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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
The third installment in the National Lampoon's Vacation series, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation stars Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, father of the Griswold family whose intentions to have a good Christmas with his family face several setbacks. Between his arguing parents, the uncooperative decorations, and the unexpected arrival of some unwanted distant relatives, Clark's dreams for a wonderful Christmas seem to be getting further and further away. Besides Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid also star in the film.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- Director
- Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Release Date
- December 1, 1989
- Studio(s)
- Hughes Entertainment
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Chevy Chase , Beverly D'Angelo , Randy Quaid , Juliette Lewis , Johnny Galecki , John Randolph , Diane Ladd , E.G. Marshall , Miriam Flynn
- Writers
- John Hughes
- Runtime
- 97 minutes
- Budget
- $25 million
- Creator
- John Hughes
- Sequel(s)
- Vegas Vacation , Vacation
- prequel(s)
- National Lampoon's European Vacation , National Lampoon's Vacation
- Franchise(s)
- National Lampoon's Vacation
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