National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 1989
Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik · 97 mins · 2,130 views
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“GRACE!” “Grace? Grace passed away thirty years ago.” “No, they want you to say grace!” *shakes head, evident confusion* “Like the blessing!” “Oh…” *nods head and gets in prayer formation, everyone follows suit, soon each person at the table has fingers intertwined, heads bowed, ready for the aforementioned grace* *a few seconds pass* “I pledge allegiance…to the flag…”
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An insightful critique exploring the plight of the shrinking middle class in post-Reagan suburban communities at the expense of encroaching globalization and billionaire brain poison. In many ways, a movie for our time. Good squirrel bit, too.
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hilarious
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probably one of my favorite movies of all time þe whismy and tones are so great can it be Christmas
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Pretty damn funny for everyone, but it hits differently as a dad.
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Goat. Reminds me of my family
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The honor to give your house to the service of uncle Eddie is what every young boy dreams of
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skit bra
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Easily one of the best Christmas films
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this is the best christmas movie of all time to me and idc what anyone says, auto 5 star
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Bonjour les vacances (National Lampoon) est une telle merveille qu’on accueille avec plaisir d’autres aventures de la famille Griswold. Sauf que là, en dehors de cousin Eddy, les autres personnages ne sont ni passionnants, ni drôles et c’est plutôt ennuyeux pour une comédie. Une aventure de Noël bien décevante
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It’s entertaining I guess but Chevy Chase is insufferable and honestly it would be a way better movie if it wasn’t terrible
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BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE FIGHT ME
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Rewatched the most in my life. Probably. Well during December. Love the soundtrack!
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The most unrealistic part of this movie is when Audrey acts surprised that the grandparents are gonna be sleeping in her room, whenever every single mother would be making their child DEEP CLEAN their room in the off chance that company might even walk past their room.
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Really washed up movie that unfortunately has too big of a hold on culture. I’m not sure why its called vacation, no one takes a vacation.
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It’s the quintessential Christmas comedy. There are others I like better but it’s a classic.
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Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I’d like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people, and I want him brought right here! With a big ribbon on his head! And I want to look him straight in the eye, and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying,…
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Favorite movie as a kid
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Christmas Classic
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‘i don’t know what to say, except it’s Christmas and we’re all in misery.’ 🎄🥛🐿️☃️🚓 this is a classic in my eyes in terms of christmas movies. the dysfunctional yet very relatable griswold family are so entertaining to watch. the aesthetics are so cozy of the 1980/90s era and love the traditional decorations. ellen’s final outfit with the blouse & green skirt is to die for. the hair!!! really gives me martha may energy. a must watch especially in december when you need a comedic, adult version of home alone! watched on apple tv
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Just not a fan.
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Holiday classic.
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i don’t KNOW marGO
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I absolutely love this movie, best Christmas comedy ever, it’s really funny and I would definitely recommend watching this over during Christmas time
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A waste of time
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Had to say, one of the best Christmas movies of all time.
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Quite boring and not enough “story” in my opinion. It was an assembly of “funny” moments, and only at the tail end it took some notes from It’s A Wonderful Life and had something of an ending you might see in a bad sitcom. Best bits: – Chevy Chase falling off ladder – Chevy Chase falling on living room floor – Chevy Chase falling from attic
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þoli ekki myndir þegar karakterar eru seinheppnir, en þessi er funny
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Maybe the funniest Christmas film
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5 stars because it’s the best Christmas movie of all time.
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May the best Christmas movie ever. “We’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye!”
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It’s not Christmas without this movie
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Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, kiss my ass. Kiss his ass. Kiss your ass. Happy Hanukkah.
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Best Christmas film ever. Top 5 films for me ever. Near perfection of a comedy.
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Best Christmas movie ever
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watching this at a christmas themed hotel in the middle of august was very magical
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Chevy Chase plays a really cool, caring, funny guy in these movies. Surely he’s like that in real life right? Right?
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Ya serious, Clark? I’m writing that this IS, infact, one of the funniest films I have ever seen just to spite a peer. Laughable moments even when you know exactly when they’re coming.
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“why is the carpet all wet todd?” “i don’t KNOW margo”
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Where’s the Tylenol?
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It’s a fine movie to watch especially around the holidays. Many consider it a classic and I see why. It’s goofy and funny but has the holiday heart too. I don’t love it as much as some other holiday movies personally. My only other thing is Chevy Chase. Knowing how he typically treated people he works with makes it hard to fully enjoy films he’s in.
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day 11 of my 2025 christmas watch list. this was actually very funny. some wild scenes tho
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Chevy chase more like ew
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A lot of one liners. Expected more
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Good. Great Christmas tune.
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I’ve seen this movie during Christmas more times than I can count at this point. Half the time it’s not by choice but I still stop everything and watch it every time. Great comfort movie for the holidays.
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A Holiday Classic
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Great Christmas movie I love it but didn’t like it at first
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Watch this once a year on Christmas Eve and it hits everytime
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Very fun but yeah very stupid. I think they could have made the family a tad more likeable than they did and still achieve the same level of comedy.
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The griswalds Christmas. Mas familiar y sale mas del primo.
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Where’s the Tylenol
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The wife was TOOOO calm for my liking. My husband would NOT have had all those lights on our house like that. And the uncle?!?! Wtf is wrong with him.
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… I think it’s overhyped WAY too much
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Top Christmas movie. Elite level Chevy Chase. I watch it multiple times per season.
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The second best Christmas movie.
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Not the best but My favourite Christmas Movie
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when chevy chase has tree sap all over his hands and hes laying in bed in the funniest thing maybe possibly ever
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never too early for a good christmas film! 🎄 the shitter was full! 💩
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My mom’s favorite Christmas movie and for a pretty good reason. It’s pretty good and funny
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A very personal movie for me. Watching this with my friends every christmas.
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“And when santa squeezes his fat ass down the chimney tn hes gonna find the jolliest bunch of asshole on this side of the nut house” i truly cannot explain the amount of joy i felt over these 97 minutes watching with my grand uncles/aunts, grandparents and cousins
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If my family ever acts like this, ooooo…
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My dad loves it
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This is quite possibly the best Christmas movie ever created. Mr Griswald is one dirty dog.
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Funny ahh movie
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Bonjour les vacances (National Lampoon) est une telle merveille qu’on accueille avec plaisir d’autres aventures de la famille Griswold. Sauf que là, en dehors de cousin Eddy, les autres personnages ne sont ni passionnants, ni drôles et c’est plutôt ennuyeux pour une comédie. Une aventure de Noël bien décevante.
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I watch this every single Christmas season at least 2 times and it never misses “Worse? How can could it get worse Ellen? We’re at the threshold of hell!”
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Don’t love this like others do
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chevy chase can huff my nads.
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53 Characters Ranked Clark >∞ Audrey >> Ellen >∞ Eddie
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A Christmas comedy that truly encapsulates the realness of the holiday.
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anything else i can do for you uncle lewis?
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His house was indeed not on fire because i wish it was because house the was skeevey looking space aliens could see this shit from mars
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A 10/10 Christmas classic with comedy that hits 100% of its shots. Great characters, moments, and lines that I and my family quote on a very regular basis.
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Okay so..full disclosure if my family indoctrinated me with anything it was to love this movie. The whole family quotes it. Year round. Im talking not just my parents. Aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, even the grandparents while they were still with us. Im convinced if I went up to my grandpa with dementia and said “where’s eddy he usually eats these famn things” he’d bring up cholesterol. Yes we all know Chevy chase is an absolute POS but this movie…
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Just an average family Christmas movie, good at what it does though
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Absolute banger! Hallelujah! Holy shit!
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If you guys are ever having a bad day just think that the dad got a paycheck for a theme park for jello
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classic
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Mandatory family watch still quite interesting.
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I LOVE THIS MOVIE
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NNightOwl93 8 月 2, 2026
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: Special Edition (DVD)Make merry as Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid and an ensemble of comedy favorites strive to gift-wrap the “perfect Christmas” for the Griswold family. The most successful of the three vacations. Year: 1989 Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid,]]>
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Can see how you’d like it if you grew up with it, but wasn’t for me. Didn’t find the characters relatable or as funny as others seem to
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all-timer classic xmas movie, packed to the brim with great scenes and quotes. most reasonable crash out from clark my fam mini celebrates xmas in july but we were all busy last month
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“Shittin bricks” “you shouldn’t say that word” “Sorry, shittin rocks” :W scene
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Chevy Chase before he was moving mad was goated, traditional Christmas movie. Very good.
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Hilarious
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Very enjoyable but also kinda awful. I don’t want much else from a Christmas movie. Watched it for Christmas in August with the family.
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Yearly watch on the Hughes house!! “Bend over and I’ll show you.”
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Absolutely hilarious
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my favorite christmas movie
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The goat
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I’m probably in the minority but I think this movie gets SIGNIFICANTLY worse when cousin eddie shows up, I do not find him funny in the slightest, he has maybe 3 good lines, and I also hate randy quaid which certainly doesn’t help
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i loveee watching this any time of the year for real
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Such a classic and is always a must watch every year… so funny and feel good never gets old. Poor cat.
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christmas in a nutshell but always a good movie
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We call my sister’s lowlife, parasitic, chronically unemployed, thieving cheating scumbag boyfriend “cousin Eddie” as a joke, but at least Eddie LOVES HIS WIFE AND KIDS.
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Clearly not the greatest movie of all time, or even in the conversation of the greatest christmas movie of all time, but it always brings a smile to my face. It is usually on my holiday rotation, and yes that also includes Die Hard (obviously). Last christmas I didnt go through my usual rotation so I watched it here in my summer vacation instead. A bit misplaced perhaps, but Clark still manages to fuck most things up, much to my…
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Best Christmas movie OAT
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One of the best Christmas films out there it’s so fucking funny
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You serious, Clark?
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My Favorite Christmas Movie
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Good Christmas movie
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EEastieBeastie 7 月 29, 2026
Christmas in July
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Christmas movies in July just hits different
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EEswizzbalss 7 月 28, 2026
So funny! I love it. First Christmas movie that gave me a boner
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Ohio Goes to the Movies connection: Beverly D’Angelo (Columbus) “Catherine says he’s holding out for a management position.” One of the great satires of the male mind under patriarchy. Chevy Chase gives an all time great comedy performance, I don’t know how he manages to be so convincing in losing his mind while also playing so over the top. Part of it is probably that so much of the asshole parts are him, but sometimes that means you get the details you otherwise wouldn’t see.
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You look at Christmas Vacation, and let me tell you, it is a total classic, an absolute triumph. Chevy Chase—Clark Griswold, a tremendous guy, very determined—he wants the best for his family, nobody wants a great Christmas more than Clark.He puts up twenty-five thousand beautiful, sparkling lights, and frankly, from space, you can see it, it is a spectacular sight. The energy is through the roof. Then you have Uncle Eddie, a very unique character, very loyal, showing up in…
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Man, this is another movie that my family quotes so much that This was my first time at the drive-in!!!!
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My daughter will be able to quote this entire movie before I will. That being said, the peak of the Vacation series.
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My dad is no longer allowed to suggest films
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TA PANI ŻE SKLEPU Z BIELIZNĄ TO BYŁO MOJE JEDNO Z PIERWSZYCH HEAR ME OUT🥰
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I will never get over this movie and cousin Eddie, it isn’t Christmas without watching this movie. Such a great classic, lots of great jokes that I missed out on as a kid.
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gotta be funniest Christmas movie I’ve seen so far
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I watch this with my dad every Christmas so I’m biased in favor of it,but even without that it’s a very funny enjoyable movie. So many bits that randomly pop into my head. “Play ball!”
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Where do you think you’re going? Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We’re all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We’re gonna press on, and we’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his fat white ass down that chimney tonight, he’s gonna find the jolliest bunch of assholes on this side of the nuthouse.
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i love this movie it is funny and i liked the Christmas tree but it broke through the windows or something. funny funny funny. reminds me of Christmas eve eve.
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it’s a tradition but it’s lowkey not funny anymore because I’ve watched it so many times!!
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Okay not the best Christmas movie.
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i pledge allegiance to the flag, of the united states of america.
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Every year, I have a new favorite quote
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incel humor
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Movie 440: 1 hr and 37 minutes Come on come on turn the radio on
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A bit of humor for people over 30 but its worth a watch especially since there arent many good Christmas movies
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idc if it’s a different era if i was ellen this movie would’ve ended in divorce or murder
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A Christmas classic! One the best comedies ever made. The film itself is great but the comedy just always hits. Definitely one of the best Christmas films.
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Still love the sitcom family aspect, Eddie’s kids are adorable
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An ok christmas movie no real story or anything but had funny moments just an alright movie.
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Valid crashout
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the Christmas family eve movie
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Growing up My Aunt would always want to watch Christmas Vacation every Christmas after dinner. I never quite watched it as I was younger, but being older now it’s become a classic that’s a must watch as soon as it’s November 1st Chevy Chase as Clark is a relatable character as he wants the perfect family Christmas. Something I feel most of us can relate to. The supporting cast of Uncle Eddie and the entire Griswold family just make this movie a Christmas classic!
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Not funnt
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The whole rant Clark goes on towards the end wasn’t acting, Chevy chase was told to act how he usually does around everyone
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Sometimes you can love a movie literally just because it’s funny and you make it a staple to watch every single year, not because it has any deeper meaning or significance. Nothing more I can say but this movie is two things: 1) very funny 2) endlessly quotable
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I’ve got a special connection to Chevy Chase
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Another cheery Christmas gem Chevy Chase is too good
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Chevy chase is honestly worse in real life than as Clark Griswald
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A guy made me watch this in high school because it was his favorite Christmas movie. It was in this viewing that I realized that high school relationships are not all meant to last
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Goat Christmas movie.
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my dad watches this movie every fucking christmas it gets worse everytime you watch it im at a point where it makes me so mad i can’t even watch it no more
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CCarl Patterson 12 月 24, 2017
Not all that great but good to see Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki in really early roles.
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My favourite Christmas film of all time. Watch it every year and it gets better every time. It’s so incredibly funny with so many iconic scenes. There’s not a boring part of the film. One of my favourite quotes is when Clark asks Eddie “Can I refill your eggnog… Drive you out to the middle of nowhere, leave you for dead?”
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Kindheitserinnerung und ich kann immer noch drüber lachen
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I love this movie, it never gets old, Chevy Chase as Clark Grisdwald is just so crazy that he’s actually funny. When they get unexpected guest all hell break lose, litterly. Such a blast, and has alot of heart and soul. Enjoy the craziness.
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One of my all time favorite Christmas movies. Hey Griswold. Where do you think you’re gonna put a tree that big?” – “Bend over and I’ll show you.” – “You know, you’ve got a lot of nerve talking to me like that Griswold.” – “I wasn’t talking to you.”
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At least they got the bonus
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Hilarious! Never gets old. Watched this with my mum every. Single. Year. Growing up.
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The writing is actually genius, these jokes have remained funny for the last 20 years of watching. Find myself quoting it more than I would like to admit.
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In the course of the three National Lampoon vacation movies, Clark Griswold has become an emblem for all that is sweetest and most ineffectual in the Hollywood husband. What he wishes for his family, most desperately, is that they have a good time. All he is able to deliver is chaos and hair-raising misadventures. His wife is at least loving and grateful, but his two children are thoroughly weary of his schemes and have lost all faith in his ability…
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Christmas classic. Still funny.
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most packed christmas movie ever
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Director
- Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Writer
- John Hughes
- Studio
- Hughes Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 97 mins
- Australia30 Nov 1989
- Netherlands01 Dec 1989
- USA01 Dec 1989
- UK05 Apr 1990
- Ireland01 Jun 1990
- Poland14 Jun 1990
- Sweden09 Nov 1990
- Germany14 Nov 1990
- France18 May 2004
- USA01 Nov 2022
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