Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.
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.
Get tickets Watch trailer IMDb TMDbScene stills and backdrop images help preview the tone and visual style before choosing a showtime.
Streaming, rental and purchase options currently listed for US.
| Original title | National Lampoon's Vacation |
|---|---|
| Tagline | Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far. |
| Release date | Jul 29, 1983 |
| Runtime | 99 min |
| Content rating | R |
| Certification region | US |
| TMDb rating | 7.1 |
| Director | Harold Ramis |
| Writers | John Hughes |
| Production | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| Revenue | $61,418,063 |
| Language | en |
| Country | US |
| IMDb | tt0085995 |
Available imported scores, plus outside rating sources to check when a score is not in the local feed yet.
Imported excerpts and direct review sources for this title.
<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 forefront 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 c...
Read full review4 upcoming showtimes at 1 cinema .
Safety Harbor, FL
Other active movie pages sharing genres with this title.
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
