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'''''National Lampoon's Vacation''''' is a 1983 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall. The film features numerous others, such as comedians John Candy and Imogene Coca, supermodel Christie Brinkley and future ''[[30
The screenplay was written by [[John Hughes]], based on his short story in [[National Lampoon (magazine)|''National Lampoon'' Magazine]], "Vacation '58" (the screenplay changes the year to 1983). The original story is (reportedly) a fictionalized account of his own family's ill-fated trip to Disneyland (changed to "Walley World" for the film) when Hughes was a boy. The success of the movie helped launch his screenwriting career.
The film was a significant box-office hit, earning over $61 million in the United States with an estimated budget of $15 million. In 2000, readers of ''Total Film'' magazine voted ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' the 46th greatest comedy film of all time.
A series of [[
* ''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation]]'' (1985)
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* ''[[Vegas Vacation]]'' (1997)
There was also a 2003 [[Made for TV Movie]], ''Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure'', which focuses on Randy Quaid's character and his family, and a 2010 [[Reunion Show]], ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100330201013/http://vacation.homeaway.com/ Hotel Hell Vacation]'' wherein Clark and Ellen stay at a hotel that doesn't go in their favor.
The original, however, is still widely considered to be the best of the ''Vacation'' films, and continues to be a popular film and a staple on cable television channels. It also currently garners a 97% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A "Wally World Water Park" [[Defictionalization|opened in Canada]] several years after the release of the movie.
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* [[All for Nothing]]: After all what they have went through in that torturous trip, they finally arrive at Wally World only to find {{spoiler|it closed for maintenance}}.
* [[The Alleged Car]]: The Wagon Queen Family Truckster, a parody of the hideous American sedans and wagons of the era.
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