National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Overview
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $27,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $74,542,088.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 27.728 |
Directed By
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Crew
Michael A. Stevenson
Jeremiah S. Chechik
John Hughes
Gerald B. Greenberg
Thomas E. Ackerman
Angelo Badalamenti
John Hughes
Tom Jacobson
Dick Ziker
Lou Kleinman
Jim Harrison
Victoria Sampson
James R. Alexander
Neal Burger
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Wylie Stateman
Matt Earl Beesley
Marcia 'Mavis' Girard
Douglas Knapp
Larry Kemp
David McCullough
Stan Gilbert
Kaye Pownall
Eric Engler
Ron Payne
George H. Anderson
Glenn T. Morgan
Ted Rhodes
Charlie Picerni
John Agalsoff Jr.
David J. Negrón Jr.
Chris Jenkins
Eric Jewett
David P. Newell
S. Bruce Wineinger
Gary A. Hecker
Karen Baker Landers
Dino DiMuro
Neil David Pontecorvo
Charlie Picerni
Bill Silic
Kurt Young
Bill Kroyer
Vicki Jackson-Lemay
Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.
Greg Agalsoff
Timothy W. Tiedje
Doug Hemphill
Edward Steidele
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Steve Kelso
Chad Randall
Philip Romano
William Coss
Harold Jones
Sammy Thurman
Scott Wilder
Kenny Bates
Mike Amorelli
Ralph Eggleston
Bryan Denegal
Glen Cooper
Richmond G. Cogswell
Annie Ellis
Rickley W. Dumm
Stephen Robinette
Richard Dean Rankin
Tommy J. Huff
Charles John Bukey
Juel Bestrop
Kevin Kelley
Tim A. Davison
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Albert Hood
Hoyt Yeatman
Gregory J. Barnett
Ron Phillips
Erik Cord
Tama Takahashi
Dennis Venizelos
Jeannie Epper
John C. Meier
Steve Picerni
Jason White
Kirk Bales
Tony Fucile
William H. Burton Jr.
Craig Asato
David L. Parrish
Mark Smith
Bill McIntosh
John Robotham
Leslie Hoffman
Bill Silic
John Wagner
Bob Scott
Mark A. Lanza
Scott M. Robinson
Dave Woodman
Mark M. Pompian
Noon Orsatti
Ann Lukacs
Randy Nolen
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Shirley Walker
Franklyn Warren
Angelo Badalamenti
Stephen Andrzejewski
Dan Marrow
Robert C. Decker
Carlyn Montes De Oca
Andrew Barrett
Charles Samek
Mari Grimaud
Eddie Marks
Kathryn Camp
Eileen Peterson
Thomas J. Busch
Franklin Jones Jr.
Robert Fernandez
Lisa Fischer
William S. Beasley
Frank Capra III
Ramey E. Ward
Beala Neel
Daniel Grodnik
Heidi Levitt
Mauri Syd Gayton
Stephen Marsh
Michael Kaplan
Risa Bramon Garcia
William S. Beasley
Lee Harman
Matty Simmons
Billy Hopkins
Dieter Sturm
Gary L. Karas
Justin Klarenbeck
Barbara Adamski
Janet Brady
Chris Buchinsky
John Rozman
Dan Hegeman
Allen Hall
David Baldwin
Joe Gilbert
TOP CAST
Chevy Chase
Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
Ellen Griswold
Juliette Lewis
Audrey Griswold
Johnny Galecki
Russell 'Rusty' Griswold
John Randolph
Clark, Sr.
Diane Ladd
Nora
E.G. Marshall
Art
Doris Roberts
Francis
Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie
Miriam Flynn
Cousin Catherine
Cody Burger
Rocky
Ellen Hamilton Latzen
Ruby Sue
William Hickey
Uncle Lewis
Mae Questel
Aunt Bethany
Sam McMurray
Bill
Nicholas Guest
Todd Chester
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Margo Chester
Nicolette Scorsese
Mary
Keith MacKechnie
Delivery Boy
Brian Doyle-Murray
Frank Shirley
Natalija Nogulich
Helen Shirley
Tony Epper
Bozo #1
Billy Hank Hooker
Bozo #2
Alexander Folk
SWAT Officer
Jeremy Roberts
Cop
Woody Weaver
Cop
Michael Kaufman
Young Executive
Doug Llewelyn
Parade Announcer (voice)
Devin Bailey
Clark (age 9) (uncredited)
Frank Foti Jr.
SWAT Team Sargeant (uncredited)
Traci Kochendorfer
Downtown Shopper (uncredited)
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