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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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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 The subplots involving D'Angelo and Newton and Ethan Embry -- the Griswolds' son, who can't stop winning -- have their charms. Jul 21, 2009 Full Review Todd McCarthy Variety A tepid fourth entry in the popular 1980s series that is decidedly showing its age. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Bruce Walker Washington Post 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. Jan 22, 2002 Full Review Gary Wolcott Tri-City Herald This film is no gamble. Bet heavily on boredom. Rated: 1/5 Apr 23, 2025 Full Review Brian Rowe InSession Film 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. May 3, 2023 Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film This was okay; nothing special, kind of amusing. Jul 17, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Mild Language Throughout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $36,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review thiago s 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. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/04/25 Full Review r96 s '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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/25 Full Review Topher S much like vegas itself, in theory it sounds like a ton of fun, in practice it leaves you empty and in need of a shower Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review Cameron F 25 years later this movie is nothing but a fun classic now Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Virtual V Though it isn't as memorable as Summer Vacation, or Christmas Vacation but Vegas Vacation is still a hilarious movie that will keep you laughing throughout the movie. Its the 3rd best movie in the National Lampoons Series and is always worth watching when its on TV. Eddie and Franks antics when they go gambling at the cheap dirty casino in downtown Vegas, is my favorite part of the movie. They start playing some of the dumbest games like pick a number, guess which hand, and war. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/27/24 Full Review 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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