he result is not so much a comedy about American values as a 2,500 mile skid on a banana skin. The visual gags come thick and fast, and are about as subtly signposted as the exit markers on a freeway.
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06/24/06
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
97 %
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Reviews Counted: 30
Fresh: 29
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The Griswolds are determined to make it to Walley World, their favorite amusement park, in this riotous story of an average American family on a road trip. From the moment they pile into their beat-up car and set off on their cross-county... [More]
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid
Director: Harold Ramis
Reviews for National Lampoon's Vacation
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National Lampoon's Vacation is an enjoyable trip through familiar comedy landscapes.
05/07/08
Top Critic Despite plenty of gross-out gags and dumb slapstick bits, the careful viewer can occasionally detect some acrid and original satire in this 1983 film.
05/07/08
This boasts a great cast from start to finish, but the funniest moments in this film for me invariably come from Randy Quaid, who plays Chase's dumb country cousin.
08/19/06
There are plenty of funny moments in this comedy that introduced the world to bumbling everyman Clark Griswold. The second best in the series after Christmas Vacation.
10/08/05
The result is a confident humor and throwaway style that helps sustain the laughs -- of which there are quite a few.
08/30/04
Top Critic
Chevy Chase is hilarious as the dad obsessed with having a good time.
09/18/03
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