National Lampoon's Vacation
Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.
1983
Rated
R
99
minutes
Adventure, Comedy
Directed By:
Harold Ramis
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.
Language
English
Release Date
July 29, 1983
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$61,400,000
Cast
Chevy Chase
Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
Ellen Griswold
Anthony Michael Hall
Rusty Griswold
Imogene Coca
Aunt Edna
Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie
Dana Barron
Audrey Griswold
Eddie Bracken
Roy Walley
Brian Doyle-Murray
Kamp Komfort Clerk
Miriam Flynn
Cousin Catherine
James Keach
Motorcycle Cop
Eugene Levy
Car Salesman
Frank McRae
Grover
John Candy
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Christie Brinkley
Girl In The Red Ferrari
Jane Krakowski
Cousin Vicki
John P. Navin, Jr.
Cousin Dale
Nathan Cook
Man Giving Directions
Christopher Jackson
Pimp
Mickey Jones
Mechanic
John Diehl
Assistant Mechanic
Jeannie Dimter Barton
Dodge City Cashier
Randy Lowell
Wyatt Earp
Virgil Wyaco II
Indian
Gerry Black
Davenport
James Staley
Motel Desk Clerk
Adelaide Wilder
Car Hop
Tessa Richarde
Motel Guest
Fritz Ford
Neighbor
Eric Stacey
Neighbor
Scott Perry
Swat Leader
Dennis Freeman
Policeman
Michael Talbott
Cowboy
John Craigmile
Camel Rider
Henry Gibson
Hotel clerk (uncredited)
Harold Ramis
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Writing
Production
Matty Simmons
Producer
Phyllis Huffman
Casting
Sam Mercer
Location Manager
Susan Arnold
Casting
Robert Grand
Associate Producer
Robert Grand
Unit Production Manager
Camera
Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
Elliott Marks
Still Photographer
Kevin Jewison
Second Assistant Camera
Robert M. Stevens
Camera Operator
Gaylin P. Schultz
Key Grip
Earl Clark
Assistant Camera
Bernie Schwartz
Dolly Grip
Paul Vombrack
Second Unit Director of Photography
Sound
Lindsey Buckingham
Songs
Lindsey Buckingham
Vocals
Alan Robert Murray
Sound Editor
Bub Asman
Sound Editor
Ralph Burns
Original Music Composer
Robert G. Henderson
Sound Editor
Martin Raymond Bolger
Sound Mixer
Caryl Wickman
Dialogue Editor
Eugene Marks
Music Editor
Brooke Henderson Ward
Assistant Sound Editor
Hal Whitby
Boom Operator
Editing
Directing
Harold Ramis
Director
Dick Ziker
Second Unit Director
Carl Barth
Second Unit Director
Alan Greedy
Script Supervisor
Robert P. Cohen
First Assistant Director
Ross Brown
Second Assistant Director
Art
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Joe D. Mitchell
Set Decoration
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Property Master
Richard J. Bayard
Construction Coordinator
Jack T. Collis
Production Design
Sonny Van Hecke
Assistant Property Master
Karen Holley
Leadman
Crew
Tony Epper
Stunts
David R. Ellis
Stunts
Dick Ziker
Stunt Coordinator
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
John M. Woodward
Transportation Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up
Lighting