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Summary

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.

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)

Crew

Director

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Screenplay

John Hughes

Reviews

r96sk

February 5, 2025

7

<em>'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'</em>, unlike predecessor <em>'National Lampoon’s European Vacation'</em>, is more akin to the original. A good watch it is, if still off from the first flick. The festive vibes are there, it's perhaps a bit too mean-spirited at times but overall works.

The cast are the cast, I don't think anyone stands out as being a great performer but they are all satisfactory. Chevy Chase is the obvious lead, don't get me wrong, but I wouldn't rank his performance as anything overly higher than his co-stars. Interesting to see Julia Louis-Dreyfus appear, by the way.

All in all, there's enough there to entertain. The ending is suitably watchable, which is something I did feel was missing from the previous film.