Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Movies»Movies by Decade»Movies - 1980s
    Movies - 1980s Movies - N 1 Min Read

    National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    A Chicago family sets out for a two-week road trip to California and encounters every conceivable mishap along the way.

    Chevy Chase plays accident-prone (and incredibly square) inventor and all-American Dad Clark Griswold who sets off to take his family across America from Chicago to the Walley World amusement park in California and runs into numerous mishaps and disasters along the way.

    National Lampoon‘s first outing – 1978’s Animal House – is still the funniest by far, but this decent effort is miles better than subsequent movies in the series.

    Director Harold Ramis, who went on to make Groundhog Day (1993), keeps the silliness coming at a fast and furious pace, and he has the benefit of a supporting cast that includes Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Christie Brinkley and John Candy.

    Clark Griswold
    Chevy Chase
    Ellen Griswold
    Beverly D’Angelo
    Aunt Edna
    Imogene Coca
    Cousin Eddie
    Randy Quaid
    Rusty Griswold
    Anthony Michael Hall
    Audrey Griswold
    Dana Barron
    Roy Walley
    Eddie Bracken
    Kamp Komfort clerk
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    Cousin Catherine
    Miriam Flynn
    Motorcycle cop
    James Keach
    Lasky
    John Candy
    Girl in red Ferrari
    Christie Brinkley

    Director
    Harold Ramis

    Video

    Related Posts

    • Legend (1985)
      Legend (1985)
      Three years after delivering audiences a glimpse of Los Angeles AD2019 (in Blade Runner), director Ridley Scott turned his hand to…
    • National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
      National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
      Co-scripted by teen-pic maestro John Hughes (The Breakfast Club et al), this politically incorrect sequel to 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation from…
    • Powaqqatsi (1988)
      Powaqqatsi (1988)
      Having censured the old world order for allowing itself to be enslaved by modern technology in Koyaanisqatsi (1983), director Godfrey Reggio…
    • Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
      Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
      A "prequel" to the 1979 hit finds another family - the Montelli's - falling prey to supernatural forces at the…
    • Amityville III: the Demon (Amityville 3-D) (1984)
      Amityville III: the Demon (Amityville 3-D) (1984)
      After exposing a pair of phoney spiritualists based in the notorious Long Island town, investigative reporter John Baxter (Tony Roberts)…
    • Sudden Impact (1983)
      Sudden Impact (1983)
      The Enforcer (1976) was always intended to be the last film in the 'Dirty Harry' series but when Sean Connery…
    • Naked (1993)
      Naked (1993)
      Unemployed Johnny (David Thewlis) has to flee Manchester and heads to London where he calls at the home of his…
    • Three Amigos! (1986)
      Three Amigos! (1986)
      Originally conceived as a vehicle for Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and John Belushi, this enjoyably indulgent comedy hit the big…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleName Of The Rose, The (1986)
    Next Article Neighbors (1981)

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Mask of Janus, The
      1 9 6 5 (UK) 11 x 50 minute episodes This BBC thriller series […]
    • Can
      Formed in Cologne in July 1968, Can surfed the first wave of […]
    • Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
      Harried St Louis banker Roger Hobbs (James Stewart) wants to […]
    • Big Red One, The (1980)
      The most ambitious war film in Samuel Fuller’s career, a […]
    • Annie Hall Look
      The biggest fashion influence on America’s young women in […]
    • 1987
      January 02 – Ideological purity has reached the […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disco Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.