Blessed by a brilliantly befuddled star turn from Chevy Chase, National Lampoon's Vacation is one of the more consistent -- and thoroughly quotable -- screwball comedies of the 1980s.
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National Lampoon's Vacation
Movie Info
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Director -
Harold Ramis -
Producer -
Matty Simmons -
Screenwriter -
John Hughes -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. -
Production Co -
Warner Brothers -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Comedy , Adventure -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 29, 1983, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 1, 2008 -
Runtime -
1h 38m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.37:1)