National Lampoon's Vacation
Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.
1983 | 99m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Harold Ramis |
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| Writer: | John Hughes |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 29, 1983 |
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| Director: | Harold Ramis |
| Writer: | John Hughes |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure |
| Keywords | holiday, relatives, vacation, road trip, domestic life, family vacation, family holiday, amusement park, theme park, duringcreditsstinger, trip |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $61,418,063
Budget: $15,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 25, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | Clark Griswold |
| Beverly D'Angelo | Ellen Griswold |
| Anthony Michael Hall | Rusty Griswold |
| Imogene Coca | Aunt Edna |
| Randy Quaid | Cousin Eddie |
| Dana Barron | Audrey Griswold |
| Eddie Bracken | Roy Walley |
| Brian Doyle-Murray | Kamp Komfort Clerk |
| Miriam Flynn | Cousin Catherine |
| James Keach | Motorcycle Cop |
| Eugene Levy | Car Salesman |
| Frank McRae | Grover |
| John Candy | Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld |
| Christie Brinkley | Girl In The Red Ferrari |
| Jane Krakowski | Cousin Vicki |
| John P. Navin, Jr. | Cousin Dale |
| Nathan Cook | Man Giving Directions |
| Christopher Jackson | Pimp |
| Mickey Jones | Mechanic |
| John Diehl | Assistant Mechanic |
| Jeannie Dimter Barton | Dodge City Cashier |
| Randy Lowell | Wyatt Earp |
| Virgil Wyaco II | Indian |
| Gerry Black | Davenport |
| James Staley | Motel Desk Clerk |
| Adelaide Wilder | Car Hop |
| Tessa Richarde | Motel Guest |
| Fritz Ford | Neighbor |
| Eric Stacey | Neighbor |
| Scott Perry | Swat Leader |
| Dennis Freeman | Policeman |
| Michael Talbott | Cowboy |
| John Craigmile | Camel Rider |
| Henry Gibson | Hotel clerk (uncredited) |
| Harold Ramis | Car salesman (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography |
| Lindsey Buckingham | Vocals, Songs |
| Alan Robert Murray | Sound Editor |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Ralph Burns | Original Music Composer |
| Pembroke J. Herring | Editor |
| Jack T. Collis | Production Design |
| Susan Arnold | Casting |
| Phyllis Huffman | Casting |
| Robert Grand | Unit Production Manager |
| Robert P. Cohen | First Assistant Director |
| Ross Brown | Second Assistant Director |
| Joe D. Mitchell | Set Decoration |
| Karen Holley | Leadman |
| Caryl Wickman | Dialogue Editor |
| Robert G. Henderson | Sound Editor |
| Bub Asman | Sound Editor |
| Eugene Marks | Music Editor |
| Tim Board | Assistant Editor |
| Brooke Henderson Ward | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Robert M. Stevens | Camera Operator |
| Elliott Marks | Still Photographer |
| Alan Greedy | Script Supervisor |
| Earl Clark | Assistant Camera |
| Kevin Jewison | Second Assistant Camera |
| Frank Griffin | Makeup Artist |
| Adele Taylor | Hairstylist |
| Robert J. Visciglia Sr. | Property Master |
| Sonny Van Hecke | Assistant Property Master |
| Martin Raymond Bolger | Sound Mixer |
| Hal Whitby | Boom Operator |
| Earl Gilbert | Gaffer |
| Patrick Marshall | Rigging Gaffer |
| Rhio Haessig | Best Boy Electric |
| Gaylin P. Schultz | Key Grip |
| Bernie Schwartz | Dolly Grip |
| Richard J. Bayard | Construction Coordinator |
| John M. Woodward | Transportation Coordinator |
| Carl Barth | Second Unit Director |
| Paul Vombrack | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Harold Ramis | Director |
| Dick Ziker | Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director |
| John Hughes | Screenplay |
| Sam Mercer | Location Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Matty Simmons | Producer |
| Robert Grand | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 45 | 59 | 30 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 55 | 86 | 35 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 32 | 71 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 324 | 769 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 792 | 875 |
<em>'National Lampoon’s Vacation'</em> is a little underwhelming, I thought it was going to be more amusing than it is, though I think there's enough to it that's worth watching. The fun ending with John Candy is what probably nudges this into the rating that I've given. Chevy Chase is at the for ... efront of the humour, as anticipated. I would've liked him to a bit more of a bumbling mess than he is, a more dumbed down deadpan delivery would've been more funny. He is shown as an idiot, but not as much as one as the character actually is. Beverly D'Angelo is good alongside Chase. The kid actors, which notably includes Anthony Michael Hall, are fairly solid in this movie too. The earlier mentioned Candy is alright, he has obviously done far better, and there is also an appearance from Eugene Levy, albeit a fairly tiny one.