National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Diane Ladd
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- DVD Release Date: 11/03/2009
- Original Release: 1989
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- Sales Rank: 20,832
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- Common Sense Rates this for Ages: More
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Closed Caption; Commentary by Randy Quaid, Beverly D'Angelo, Johnny Galecki, Miriam Flynn, director Jeremiah Chechik and producer Matty Simmons; Theatrical trailer
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Disc #1 -- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1. Credits [2:41]
2. Uneasy Riders [4:21]
3. Griswold Christmas Tree [3:49]
4. Family Planning [1:50]
5. Well-Remembered [2:13]
6. Browsing [2:36]
7. In-Law Invasion [2:00]
8. Let There be Light... [10:12]
9. Attic Prisoner [5:57]
10. Light Fantastic [5:53]
11. Eddie and Company [3:03]
12. Glad to be Here [2:42]
13. Yuletide Cheer [1:12]
14. Going Downhill [2:52]
15. In the Swim [6:00]
16. Santa Griswold? [2:14]
17. List for Santa [1:58]
18. Aunt Bethany and... [2:34]
19. Christmas Eve Dinner [2:51]
20. Feline Mischief [3:13]
21. Up in Smoke [1:36]
22. Unspecial Delivery [4:29]
23. A Replacement [2:09]
24. Critters on the Loose [3:53]
25. Hell's Threshold [2:39]
26. Scrooge Unscrooged [3:26]
27. Fuller House [2:39]
28. Rocket's Red Glare [2:32]
29. End Credits [3:19]
Editorial Reviews
Chevy Chase, star of National Lampoon's Vacation and its sequel, is back as the paterfamilias of the Griswold family (including Beverly D'Angelo as his missus) to skewer the Yuletide season. Chevy mugs, trips, falls, mashes his fingers and stubs his toes as he prepares to invite numerous dysfunctional relatives to his household to celebrate Christmas. Amidst the more outrageous sight gags (including the electrocution of a cat as the Christmas tree is lit) the film betrays a sentimental streak, with old wounds healing and long-estranged relatives reuniting in the Griswold living room. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was still capable of attracting an audience five years after its release: It was one of the top-rated seasonal TV specials of 1994, outrating even the first network telecast of It's a Wonderful Life. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 15 and UP
What to watch out for
- Drugs:
Implied marijuana use by kids, young boy chugs a beer his father gives him, otherwise very little drinking and smoking.
- Language:
All major curse words used, somewhat frequently, until end of film when language gets courser.
- Sex:
Flirting, frequently suggested and implied sex, brief nudity, implied masturbation.
- Messages
- Violence:
Some threat of violence. Most violence is cartoonish (a dog is dragged to death by accident).
- Consumerism:
Not an issue.
What Parents Need to Know
About National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Parents need to know that this film's humor relies mostly on innuendo. While drug use and sex are never seen, they're very frequently implied and are generally the butt of jokes. The father of this family comes close to cheating on his wife but doesn't succeed and realizes that he loves his wife. Like every other social taboo this film encounters, the father's almost cheating is treated as a joke, as he is rather inept at it.
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about comedies. How can a dead dog -- or a dead old lady -- be funny? Can you think of other popular movies that turn disgusting and depraved situations into laughs -- or at least try to? How far can filmmakers push it before they've crossed the line into true tasteless territory? Who do you think most of these movies are targeted to? How do you know?
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