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title: 'National Lampoon''s European Vacation (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Amy Heckerling'
released: '1985-07-26'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/national-lampoons-european-vacation-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089670/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

1985 · 90 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

National Lampoon's European Vacation is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Robert Klane based on characters created by John Hughes. The second installment in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, it stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, Victor Lanoux, and Eric Idle with special appearances by John Astin, Paul Bartel, Maureen Lipman, Willy Millowitsch, Mel Smith, and Moon Zappa. It tells the story of the Griswold family when they win an all-expense-paid trip to Europe as chaos of all sorts occur. National Lampoon's European Vacation was released by Warner Bros. on July 26, 1985. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a financial success, grossing $49.3 million against a $17 million budget.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Amy Heckerling](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-heckerling)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hughes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charles Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-fox)
- **Producer:** [Matty Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/matty-simmons)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Paynter](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-paynter)
- **Editor:** [Pembroke J. Herring](https://cinepixo.com/people/pembroke-j-herring)

## Cast

- [Jeannette Charles](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeannette-charles)
- [Jacques Herlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-herlin)
- [Robbie Coltrane](https://cinepixo.com/people/robbie-coltrane)
- [Chevy Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/chevy-chase)
- [Beverly D'Angelo](https://cinepixo.com/people/beverly-d-angelo)
- [Sheila Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheila-kennedy)
- [Derek Deadman](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-deadman)
- [Ballard Berkeley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ballard-berkeley)
- [Salvatore Billa](https://cinepixo.com/people/salvatore-billa)
- [Cynthia Szigeti](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-szigeti)
- [Malcolm Danare](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-danare)
- [Paul McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mcdowell)
- [Victor Lanoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-lanoux)
- [Bruno Di Luia](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-di-luia)
- [Moon Zappa](https://cinepixo.com/people/moon-zappa)

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