National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Yule crack up!
1989
Rated
PG-13
97
minutes
Comedy
Directed By:
Jeremiah S. Chechik
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Language
English
Release Date
November 30, 1989
Budget
$27,000,000
Revenue
$71,300,000
Cast
Chevy Chase
Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
Ellen Griswold
Juliette Lewis
Audrey Griswold
Johnny Galecki
Russell 'Rusty' Griswold
John Randolph
Clark, Sr.
Diane Ladd
Nora
E.G. Marshall
Art
Doris Roberts
Francis
Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie
Miriam Flynn
Cousin Catherine
Cody Burger
Rocky
Ellen Hamilton Latzen
Ruby Sue
William Hickey
Uncle Lewis
Mae Questel
Aunt Bethany
Sam McMurray
Bill
Nicholas Guest
Todd Chester
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Margo Chester
Nicolette Scorsese
Mary
Keith MacKechnie
Delivery Boy
Brian Doyle-Murray
Frank Shirley
Natalija Nogulich
Helen Shirley
Tony Epper
Bozo #1
Billy Hank Hooker
Bozo #2
Alexander Folk
SWAT Officer
Jeremy Roberts
Cop
Woody Weaver
Cop
Michael Kaufman
Young Executive
Doug Llewelyn
Parade Announcer (voice)
Devin Bailey
Clark (age 9) (uncredited)
Frank Foti Jr.
SWAT Team Sargeant (uncredited)
Traci Kochendorfer
Downtown Shopper (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Charlie Picerni
Second Unit Director
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Director
Matt Earl Beesley
First Assistant Director
Frank Capra III
Second Assistant Director
Eric Jewett
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Bryan Denegal
Second Second Assistant Director
Marcia 'Mavis' Girard
Script Supervisor
Vicki Jackson-Lemay
Second Second Assistant Director
Writing
Production
John Hughes
Producer
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Heidi Levitt
Casting
Juel Bestrop
Casting Assistant
Matty Simmons
Executive Producer
Daniel Grodnik
Executive Producer
Tom Jacobson
Producer
William S. Beasley
Associate Producer
William S. Beasley
Unit Production Manager
Stephen Andrzejewski
Assistant Location Manager
Robert C. Decker
Location Manager
Ramey E. Ward
Associate Producer
Mauri Syd Gayton
Associate Producer
Franklyn Warren
Extras Casting
Thomas J. Busch
Location Manager
Sound
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Angelo Badalamenti
Original Music Composer
Angelo Badalamenti
Orchestrator
Mark Lanza
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Fernandez
Scoring Mixer
Shirley Walker
Conductor
Jim Harrison
Music Editor
Ron Payne
Music Supervisor
Victoria Rose Sampson
Sound Editor
Dan Hegeman
Sound Editor
Rickley W. Dumm
Sound Effects Editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Editor
George H. Anderson
Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Kemp
Supervising Sound Editor
Lou Kleinman
Sound Editor
Glenn T. Morgan
Sound Editor
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Franklin Jones Jr.
Scoring Mixer
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stan Gilbert
Supervising ADR Editor
Karen Baker Landers
First Assistant Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Baldwin
Sound Editor
Edward M. Steidele
Foley Artist
Charles Samek
Orchestrator
Neal Burger
Sound Editor
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
Joe Gilbert
ADR Editor
Greg Agalsoff
Boom Operator
Andrew Barrett
Orchestrator
Camera
Douglas Knapp
Camera Operator
Eric Engler
Second Unit Director of Photography
David L. Parrish
First Assistant Camera
Thomas E. Ackerman
Director of Photography
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Ron Phillips
Still Photographer
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
William Coss
First Assistant Camera
Charles John Bukey
Best Boy Grip
John Wagner
Second Assistant Camera
Ted Rhodes
Key Grip
Craig Asato
Second Assistant Camera
Tama Takahashi
First Assistant Camera
Kurt Young
Dolly Grip
Kirk Bales
Assistant Camera
Ann Lukacs
Assistant Camera
Editing
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Michael A. Stevenson
Editor
Kathryn Camp
Assistant Editor
Carlyn Montes De Oca
Assistant Editor
Art
Beala Neel
Art Direction
Timothy W. Tiedje
Property Master
David J. Negrón Jr.
Production Illustrator
Lisa Fischer
Set Decoration
Barbara Adamski
Property Master
Neil David Pontecorvo
Greensman
John Rozman
Leadman
Glen Cooper
Standby Painter
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
Richard Dean Rankin
Construction Coordinator
Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.
Construction Coordinator
David P. Newell
Assistant Property Master
S. Bruce Wineinger
Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up
Michael Kaplan
Costume Design
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Set Costumer
Mari Grimaud
Costume Supervisor
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Lee Harman
Makeup Artist
Stephen Robinette
Hairstylist
Crew
Charlie Picerni
Stunt Coordinator
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Annie Ellis
Stunts
John Robotham
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Kenny Bates
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts
Steve Picerni
Stunts
Chad Randall
Stunts
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Erik Cord
Stunts
Leslie Hoffman
Stunt Double
Philip Romano
Stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
William H. Burton Jr.
Stunts
Tim A. Davison
Stunts
Richmond G. Cogswell
Video Assist Operator
Dan Marrow
Transportation Coordinator
Gary L. Karas
Special Effects
Allen Hall
Special Effects
Dieter Sturm
Special Effects
Eileen Peterson
Unit Publicist
Bill McIntosh
Stunts
Harold Jones
Stunts
Sammy Thurman
Stunts
Jason White
Stunts
John Agalsoff Jr.
Cableman
Visual Effects
Tony Fucile
Animation
Ralph Eggleston
Animation
Bob Scott
Animation
Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects
Dennis Venizelos
Animation
Bill Kroyer
Animation
Chris Buchinsky
Visual Effects
Justin Klarenbeck
Visual Effects
David McCullough
Visual Effects
Mark M. Pompian
Animation
Dave Woodman
Animation
Lighting