National Lampoon’s Vacation

Theatrical - Wide 1983-07-29

Cast Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Anthony Michael Hall Imogene Coca Randy Quaid
Directed by Harold Ramis
Written by John Hughes

Box Office Gross: $61,418,063

Running Time: 99 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genres: Adventure Comedy

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Synopsis

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don’t go exactly as planned.

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