: I distinctly ordered the Antartic Blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. Aunt Edna Cousin Eddie You're the gourmet around here, Eddie. About $52,000. Man, who do I look like, Christopher Columbo? Well I'll tell you something, this is no longer a vacation. Here's a look into their lives. Clark Griswald : That's good! Is that *your* Aunt Edna? Hot! Aunt Edna Clark Griswald What? Seeing is believing. Yes, Mr. Ed? The 79-year-old actor is starring in the upcoming R.L. THEY ENDED UP AT SIX FLAGS. All you have to do is give me in $300 in cash and keep $700. (AEG Presents) By Kurt Anthony Krug |. Hey Underpants [the bartender pulls out a double-barrled shotgun and shoots Clark! Hey Knucklehead, set us up with four Red eye's will ya? Don't you trust me? I think Dodge City was enough fun for one day. The cop stopped us because Dad forgot to Ellen Griswold : M; 1989; 1h 33m; 7.5; Visiting relatives and troublesome holiday preparations complicate Clark Griswold's plans for an old-fashioned Christmas. : : We need money. : Ellen Griswold [Edited TV version] Rusty Griswold : But if you'd rather see your cousins. Taxi! Except for your diaphragm. Clark Griswald He Clark Would you take a personal check? : We have no business being in a neighborhood like this! On December 1, 1989, a new chapter of Griswold family dysfunction was unleashed upon the world when National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation made its debut in movie theaters and an instant. : Dead. Yeah. We're from out of town. Motorcycle Cop : As long as you don't tie me to the rear bumper. Hey Yellabelly, I'm talking to you! [talking about Aunt Edna] Honey, relax. : : : Audrey Griswald : I'm gonna have fun, and you're gonna have fun. Clark Griswald Grover Clark Griswald The film's climactic trek through Walley World was actually shot at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California; Ramis had Chase, John Candy, and other cast . : This is no way to run a desert! Merry Christmas to you, Clark! Ellen Griswold All you have to do is give me 300 dollars in cash and keep 700 dollars, all for doing nothing more than acting like a total creep. Clark Griswald We're ten hours from the fuckin' fun park and you want to bail out! Oh, no. Ed, the car salesman : : Chevy Chase, 79, is widely recognized for his portrayal of Clark Griswold in five National Lampoon's Vacation films. We're not really violent people. We've been doing it for years. : Chevy Chase & Beverly DeAngelo. Look, I don't have time to play around, OK? I think you're all fucked in the head. Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld I don't want to drive it. Clark Griswald Because getting there is half the fun. Long ago would be 30 years as of tomorrow, because National Lampoon's Vacation opened theatrically on July 29, 1983. : Where's my old car? : Doesn't he owe us, huh? I'm gonna have fun, and you're gonna have fun. : No. Clark Griswald Clark Griswald Roll 'em up! : : : Personally I'd rather see a pile of mud than Eddie. (Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images) National Lampoon's . He was wearing jogging shoes. [at the cookout] Ed, the car salesman Facts about Chevy Chase Chevy Chasewas born on 1943-10-08. That's not a real gun, is it Clark? Clark Griswald Watch '80s Movie Quiz With "Stranger Things" Star Gaten Matarazzo, Watch 'National Lampoon's Vacation' | 35th Anniversary Mashup. : : . It's a quest. : Roy, could you imagine if you had driven all the way to Florida and it was closed? Ellen Griswald | and optional rally fun pack. I don't give a frog's fat ass who went through what. Roy can I call you Roy? How old was Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? She'll be fine. That's me, huh huh huh! Honey, there's nothing in that luggage that can't be replaced. Cowboy : : Cousin Eddie I've spent the last 15 years of my life developing newer and better food additives. Pimp : Aunt Edna But, now I'm glad I did. I thought so. Aunt Edna Motel Desk Clerk (Chevy Chase . Ooooh. I can't accept this credit card. Sure, Eddie, how much do you need? Clark Griswald See production, box office & company info, (screenplay) (short story "Vacation '58"). Taxi! Director Stephen Kessler Writers Elisa Bell (story) Bob Ducsay (story) Stars Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Randy Quaid See production, box office & company info Watch on AMC+ with Prime Video Channels Metallic Pea? In the 1992 movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation the Character of Audrey Griswold is played by Juliette Lewis (previously portrayed by Dana Barron and Dana Hill and later by Marisol. Clark Griswald : It's a quest for fun! Clark Griswald You see kids [the motorcycle cop appears at the car window with the dog leash]. Hi officer, what's the problem? Don't just blurt it out about Edna dying. Ellen Griswold How much you got? Clark is going crazy as he trots through the hills. Motel Desk Clerk [Clark has just been pulled over by a Colorado motorcycle cop]. Rusty take care of Dinkums. Uh no that's bad. She and Chase, 79, reprised their beloved roles for four more films in the franchise, including National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Vegas . The only thing I can do is have you stay here until the check clears. You know, if I weren't in uniform, I'd split your skull with the butt of this revolver faster than you can say, "police brutality!". Mistakenly, the song is credited (as should be) but not featured in the film on VHS or DVD, just when shown on TV. Holy shit! Chevy Chase found Walley World difficult to shoot. : Ellen Griswold Motel Desk Clerk : Hot! Chevy Chase Birth Name: Cornelius Crane Chase Birth Place: New York, New York, United States Profession Actor, writer, comedian Appearing 20 Credits Norm Macdonald Has a Show 2018 Season 25:. : It's a quest. The third in the series of National Lampoon's 'Vacation' films, this sequel concerns the Griswold family's holiday get-together. : Clark Griswald We've got to go back and look for it. : Facts about Chevy Chase Motorcycle Cop : We thought you enjoyed fruitcake. Audrey, yeah. Yea, admit this good and decent woman into thine arms in the flock in thine heavenly area, up there. Why don't you just ask him for the money, Eddie? Clark Griswald Clark Griswald : Clark Let me handle this. However, ABC never made the series. Hahaha. How do you think that little dog feels? : Now what's happening right now? I'll do it myself. : Clark Griswald : Despite all the little problems, it really is fun isn't it? When National Lampoon's Vacationwas released, Chevy Chase was 39 years old. Aunt Edna Clark Griswald Go do your own front. Let's just find a hotel. : : Worst two weeks I ever spent in my life. Rusty Dec. 6, 201901:45 Chase, 79, and D'Angelo, 71, played the hapless Clark Griswold and his long-suffering wife, Ellen Griswold, in multiple installments of the "National Lampoon" franchise,. Taxi! : Clark Griswald Clark Griswald All my credit cards are in it. Clark Griswald : : Clark Griswald I said didn't you think it was real? : : Harold Ramis' second directorial effort, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION, penned by 80s 'teen film master' John Hughes, lacks the 'over-the-top' madness of his first feature, CADDYSHACK, but offers Chevy Chase in what has become his signature role, and enough sight gags and one-liners to make it an enduring favorite, and start a franchise of VACATION films. Director Harold Ramis Writer John Hughes (screenplay) Stars Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Imogene Coca See production, box office & company info Watch on AMC+ with Prime Video Channels Cousin Eddie : He's always been a jackoff Ellen Griswold Clark Griswald : Could I do your back, honey? Written by John Hughes, based on his short story Vacation '58. The humor magazine that ran from 1970 to 1998 got into the movie business in 1978 when it put its name . Ellen Griswold Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get back on the express way? : | Clark Griswald Clark Griswald Ellen Griswold That is the meanest, coldest Clark Griswald Darn. But with every new day there's fresh hope. : Tomorrow you'll probably kill the desk clerk, hold up a McDonalds, and drive us 1,000 miles out of the way to see the world's largest pile of mud! They used to Rusty. See the plight kids? : Davenport : I have $6.13 to my name, so I can see we're going to have to work something out here between us. Roy Walley Chevy Chase hides behind the tree in a scene from the film 'Christmas Vacation', 1989. The film follows the Griswold family as they set out on a cross-country drive headed for a vacation at the fictional theme park Wally World. This is a part of America we never get to see. Clark, I don't think that was funny. Wow dad, we must have jumped that rail by like 50 yards. Finally, one of the hounds chases it into the kitchen, with Clark in hot pursuit. And I'm sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place. Pimp Ellen Griswold We pass a damn gas station every hundred yards for a thousand miles, but when you really need one, you end up walking your ass off. Get Mr. Griswald's car back and bring it back here! [returning Clark's credit card to him] : Christmas Vacation's Sequel. -- Ellen Griswold,National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation". Well it's probably pretty stiff. : What an asshole. Mechanic 1 : : December 6, 2021 at 7: . : You know, I'd really appreciate it. Clark Griswald OK? "Summer Hearts" by Nicolette Larson was apart of the original ending to the film, and only remains on the soundtrack. : Yule crack up! Oh are you happy now Clark? The smell from the back seat was terrible. : No, we don't. However, things go awry quickly. : Probably kept up with you for a mile or so. Audrey Griswold [Eddie hands Clark his opened beer he'd been drinking and opens the last fresh one for himself]. Don't tempt me. The Griswold's Family Truckster. : Look, I've lost all my cash and we're on our way to California. . Today Chevy Chase is 78 years old. First, the Griswolds try to corner it, then the rottweilers chase it all over the house, causing mayhem and destruction everywhere they go. Motel Desk Clerk See more ideas about christmas vacation, christmas vacation costumes, national lampoons christmas vacation. Motel Desk Clerk The bank's been after me like flies on a rib roast. Ohh. : : I can't do that, sir. : : Well, uh, he kidnapped me, Mr. Walley, but I tell ya, I had a great time on your rides. : She must have passed away somewhere near Flagstaff. 1988. : Clark Griswald Clark Griswald Carly Silva Dec 14, 2022 Christie Brinkley is throwing it back to better days! Honey, Number 1: I've already called the bank and told them you lost them. Aaaaaah! Chase was born October 8, 1943, to a concert pianist mother, Chathalene Chase, and a book editor father, Edward Tinsely Chase. Clark Griswald Ellen Griswold This year he went too far. It does just fine by itself, huh? : The initial Vacation likely falls just behind the 1989 installment that has since become an iconic holiday classic: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. Closed? : Comedian Chevy Chase will appear in person at a screening of his film "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" Dec. 9 in Detroit. Then it was 1980's golf wise-cracker Ty Webb in Caddyshack that ultimately catapulted Chevy to multiple franchises, among them Fletch and, of course . Where he almost gets into a head-on with a truck and nearly runs off the road as the family truckster backfires. Clark Griswald Every summer Chevy Chase takes his . Chevy Chase will always be most identified with his hapless dad character from the Vacation franchise, Clark Griswold. Ellen Griswold Griswalds met on the vacation. Walley World? Listen to your mother. I'll call my parents, they'll wire us money. Just a dog. I don't give a frogs fat ass who went through what. Have you even driven cross-country? : We can all be grateful for this man for stopping us. : Release Dates I just want you to ask yourself one thing. [looking at the dead Aunt Edna in the back seat]. No he wasn't, Mom. : : : Some Christmas movies just become instant classics, and that's what happened to this one. : Excuse me. We can fly home and forget this vacation ever happened. [the kids are playing Pacman while Clark is designing a map on the computer]. - Clark Griswold: Thanks for the pick me up Eddie.". Aah, what d'ya say honey? So, this is the old homestead, eh? : Clark, watch your language! : Clark Griswald Clark Griswald: I think you're all fucked in the head. I think they owe us a little fun, okay? : Official Sites Audrey Griswold QUIET! Motel Desk Clerk Everything isn't like home. It looked real. : :