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 | 43.063 |
Directed By
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Crew
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Thomas E. Ackerman
John Hughes
Angelo Badalamenti
John Hughes
Gerald B. Greenberg
Tom Jacobson
Michael A. Stevenson
Dick Ziker
Lou Kleinman
Wylie Stateman
Stan Gilbert
Kaye Pownall
Neal Burger
Douglas Knapp
George H. Anderson
Glenn T. Morgan
Victoria Sampson
Ted Rhodes
Marcia 'Mavis' Girard
Ron Payne
Jim Harrison
David McCullough
James R. Alexander
Charlie Picerni
Larry Kemp
Matt Earl Beesley
Eric Engler
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Neil David Pontecorvo
Stephen Robinette
Richard Dean Rankin
S. Bruce Wineinger
Greg Agalsoff
Vicki Jackson-Lemay
John Agalsoff Jr.
David P. Newell
Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.
Bryan Denegal
Eric Jewett
David J. Negrón Jr.
Rickley W. Dumm
Doug Hemphill
Timothy W. Tiedje
Gary A. Hecker
Glen Cooper
Chris Jenkins
Tim A. Davison
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Philip Romano
Tommy J. Huff
Scott M. Robinson
Gregory J. Barnett
Jeannie Epper
Scott Wilder
Ralph Eggleston
Mark Smith
Bill McIntosh
John Robotham
Kevin Kelley
Tama Takahashi
William H. Burton Jr.
John C. Meier
Steve Picerni
Jason White
Tony Fucile
Dave Woodman
Edward Steidele
Kenny Bates
Albert Hood
Andrew Barrett
Franklin Jones Jr.
Hoyt Yeatman
Ron Phillips
John Wagner
Bill Kroyer
Franklyn Warren
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Shirley Walker
Dan Marrow
Mark M. Pompian
Noon Orsatti
Randy Nolen
Eddie Marks
Steve Kelso
Charlie Picerni
Chad Randall
Leslie Hoffman
Craig Asato
Charles John Bukey
David L. Parrish
Kurt Young
Carlyn Montes De Oca
Eileen Peterson
Bob Scott
Mari Grimaud
Robert C. Decker
Dino DiMuro
Sammy Thurman
Angelo Badalamenti
Karen Baker Landers
Annie Ellis
Richmond G. Cogswell
Erik Cord
Dennis Venizelos
Kathryn Camp
Bill Silic
Kirk Bales
William Coss
Harold Jones
Bill Silic
Juel Bestrop
Charles Samek
Mark A. Lanza
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Mike Amorelli
Ann Lukacs
Stephen Andrzejewski
Thomas J. Busch
Robert Fernandez
Daniel Grodnik
Gary L. Karas
Janet Brady
Billy Hopkins
Joe Gilbert
Risa Bramon Garcia
David Baldwin
Barbara Adamski
Dieter Sturm
Chris Buchinsky
Matty Simmons
Heidi Levitt
Lee Harman
Ramey E. Ward
Lisa Fischer
Stephen Marsh
Michael Kaplan
John Rozman
William S. Beasley
William S. Beasley
Justin Klarenbeck
Mauri Syd Gayton
Beala Neel
Frank Capra III
Dan Hegeman
Allen Hall
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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