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
Jeremiah S. Chechik
John Hughes
John Hughes
Tom Jacobson
Angelo Badalamenti
Thomas E. Ackerman
Gerald B. Greenberg
Michael A. Stevenson
Dick Ziker
Matt Earl Beesley
Ron Payne
Douglas Knapp
Marcia 'Mavis' Girard
James R. Alexander
Larry Kemp
Wylie Stateman
George H. Anderson
Neal Burger
Lou Kleinman
Glenn T. Morgan
Victoria Sampson
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Stan Gilbert
Jim Harrison
Ted Rhodes
Kaye Pownall
David McCullough
Charlie Picerni
Eric Engler
Stephen Robinette
Bryan Denegal
Vicki Jackson-Lemay
Eric Jewett
Glen Cooper
Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.
David P. Newell
Neil David Pontecorvo
Richard Dean Rankin
David J. Negrón Jr.
Timothy W. Tiedje
S. Bruce Wineinger
John Agalsoff Jr.
Greg Agalsoff
Rickley W. Dumm
Gary A. Hecker
Doug Hemphill
Chris Jenkins
Mark Smith
Edward Steidele
Karen Baker Landers
Dino DiMuro
Mark A. Lanza
Hoyt Yeatman
Mark M. Pompian
Gregory J. Barnett
William H. Burton Jr.
Erik Cord
Tim A. Davison
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Annie Ellis
Jeannie Epper
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Harold Jones
Steve Kelso
Bill McIntosh
John C. Meier
Noon Orsatti
Charlie Picerni
Steve Picerni
Chad Randall
John Robotham
Philip Romano
Sammy Thurman
Scott Wilder
Kenny Bates
Leslie Hoffman
Tommy J. Huff
Jason White
Mike Amorelli
Craig Asato
Charles John Bukey
Richmond G. Cogswell
Kevin Kelley
David L. Parrish
Ron Phillips
Scott M. Robinson
Bill Silic
Bill Silic
Tama Takahashi
John Wagner
Kurt Young
Kirk Bales
William Coss
Albert Hood
Ann Lukacs
Randy Nolen
Ralph Eggleston
Tony Fucile
Bill Kroyer
Bob Scott
Dennis Venizelos
Dave Woodman
Juel Bestrop
Franklyn Warren
Mari Grimaud
Eddie Marks
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Kathryn Camp
Carlyn Montes De Oca
Thomas J. Busch
Stephen Andrzejewski
Robert C. Decker
Angelo Badalamenti
Andrew Barrett
Charles Samek
Franklin Jones Jr.
Shirley Walker
Dan Marrow
Eileen Peterson
Robert Fernandez
William S. Beasley
Mauri Syd Gayton
Matty Simmons
Ramey E. Ward
Daniel Grodnik
Risa Bramon Garcia
Billy Hopkins
Heidi Levitt
Stephen Marsh
Beala Neel
Lisa Fischer
Michael Kaplan
Lee Harman
William S. Beasley
Frank Capra III
Barbara Adamski
John Rozman
David Baldwin
Joe Gilbert
Dan Hegeman
Allen Hall
Gary L. Karas
Dieter Sturm
Chris Buchinsky
Justin Klarenbeck
Janet Brady
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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