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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989)
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1989 · FILM
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
A well-meaning dad’s quest for the ultimate family Christmas—complete with a massive tree and 25,000 lights—spirals into hilariously disastrous mayhem that threatens his home, his neighbors, and his sanity.
“Yule crack up!”
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A crew of 41+ credited
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Edited by Gerald B GreenbergShot by Thomas E AckermanScored by Angelo BadalamentiDesigned by Stephen Marsh
Box Office
1989 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.8× its budget
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Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$74.5M
Budget$27.0M
Worldwide gross$74.5M
break-even (2.5×)
US & Canada: $71.3M — 96% of worldwide · International: $3.2M (4%)
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Also known as
- Hilfe, es Weihnachtet sehrde
- Schöne Bescherungde
- National Lampoon Christmas Vacationen
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacationen
- ¡Socorro, ya es Navidad!es
- Le sapin a des boulesfr
- Un Natale esplosivoit
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Cast & Crew
41 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Chevy Chase
as Clark Griswold
Beverly D Angelo
as Ellen Griswold
Juliette Lewis
as Audrey Griswold
Johnny Galecki
as Rusty Griswold
E G Marshall
as Art Smith
John Randolph
as Clark Griswold Sr.
Diane Ladd
as Nora Griswold
Doris Roberts
as Frances Smith
Randy Quaid
as Cousin Eddie Johnson
Miriam Flynn
as Cousin Catherine Johnson
Julia Louis Dreyfus
as Margo Chester
Mae Questel
as Aunt Bethany
Supporting cast
16Nicholas Guest
as Todd Chester
Cody Burger
as Rocky
Ellen Hamilton Latzen
as Ruby Sue
William Hickey
as Uncle Lewis
Sam Mcmurray
as Bill
Nicolette Scorsese
as Mary
Keith Mackechnie
as Delivery Boy
Brian Doyle Murray
as Frank Shirley
Natalija Nogulich
as Helen Shirley
Tony Epper
as Bozo #1
Billy Hank Hooker
as Bozo #2
Alexander Folk
as SWAT Officer
Jeremy Roberts
as Cop
Woody Weaver
as Cop
Michael Kaufman
as Young Executive
Doug Llewelyn
as Parade Announcer (voice)
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