---
title: 'National Lampoon''s Christmas Vacation (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jeremiah S. Chechik'
released: '1989-12-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

1989 · 93 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas slapstick comedy film and the third installment in National Lampoon magazine's Vacation film series. It was directed by Jeremiah Chechik and written and produced by John Hughes. The film's ensemble cast is led by Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Randy Quaid, while also featuring Mae Questel in her final film role before her death in 1998.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jeremiah S. Chechik](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremiah-s-chechik)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hughes)
- **Producer:** [John Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hughes), [Matty Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/matty-simmons)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Angelo Badalamenti](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-badalamenti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas E. Ackerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-e-ackerman)
- **Editor:** [Gerald B. Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-b-greenberg)

## Cast

- [Johnny Galecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-galecki)
- [Brian Doyle-Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-doyle-murray)
- [Randy Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-quaid)
- [Sam McMurray](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mcmurray)
- [Miriam Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-flynn)
- [Diane Ladd](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-ladd)
- [William Hickey](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hickey)
- [John Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-randolph)
- [Natalia Nogulich](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalia-nogulich)
- [Mae Questel](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-questel)
- [Beverly D'Angelo](https://cinepixo.com/people/beverly-d-angelo)
- [Juliette Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-lewis)
- [Nicholas Guest](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-guest)
- [E. G. Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-g-marshall)
- [Julia Louis-Dreyfus](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-louis-dreyfus)

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