National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

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American film Christmas comedy film film

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a 1989 comedy film that follows the Griswold family’s disastrously over-the-top attempts to celebrate the perfect Christmas holiday.

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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation canonical 11
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 6
Christmas Vacation 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film ⓘ
Christmas comedy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn National Lampoon magazine short story "Christmas ’59" ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy John Hughes ⓘ
boxOfficePerformance commercial success ⓘ
cinematographer Thomas E. Ackerman NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
cultStatus cult Christmas classic ⓘ
director Jeremiah S. Chechik ⓘ
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
editor Jerry Greenberg ⓘ
followedBy Vegas Vacation ⓘ
follows National Lampoon’s European Vacation ⓘ
genre Christmas film ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ
mainCharacter Audrey Griswold ⓘ
Aunt Bethany ⓘ
Catherine Johnson ⓘ
Clark Griswold ⓘ
Cousin Eddie Johnson ⓘ
Ellen Griswold ⓘ
Rusty Griswold ⓘ
Uncle Lewis ⓘ
mpaaRating PG-13 ⓘ
musicBy Angelo Badalamenti ⓘ
notableElement features elaborate Christmas light display on the Griswold house ⓘ
includes the character Cousin Eddie’s RV and sewer-related gag ⓘ
notableSong "Christmas Vacation" performed by Mavis Staples ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfSeries National Lampoon’s Vacation film series ⓘ
plotSummary The Griswold family attempts to celebrate a perfect Christmas at home, but their plans descend into chaos due to mishaps, visiting relatives, and holiday disasters. ⓘ
producer John Hughes ⓘ
productionCompany Hughes Entertainment ⓘ
releaseDate 1989-12-01 ⓘ
releaseYear 1989 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 97 ⓘ
screenwriter John Hughes ⓘ
setting Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
starredActor Beverly D’Angelo ⓘ
Brian Doyle-Murray ⓘ
Chevy Chase ⓘ
Diane Ladd ⓘ
Doris Roberts ⓘ
E. G. Marshall ⓘ
surface form: E.G. Marshall

John Randolph ⓘ
Johnny Galecki ⓘ
Juliette Lewis ⓘ
Mae Questel ⓘ
Miriam Flynn ⓘ
Randy Quaid ⓘ
title National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation self-link ⓘ

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Vacation (2015 film) → follows → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
John Randolph → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Diane Ladd → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
Johnny Galecki → appearedIn → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Mae Questel → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
Mae Questel → performedIn → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation → title → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation self-link ⓘ
Vegas Vacation → follows → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983 film) → followedBy → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
subject surface form: National Lampoon’s Vacation
this entity surface form: Christmas Vacation
Chevy Chase → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Clark Griswold → appearsIn → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Ellen Griswold → appearsIn → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Rusty Griswold → appearsIn → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
National Lampoon’s Vacation film series → hasFilm → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
Beverly D’Angelo → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
Angelo Badalamenti → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (score)
John Hughes → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christmas Vacation
Randy Quaid → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christmas Vacation
Randy Quaid → portrayedIn → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989 film)
William Hickey → appearedIn → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Nicholas Guest → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ
Brian Doyle-Murray → notableWork → National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ