National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

7.2
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 97 min
  • Premiere: 1989. November 30.

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.

Discover

Chevy Chase

Clark Griswold

Beverly D'Angelo

Ellen Griswold

Juliette Lewis

Audrey Griswold

Johnny Galecki

Russell 'Rusty' Griswold

John Randolph

Clark, Sr.

Randy Quaid

Cousin Eddie

Miriam Flynn

Cousin Catherine

William Hickey

Uncle Lewis

Mae Questel

Aunt Bethany

Nicholas Guest

Todd Chester

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Margo Chester

Keith MacKechnie

Delivery Boy

Brian Doyle-Murray

Frank Shirley

Natalija Nogulich

Helen Shirley

Tony Epper

Bozo #1

Alexander Folk

SWAT Officer

Michael Kaufman

Young Executive

Doug Llewelyn

Parade Announcer (voice)

Devin Bailey

Clark (age 9) (uncredited)

Frank Foti Jr.

SWAT Team Sargeant (uncredited)

Traci Kochendorfer

Downtown Shopper (uncredited)

Art

Richard Dean Rankin

Construction Coordinator

S. Bruce Wineinger

Construction Coordinator

David P. Newell

Assistant Property Master

Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.

Construction Coordinator

David J. Negrón Jr.

Production Illustrator

Timothy W. Tiedje

Property Master

Glen Cooper

Standby Painter

Barbara Adamski

Property Master

Lisa Fischer

Set Decoration

Stephen Marsh

Production Design

John Rozman

Leadman

Beala Neel

Art Direction

Camera

Thomas E. Ackerman

Director of Photography

Douglas Knapp

Camera Operator

Ted Rhodes

Key Grip

Eric Engler

Second Unit Director of Photography

Tama Takahashi

First Assistant Camera

Ron Phillips

Still Photographer

John Wagner

Second Assistant Camera

Randy Nolen

Steadicam Operator

Craig Asato

Second Assistant Camera

Charles John Bukey

Best Boy Grip

David L. Parrish

First Assistant Camera

Kurt Young

Dolly Grip

Kirk Bales

Assistant Camera

William Coss

First Assistant Camera

Ann Lukacs

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Kaye Pownall

Hairstylist

Stephen Robinette

Hairstylist

Eddie Marks

Costume Supervisor

Mari Grimaud

Costume Supervisor

Lee Harman

Makeup Artist

Michael Kaplan

Costume Design

Crew

Dick Ziker

Stunts

Jason White

Stunts

Kenny Bates

Stunts

Dan Marrow

Transportation Coordinator

Steve Kelso

Stunts

Charlie Picerni

Stunt Coordinator

Leslie Hoffman

Stunt Double

Eileen Peterson

Unit Publicist

Annie Ellis

Stunts

Richmond G. Cogswell

Video Assist Operator

Erik Cord

Stunts

Gary L. Karas

Special Effects

Janet Brady

Stunts

Dieter Sturm

Special Effects

Allen Hall

Special Effects

Directing

Marcia 'Mavis' Girard

Script Supervisor

Charlie Picerni

Second Unit Director

Matt Earl Beesley

First Assistant Director

Vicki Jackson-Lemay

Second Second Assistant Director

Bryan Denegal

Second Second Assistant Director

Eric Jewett

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Frank Capra III

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Kevin Kelley

Chief Lighting Technician

Albert Hood

Electrician

Bill Silic

Chief Lighting Technician

Bill Silic

Gaffer

Mike Amorelli

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Production

John Hughes

Producer

Tom Jacobson

Producer

Franklyn Warren

Extras Casting

Robert C. Decker

Location Manager

Juel Bestrop

Casting Assistant

Stephen Andrzejewski

Assistant Location Manager

Thomas J. Busch

Location Manager

Daniel Grodnik

Executive Producer

Matty Simmons

Executive Producer

Heidi Levitt

Casting

Ramey E. Ward

Associate Producer

William S. Beasley

Associate Producer

William S. Beasley

Unit Production Manager

Mauri Syd Gayton

Associate Producer

Sound

Angelo Badalamenti

Original Music Composer

Lou Kleinman

Sound Editor

Wylie Stateman

Supervising Sound Editor

Stan Gilbert

Supervising ADR Editor

Neal Burger

Sound Editor

George H. Anderson

Sound Editor

Glenn T. Morgan

Sound Editor

Victoria Sampson

Sound Editor

Ron Payne

Music Supervisor

Jim Harrison

Music Editor

James R. Alexander

Sound Mixer

Larry Kemp

Supervising Sound Editor

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Editor

Greg Agalsoff

Boom Operator

Rickley W. Dumm

Sound Effects Editor

Doug Hemphill

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary A. Hecker

Foley Artist

Chris Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Edward Steidele

Foley Artist

Andrew Barrett

Orchestrator

Franklin Jones Jr.

Scoring Mixer

Shirley Walker

Conductor

Dino DiMuro

Sound Effects Editor

Angelo Badalamenti

Orchestrator

Karen Baker Landers

First Assistant Sound Editor

Charles Samek

Orchestrator

Mark A. Lanza

Sound Effects Editor

Robert Fernandez

Scoring Mixer

Joe Gilbert

ADR Editor

David Baldwin

Sound Editor

Dan Hegeman

Sound Editor

Writing

John Hughes

Screenplay

Art

Richard Dean Rankin

Construction Coordinator

S. Bruce Wineinger

Construction Coordinator

David P. Newell

Assistant Property Master

Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.

Construction Coordinator

David J. Negrón Jr.

Production Illustrator

Timothy W. Tiedje

Property Master

Glen Cooper

Standby Painter

Barbara Adamski

Property Master

Lisa Fischer

Set Decoration

Stephen Marsh

Production Design

John Rozman

Leadman

Beala Neel

Art Direction

Camera

Thomas E. Ackerman

Director of Photography

Douglas Knapp

Camera Operator

Ted Rhodes

Key Grip

Eric Engler

Second Unit Director of Photography

Tama Takahashi

First Assistant Camera

Ron Phillips

Still Photographer

John Wagner

Second Assistant Camera

Randy Nolen

Steadicam Operator

Craig Asato

Second Assistant Camera

Charles John Bukey

Best Boy Grip

David L. Parrish

First Assistant Camera

Kurt Young

Dolly Grip

Kirk Bales

Assistant Camera

William Coss

First Assistant Camera

Ann Lukacs

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Kaye Pownall

Hairstylist

Stephen Robinette

Hairstylist

Eddie Marks

Costume Supervisor

Mari Grimaud

Costume Supervisor

Lee Harman

Makeup Artist

Michael Kaplan

Costume Design

Crew

Dick Ziker

Stunts

Jason White

Stunts

Kenny Bates

Stunts

Dan Marrow

Transportation Coordinator

Steve Kelso

Stunts

Charlie Picerni

Stunt Coordinator

Leslie Hoffman

Stunt Double

Eileen Peterson

Unit Publicist

Annie Ellis

Stunts

Richmond G. Cogswell

Video Assist Operator

Erik Cord

Stunts

Gary L. Karas

Special Effects

Janet Brady

Stunts

Dieter Sturm

Special Effects

Allen Hall

Special Effects

Directing

Marcia 'Mavis' Girard

Script Supervisor

Charlie Picerni

Second Unit Director

Matt Earl Beesley

First Assistant Director

Vicki Jackson-Lemay

Second Second Assistant Director

Bryan Denegal

Second Second Assistant Director

Eric Jewett

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Frank Capra III

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Kevin Kelley

Chief Lighting Technician

Albert Hood

Electrician

Bill Silic

Chief Lighting Technician

Bill Silic

Gaffer

Mike Amorelli

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Production

John Hughes

Producer

Tom Jacobson

Producer

Franklyn Warren

Extras Casting

Robert C. Decker

Location Manager

Juel Bestrop

Casting Assistant

Stephen Andrzejewski

Assistant Location Manager

Thomas J. Busch

Location Manager

Daniel Grodnik

Executive Producer

Matty Simmons

Executive Producer

Heidi Levitt

Casting

Ramey E. Ward

Associate Producer

William S. Beasley

Associate Producer

William S. Beasley

Unit Production Manager

Mauri Syd Gayton

Associate Producer

Sound

Angelo Badalamenti

Original Music Composer

Lou Kleinman

Sound Editor

Wylie Stateman

Supervising Sound Editor

Stan Gilbert

Supervising ADR Editor

Neal Burger

Sound Editor

George H. Anderson

Sound Editor

Glenn T. Morgan

Sound Editor

Victoria Sampson

Sound Editor

Ron Payne

Music Supervisor

Jim Harrison

Music Editor

James R. Alexander

Sound Mixer

Larry Kemp

Supervising Sound Editor

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Editor

Greg Agalsoff

Boom Operator

Rickley W. Dumm

Sound Effects Editor

Doug Hemphill

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary A. Hecker

Foley Artist

Chris Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Edward Steidele

Foley Artist

Andrew Barrett

Orchestrator

Franklin Jones Jr.

Scoring Mixer

Shirley Walker

Conductor

Dino DiMuro

Sound Effects Editor

Angelo Badalamenti

Orchestrator

Karen Baker Landers

First Assistant Sound Editor

Charles Samek

Orchestrator

Mark A. Lanza

Sound Effects Editor

Robert Fernandez

Scoring Mixer

Joe Gilbert

ADR Editor

David Baldwin

Sound Editor

Dan Hegeman

Sound Editor

Writing

John Hughes

Screenplay