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National Lampoon's Vacation

1983 · 99 min

A chaotic, funny road trip where cringe-worthy mishaps pile up, but the family's stubborn optimism keeps it light and oddly heartwarming.

Tagline
Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.
Overview
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.
Stream in the UK
  • Now TV Cinema
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • obsession
  • class
  • freedom
Places
  • road trip
  • suburbs
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, adventure
Directed by
Harold Ramis
Written by
John Hughes
Starring
Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, Dana Barron, Eddie Bracken, Brian Doyle-Murray
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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