National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) is the third in the National Lampoon vacation series of movies. It stars Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, Beverly D’Angelo as Ellen Griswold, Johnny Galecki as Rusty Griswold and a young Juliette Lewis as Audrey Griswold.

Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn reprise their roles as, respectively, “Cousin Eddie” and “Cousin Catherine,” from the first National Lampoon’s Vacation film. Other supporting roles are played by Brian Doyle-Murray (who also appeared in the original Vacation film, although in a different and smaller role), William Hickey, Doris Roberts, John Randolph, Diane Ladd, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sam McMurray, Mae Questel, E. G. Marshall, and Cody Burger.

As head of his family, Clark W. Griswold attempts to follow American family Christmas traditions with elaborate Christmas lights and decorations on the exterior of the family home. He then attempts a Grand Illumination outside the house.