"National Lampoon's Vacation":
April 15th 2009 14:44
"National Lampoon's Vacation":
Might Contain Spoilers.
National Lampoon's Vacation is a classic Warner Brother's Movie. Warner Brothers movies are just not like how they used to be. The National Lampoon movies began in 1983 and starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. This movie really reminds me of an early version of According To Jim.
There are two cars in this film. There is a smaller black car and a larger car. The larger car is traded in for a vehicle that is a sport wagon. This Sport Wagon, which is a Renault estate wagon, is unavailable, and instead, the car lot is filled with duds called The Wagon Queen Family Truckster. (It is actually a badly painted Ford Country Squire Wagon which is what would evolve into the Crown Victoria). The Family Trucksters are a stereotype of wagons since wagons were around a lot back then. They aren't anymore because of the compact SUV and the mini van are both becoming available by the late 1980s. There are still wagons available and lots of vehicle manufacturers still make them (Renault, Mercedes Benz, Volvo, and Subaru for example), but they do not look like the average wagon that was around up to the early 1980s. The Family Truckster is green (cars these days are rarely this green) and has "wood" on the sides and top of the car. There are EIGHT headlights and four tail lights. The gas is in an invonvienient position, and it has an air bag that is made out of plastic. Otherwise the car is quite durable since it goes through a lot of damage in the movie and only needs a small amount of work after being driven off of a cliff in the desert. They still get rid of the vehicle in the end of the film and also when they get it repaired they are clearly ripped off.
Ellen Griswold (but it sounds like Helen Griswold) does not to drive, but Clark wants to have a scenic vacation. He modifies a video game to display a map of their planned adventures. And then Clark goes to get the Sport Wagon, and is forced to buy a Wagon Queen Family Truckster because that is the only thing available and his car that he drove to the dealership just got destroyed on purpose. Clark is still very optimistic. They get bad directions and get charged a lot of money for that, and their hub caps are stolen so they can be sold in a blackmarket. The car also gets spray painted. Clark falls asleep and spins out of control and spins into a hotel parking lot. They also visit their relatives, who are in debt, and they make them take Aunt Edna and her dog with them. Aunt Edna is somewhat of a jerk and her dog named Dinky is much worse, who constantly chews up Clark's pant legs. Clark forgets to bring Dinky into the car and he is still tied to a leash on the back of the car, forcing him to run as fast as the car is going. Once a police officer tells them about what happened, Dinky had already been mauled.
Aunt Edna also dies in the movie. They tie her to the top of the car and drop her off in Arizona tied to a lawn chair in the rain with a note left for Normie, who is also on vacation. Another funny line in the movie is when Ellen asks "Don't you want to look at the grand canyon" (who sounds exactly like Cheryl from According To Jim). and Clark pauses for a few seconds before rushing everybody. Clark also writes a check and steals money from a hotel cash register. Ellen's hair gets more and more ruined throughout the film. Everybody argues with Clark that this is a terrible idea for a vacation. Clark also tries to go swimming in very cold water after seeing this girl (played by Christie Brinkley) in a racecar several times when Ellen is convieniently not noticing or is asleep. He tries to tell the girl that he is on special assignment and his family members are other agents.
Right before the make it to Walley World, Clark loses his mind and demands that they finish the vacation. When they get there, the park is closed. John Candy (who later gets his own disaster vacation movie) tells them "Sorry folks. The park's closed. The moose outside should have told you." (Clark punched this moose). Clark gets a BB Gun that looks like a real gun and he takes the security guard hostage while they all have fun on the rides together. The SWAT and Roy Walley shows up. Mr. Walley sympathizes with them and understands since he has a family also and has had family vacations before and is flattered about their driving all the way to go to Walley World.
The film ends with a slide show of their vacation, with the credits combined into it. There are several more vacation films that follow. This film is obviously hilarious. You should watch it yourself if you haven't. It was originally rated R, but it has showed up on Televison many times since then.
Might Contain Spoilers.
National Lampoon's Vacation is a classic Warner Brother's Movie. Warner Brothers movies are just not like how they used to be. The National Lampoon movies began in 1983 and starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. This movie really reminds me of an early version of According To Jim.
There are two cars in this film. There is a smaller black car and a larger car. The larger car is traded in for a vehicle that is a sport wagon. This Sport Wagon, which is a Renault estate wagon, is unavailable, and instead, the car lot is filled with duds called The Wagon Queen Family Truckster. (It is actually a badly painted Ford Country Squire Wagon which is what would evolve into the Crown Victoria). The Family Trucksters are a stereotype of wagons since wagons were around a lot back then. They aren't anymore because of the compact SUV and the mini van are both becoming available by the late 1980s. There are still wagons available and lots of vehicle manufacturers still make them (Renault, Mercedes Benz, Volvo, and Subaru for example), but they do not look like the average wagon that was around up to the early 1980s. The Family Truckster is green (cars these days are rarely this green) and has "wood" on the sides and top of the car. There are EIGHT headlights and four tail lights. The gas is in an invonvienient position, and it has an air bag that is made out of plastic. Otherwise the car is quite durable since it goes through a lot of damage in the movie and only needs a small amount of work after being driven off of a cliff in the desert. They still get rid of the vehicle in the end of the film and also when they get it repaired they are clearly ripped off.
Ellen Griswold (but it sounds like Helen Griswold) does not to drive, but Clark wants to have a scenic vacation. He modifies a video game to display a map of their planned adventures. And then Clark goes to get the Sport Wagon, and is forced to buy a Wagon Queen Family Truckster because that is the only thing available and his car that he drove to the dealership just got destroyed on purpose. Clark is still very optimistic. They get bad directions and get charged a lot of money for that, and their hub caps are stolen so they can be sold in a blackmarket. The car also gets spray painted. Clark falls asleep and spins out of control and spins into a hotel parking lot. They also visit their relatives, who are in debt, and they make them take Aunt Edna and her dog with them. Aunt Edna is somewhat of a jerk and her dog named Dinky is much worse, who constantly chews up Clark's pant legs. Clark forgets to bring Dinky into the car and he is still tied to a leash on the back of the car, forcing him to run as fast as the car is going. Once a police officer tells them about what happened, Dinky had already been mauled.
Aunt Edna also dies in the movie. They tie her to the top of the car and drop her off in Arizona tied to a lawn chair in the rain with a note left for Normie, who is also on vacation. Another funny line in the movie is when Ellen asks "Don't you want to look at the grand canyon" (who sounds exactly like Cheryl from According To Jim). and Clark pauses for a few seconds before rushing everybody. Clark also writes a check and steals money from a hotel cash register. Ellen's hair gets more and more ruined throughout the film. Everybody argues with Clark that this is a terrible idea for a vacation. Clark also tries to go swimming in very cold water after seeing this girl (played by Christie Brinkley) in a racecar several times when Ellen is convieniently not noticing or is asleep. He tries to tell the girl that he is on special assignment and his family members are other agents.
Right before the make it to Walley World, Clark loses his mind and demands that they finish the vacation. When they get there, the park is closed. John Candy (who later gets his own disaster vacation movie) tells them "Sorry folks. The park's closed. The moose outside should have told you." (Clark punched this moose). Clark gets a BB Gun that looks like a real gun and he takes the security guard hostage while they all have fun on the rides together. The SWAT and Roy Walley shows up. Mr. Walley sympathizes with them and understands since he has a family also and has had family vacations before and is flattered about their driving all the way to go to Walley World.
The film ends with a slide show of their vacation, with the credits combined into it. There are several more vacation films that follow. This film is obviously hilarious. You should watch it yourself if you haven't. It was originally rated R, but it has showed up on Televison many times since then.
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