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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

The third installment in the National Lampoon's Vacation series, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation stars Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, father of the Griswold family whose intentions to have a good Christmas with his family face several setbacks. Between his arguing parents, the uncooperative decorations, and the unexpected arrival of some unwanted distant relatives, Clark's dreams for a wonderful Christmas seem to be getting further and further away. Besides Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid also star in the film. 

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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
PG-13
Comedy
Holiday

Director
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Release Date
December 1, 1989
Studio(s)
Hughes Entertainment
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Chevy Chase , Beverly D'Angelo , Randy Quaid , Juliette Lewis , Johnny Galecki , John Randolph , Diane Ladd , E.G. Marshall , Miriam Flynn
Writers
John Hughes
Runtime
97 minutes
Budget
$25 million
Creator
John Hughes
Sequel(s)
Vegas Vacation , Vacation
prequel(s)
National Lampoon's European Vacation , National Lampoon's Vacation

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