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Vegas Vacation

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The Griswolds are off on a family outing to Las Vegas, where they each have their own misadventures. Hapless dad Clark Griswold immediately starts losing money at blackjack, while his wife, Ellen, develops a crush on lounge performer Wayne Newton. Elsewhere, young Rusty is enthusiastically playing dice, and his sister, Audrey, winds up in seedy nightclubs. Can the family reunite and stay out of trouble?
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Critics Consensus

The Vacation franchise hits rock-bottom in this corny and tepid trip to sinfully laugh-free city.

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Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader 07/21/2009
The subplots involving D'Angelo and Newton and Ethan Embry -- the Griswolds' son, who can't stop winning -- have their charms. Go to Full Review
Todd McCarthy Variety 03/26/2009
A tepid fourth entry in the popular 1980s series that is decidedly showing its age. Go to Full Review
Bruce Walker Washington Post 01/22/2002
I'll lay you 3-to-1 odds that by the end of this flick even fans will be thinking that this wasn't a trip worth taking. Go to Full Review
Gary Wolcott Tri-City Herald Apr 23
1/5
This film is no gamble. Bet heavily on boredom. Go to Full Review
Brian Rowe InSession Film 05/03/2023
Pleasant enough to play in the background of your living room while you’re busy doing other things, but this movie is a mostly forgettable trifle that, at best, simply reminds you of all the better films worth watching in the franchise. Go to Full Review
Cory Woodroof 615 Film 07/17/2022
This was okay; nothing special, kind of amusing. Go to Full Review
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Alex A @TheKriticKid Dec 19 This movie good but it is not as good as the another national lampoon’s vacation movie. See more Jay P Nov 13 Critics don't know how to laugh. See more Amy M Jul 13 This is extremely corny but a good laugh. Yes the sub plots are stupid and the kids look nothing like the parents this time, but come on the casino of chance is one of my favorite comedic movie scenes from the 90s. I also voted up because we watched Romy and Michelle’s high school reunion and maters gave that 75%!!! Travesty See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 21 Funny in 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Mild Language Throughout and Some Crude and Sexual Humor and Comic Action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $36,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Chevy Chase as Clark Griswald!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Wayne Knight as a casino dealer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Siegfried and Roy as themselves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Beverly D'Angelo as Clark Griswald's wife Ellen Griswald!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Audrey Griswald and her brother Rusty Griswald return!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more thiago s @Thiagostone Apr 4 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é bom, e alguns ajudam a melhorar um pouco o filme, os personagens sao mais ou menos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. See more r96 s Feb 5 'Vegas Vacation' is decent fare for this franchise, I think I just about enjoyed it. It does go through peaks and troughs, there are some uninteresting moments but by and large what I was viewing was passable entertainment. The Vegas setting and shenanigans keep it watchable, the dam scenes are good too. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo are back yet again, as is Randy Quaid. I still don't really rate the latter's character all that much, pretty annoying in fact (and not in the intended sense); Chase's Clark is supposed to be the idiot here, so always feels odd to have an even bigger idiot. The more sentimental conclusion doesn't totally land, at least in terms of how it's portrayed. It felt watching that it was attempting to be super sensitive about family and love for each other, but these aren't the sort of movies where that fits. The Griswolds are dysfunctional, not lovable or relatable. Still, this is better than I thought it was going to be; especially with the disappearance of the National Lampoon name and the eight-year gap from the previous entry. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The Griswolds are off on a family outing to Las Vegas, where they each have their own misadventures. Hapless dad Clark Griswold immediately starts losing money at blackjack, while his wife, Ellen, develops a crush on lounge performer Wayne Newton. Elsewhere, young Rusty is enthusiastically playing dice, and his sister, Audrey, winds up in seedy nightclubs. Can the family reunite and stay out of trouble?
Director
Stephen Kessler
Producer
Jerry Weintraub
Screenwriter
Elisa Bell
Production Co
Warner Bros., Jerry Weintraub Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.4M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround
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