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The Griswold family, father Clark W., wife Ellen, daughter Audrey and son Rusty, set out in high spirit to spend their vacation driving cross-country from Chicago to a glorious climax in Walley World on the West Coast. The trip which Clark planned down to the minute, slowly loses its smoothness from the moment the first grain of sand gets in. A meeting with constantly-in-debt, simple-minded cousin Eddie results in the Griswold family giving cantankerous aunt Edna a lift to Phoenix. Of course, the Griswolds receive one strike of bad luck after another, and when they finally arrive at Walley World, they have to find out that the park is closed for maintenance. But Clark promised his beloved family the best vacation ever... Written by Julian Reischl {julianreischl@mac.com}

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HERE IS A REVIEW FOR THE MOVIE NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION FROM DVDTALK

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As a member of the "Holy Trinity" of Chevy Chase films (alongside Caddyshack and Fletch), National Lampoon's Vacation represents Chevy Chase at his all-around cinematic best. Of all the films listed on Chase's r�sum�, there is none other that encapsulates what makes Chase one of the best comedic talents of his era. To wit: for as much as I positively worship at the feet of Caddyshack, the film is basically a "Clash of the Titans" between Rodney Dangerfield's sarcastic, acerbic one-liners and the brilliant, seething slow-burn of the late, great Ted Knight. Fletch is a comedy classic, and Chase is almost pitch-perfect throughout the film, but his funnyman antics, physical comedy, piercing impersonations, and throwaway glibness seem slightly out-of-place when juxtaposed with the film's rather serious narrative.

So what makes National Lampoon's Vacation the quintessential Chevy Chase vehicle? Simply put: everything. Even if you remove Chase from the equation, the film boasts a promising pedigree. The film was directed by Harold Ramis, the SCTV-vet who was fresh off writing (and co-starring in) the Bill Murray smash Stripes, as well having been the writer/director behind Caddyshack and co-writer of Animal House. Ramis would also go on to direct Groundhog Day . Now let me repeat all that for effect: Stripes, Caddyshack, Animal House, and Groundhog Day. TBS owes their existence to this man, but I digress. The script was written by John Hughes, based on a short story he penned for National Lampoon magazine. This is the same John Hughes whose entire oeuvre would leave a lasting influence of a generation of movie-watchers; films like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Pretty In Pink, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles are his cinematic lineage. TBS owes 99.999% of their advertising revenue to this man... but again, I'm off on a tangent.

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