Rated R for language and brief nudity
Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron
Directed by Harold Ramis
The Story:
Clark Griswold (Chase) is set to take his family from Chicago halfway across country to Wally World, the family amusement park of choice! Instead of flying, they plan on taking a road trip across country.
What could possibly go wrong?
It's been over 30 years since we first met the Griswold family, and they live out the American Dream, turned horrific nightmare that plagues the back of the mind of every dad who prepares for a road trip with their family.
Written by John Hughes, and directed by Harold Ramis, this comedy classic has endured for generations and is only overshadowed by the ever-popular Christmas Vacation due to the seasonal nature of that one enjoying repeated holiday viewings and becoming a family tradition for most people around Christmas time.
The original though is no slouch.
Between laugh out loud jokes, gags and pratfalls, Vacation has it all.
Anchored by arguably Chevy Chase's finest performance, he plays the perfect father who sets the bar way too high, and then slowly erupts when he can no longer even get close to clearing the bar.
D'Angelo is the perfect foil who tries to keep her manic husband in check along the way.
Then of course, the memorable minor characters who litter the landscape along the road trip. From the crazy Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) to the elusive Girl in the Ferrari (Christie Brinkley), the story is chock full of characterization for even the smallest of cameos.
Filled with memorable characters and quotable dialogue, this is one of those comedies that has endured.
Final Grade: A
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I do own it, and while it doesn't get the multiple viewings per year of the Holiday version, it averages a viewing every year or two.
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