mid-teens in European Vacation (1985) two years later (at one point in the film, he specifically mentions that he is fifteen years old).
However, in Christmas Vacation (1989), while she appears to be in her late teens, he looks younger than he did in the preceding films. Whereas in Vegas Vacation (1997), both are in their late teens to which Clark tells the kids, 'I hardly recognize you anymore!'
The next shot freezes for a moment on the kids sitting silently, making fun of the discontinuity., who was then in her late thirties, reprised the role of Audrey in Christmas Vacation 2 (2003). Rusty is also portrayed as an adult with a wife and daughter in (2010). However, in (2015), Rusty is portrayed by and has two sons with no mention of a daughter.Eddie and Catherine Johnson Eddie and Catherine are seen with the following children in their respective films: Vicky, Dale, Daisy Mable, Eddie Jr, and Junior ( Vacation); Rocky and Ruby Sue ( Christmas Vacation); Denny ( Vegas Vacation); and Clark 'Third' Johnson — the namesake of Clark Griswold ( Christmas Vacation 2). In addition to those seen, several others are mentioned or alluded to throughout the series. While the Johnsons do not appear in the 2015 Vacation, Eddie is mentioned once. Since Clark refers to Eddie as his cousin-in-law in Christmas Vacation - hence generally being referred to as 'Cousin Eddie' - it's presumed that Catherine is a cousin of Ellen.
In 'Vegas Vacation,' however, Ellen directly asks Clark how often she gets to see her 'cousin,' Catherine.Walley World Walley World is mentioned in subsequent films following Vacation:. In European Vacation, Clark tells his wife and children to be open-minded and respectful of other countries' cultures, reminding them, 'This isn't Walley World, it's a country.' Clark and Rusty also wear Walley World sweaters at certain points in the film. In Christmas Vacation, Clark and Eddie can be seen drinking eggnog out of glasses shaped like Marty Moose's head (with the cartoonish oversized antlers serving as handles). In Hotel Hell, Rusty can be seen wearing a Marty Moose T-shirt. Walley World once again makes an appearance in the 2015 Vacation.
In the film, the park appears to be updated with new attractions and modernized signage, including a statue of Marty Moose taking a selfie.Clark's tirades Clark is usually very easy-going and optimistic, even in the face of adversity and his family's seeming lack of appreciation for his efforts on their behalf. However, when he is pushed beyond the limit of his patience, he tends to lose his temper and go on furious tirades, as seen in the first Vacation, where he scolds his family for not wanting to continue the trip. He also loses his temper in Christmas Vacation where he gets angry at his relatives because of their wanting to leave, and went into a tirade against his boss.The Girl in the Red Ferrari In the first Vacation film, Clark sees a golden-haired beauty driving a red played by model and actress.
Clark later encounters her at a hotel, with her attempts to seduce him resulting in an embarrassing failure on his behalf. In Vegas Vacation, Clark once again drives alongside the same woman (again played by Brinkley), asking 'remember me?'
After she responds that she does, Clark spots a baby in the backseat of her car, clearly indicating she's now a mom and possibly married — much to Clark's disappointment.A new girl in a red Ferrari played by model appears in the 2015 Vacation. This time, while driving down the highway, the girl pulls alongside Rusty and makes flirtatious gestures at him before swerving into the other lane, being hit head on and killed by a. Reception Box office performance When released in 1983, National Lampoon's Vacation was a significant hit. The film earned over 61 million in the with an estimated budget of $15 million.Without being adjusted for inflation, the profit earned by the individual Vacation films follow behind as the highest-grossing films of the National Lampoon brand. Retrieved 7 October 2014. November 18, 2009.
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