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National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985 · 95 min

A breezy, silly romp of escalating travel disasters that invites you to laugh at the chaos without much thought.

Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Genres: Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill

Tagline: For over two thousand years, Europe has survived many great disasters. Now for the real test. Chevy Chase & his family are coming from America!
Overview: The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language.

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Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Genres: Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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
class
identity
love
Places: big city
road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: adventure, comedy
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Written by: John Hughes, Robert Klane
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, Victor Lanoux, Eric Idle, John Astin, Paul Bartel
Music: Charles Fox
Cinematography: Robert Paynter
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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