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2022.01.07 19:26




















Fantasy artist Boris Vallejo was hired to illustrate the theatrical release poster for Vacation. When the focus shifted to Chase, so did her attention. Brinkley was also supposed to strip naked for the movie, but refused; she wound up in a nylon bodysuit that gave off the impression of being topless while in a pool. Dana Barron, who played Audrey Griswold, became so distressed with motion sickness she had to be given repeated doses of Dramamine. He rewrote the ending—the Griswolds enjoy their own private, bloodless Walley World experience—and Ramis hired Candy to play a security guard for reshoots.


Released in a competitive summer movie season, Vacation debuted at number one, muscling out sequels to Jaws and Star Wars —both of which had been out for some time—from the top spot. Mom also written by Hughes performed better. Of the various sequels that followed up on the Griswolds over the years, one of the least-known is a minute short film, Hotel Hell Vacation , that was released in as part of a promotional campaign for a travel rental site.


In it, Clark and Ellen get away for a second honeymoon while planning to drop in on their son, Rusty. It will not be confused for a John Hughes film. Jul 26, wide.


Apr 2, Warner Bros. Beverly D'Angelo Ellen Griswold. Dana Hill Audrey Griswold. Jason Lively Russell 'Rusty' Griswold. Eric Idle The Bike Rider. Victor Lanoux The Thief. Paul Bartel Mr. Mel Smith Hotel Manager. Robbie Coltrane Man in the Bathroom. Amy Heckerling Director. John Hughes Writer. Robert Klane Writer. Stuart Cornfeld Co-Producer. Matty Simmons Producer. Charles Fox Original Music. Danny Gould Original Music. Robert Paynter Cinematographer.


Pembroke J. Herring Film Editor. Marion Dougherty Casting. Robert Cartwright Production Design. Alan Tomkins Art Direction. Leslie Tomkins Art Direction. Simon Wakefield Set Decoration. Graham Williams Costume Designer. View All Critic Reviews Feb 10, Note: I originally planned to post this review on the 19th of September, but I had no WiFi at this time. Puerto Rico, where I live, suffered its worst hurricane in its modern history on the 19th of September that left most of the island without electricity for months.


And this is after another category 5 hurricane that left me without electricity for 11 days. I was without electricity for FIVE months, until yesterday that is, when the power was finally restored. So here is the review for this movie, it's unchanged and unedited, as if that's somehow important. If you had told me me that this would be the last movie I watched in its entirety for the rest of , I would have called you crazy.


Because it's ludicrous and absurd to assume that one will be without power for five months. I started watching Alien 3 on the night of the hurricane, but I only made it 15 minutes in before the power went out. Moving on to the review. You know, I never once thought of this until I finished watching this movie.


One of the most notable things about the Vacation franchise is the fact that Clark and Ellen's children, Rusty and Audrey, are played by different actors in every installment of the original franchise. Rusty was the eldest in three of the original films, Audrey was the eldest in the Christmas movie. And it's like, how can these people not even keep track of their own continuity. And, really, in a way, the children played by different actors in every movie is one of the franchise's running jokes, at least "inside" jokes.


But, and this theory just popped in my head, as I mentioned, after finishing this movie, what if Ellen and Clark are foster parents and they switch out kids every so often. Every time they get a new pair of kids always one boy and one girl they always name them Rusty and Audrey, to avoid having to remember so new names every couple of years. That's just my theory on the matter and it's not even a theory that I believe in myself, it's just something I thought of.


But, again, that's neither here nor there. Where do I start with this movie? I suppose it should be by saying that I've seen every single one of the Vacation movies minus Vegas, since that looks awful. That wasn't the case for the longest time, since I could never actually find this movie anywhere.


I believe I watched the original movie and Christmas Vacation on Netflix. And I rented the reboot on DVD. But I could never find this one anywhere. It aired on tv and either it was already midway through, hence I couldn't DVR it, or I just saw it after the fact. I saved it for a rainy day, since I have not had WiFi since yesterday and I'm writing this on September 19th, since another category 5 hurricane is heading straight for us and I don't know how long I'll be without electricity for.


Was the long wait worth it? Honestly, I'm gonna have to say no. Having said that, I have always enjoyed the concept of Clark Griswold or Griswald being an overzealous father intent on spending every second of every minute of every hour of every day with his family while they're vacation.


He wants everything to go according to plan, even if that means that his family might not necessarily enjoy something that is meant to be fun. I thought it has always led to some comical moments in the franchise throughout the years. But, and I'll be honest here, this isn't one of John Hughes' who wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay best scripts.


Not by a long shot. Part of the problem is that there's no real structure to the film. You could say that about the original Vacation. But, to me, at least the original movie had some sort of goal for the characters to get to. They were on a road trip from Chicago to California to visit Wally World, a Disneyworld-type amusement park. Yes, you could say that there were shenanigans, but those shenanigans were meant to slow down the family on their journey to Wally World.


This was the vacation from hell. At the end of the movie, getting to Wally World isn't even a matter of actually wanting to go, it's a matter of pride for Clark.


And I thought that made for a very entertaining movie. European Vacation, however, has none of that. It's just the Griswolds travelling through Europe being annoying American tourists.


There's no real goal for them to get to. They just go to different countries where, invariably, they cause untold amounts of destruction and trouble. The first and second overall R-rated entry since National Lampoon's Vacation When Ed Helms is looking through old family photos, images of all the other films are shown, including the old "Rustys". Will Ferrell was also briefly considered for the role.


The movie has the curious distinction of simultaneously being a sequel the prior films are acknowledged and referenced , and a remake the plot and some scenes are the same as, or very similar to those of the earlier film. The rafting scene was shot at three different locations. The only Vacation movie where Chevy Chase isn't the lead. In fact, not only does his name appear last in the opening credits, but actress Beverly D'Angelo appears in the credits before Chevy does.


This is the first time she has billing above Chevy Chase. When John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein came on to the project to write the script, they didn't know they would also be directing.


The car in the movie, the Tartan Prancer, borrows parts from a few real production vehicles. Most notably, the main body is from the first-generation Toyota Previa, while the headlights and taillights have been taken from the Land Rover LR3. Like the Family Truckster from National Lampoon's Vacation , the Tartan Prancer serves as a commentary on the current auto industry.


While the Family Truckster made light of the styling and excess of cars in the s, the Prancer pokes fun at the over-the-top and often flawed technology that has shown up in the auto industry during the s. It has been 18 years since the Griswolds were seen on the big screen in Vegas Vacation The Girl in the Ferrari scene is an homage to the first film - both of the women driving the Ferrari are Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models Christie Brinkley in the first film, and Hannah Jeter in this film.


Both made the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition issue Brinkley is seen in a photo spread with her 2 daughters one of them is Alexa Ray Joel at their villa in the Turks and Caicos - same with Jeter who had a few out-takes published. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprise their roles as Clark and Ellen Griswold, and are the only actor and actress to appear in all five Vacation movies. This is the second time that a Six Flags theme park stood in as the location for Walley World.


Several things give this away: 1 American Scream Machine in the background. The tower ride just came online in , before that, it was a wheelie ride.


As a tribute to the original film, Anthony Michael Hall and Dana Barron, who played the first Rusty and Audrey, were approached to reprise their roles.


Christina Applegate previously starred in Married That show's intro featured stock footage of Chicago, which was pulled from National Lampoon's Vacation They were able to get Ron Livingston into the film since he was already shooting The 5th Wave in Atlanta.


Chris Hemsworth was born in , the year that National Lampoon's Vacation was released.