NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION (1983 FILM)

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION (1983 FILM)

Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie Brinkley

National Lampoon's Vacation is a 1983 American road trip black comedy directed by Harold Ramis, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Christie Brinkley in her acting debut. The film follows the Griswold family on a chaotic cross-country trip to an amusement park, based on a screenplay by John Hughes from his short story "Vacation '58." It was a box-office hit, earning over $60 million in the U.S. on a $15 million budget, and received positive reviews from critics.