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title: 'National Lampoon''s Vacation (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harold Ramis'
released: '1983-07-29'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/national-lampoons-vacation-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085995/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

1983 · 96 min · Comedy · United States

Part of: National Lampoon's Vacation

## Synopsis

National Lampoon's Vacation, sometimes referred to as simply Vacation, is a 1983 American comedy road film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie Brinkley in her acting debut with special appearances by Eddie Bracken, Brian Doyle-Murray, Miriam Flynn, James Keach, Eugene Levy, and Frank McRae. It tells the story of the Griswold family on a cross-country trip to an amusement park and various locations as accidents and mishaps occur along the way. The screenplay was written by John Hughes on the basis of his short story "Vacation '58", which appeared in National Lampoon.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harold Ramis](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-ramis)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hughes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ralph Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-burns)
- **Producer:** [Matty Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/matty-simmons)
- **Director of Photography:** [Victor J. Kemper](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-j-kemper)
- **Editor:** [Pembroke J. Herring](https://cinepixo.com/people/pembroke-j-herring)

## Cast

- [Chevy Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/chevy-chase)
- [Brian Doyle-Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-doyle-murray)
- [Anthony Michael Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-michael-hall)
- [Imogene Coca](https://cinepixo.com/people/imogene-coca)
- [Miriam Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-flynn)
- [Eddie Bracken](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-bracken)
- [Randy Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-quaid)
- [Harold Ramis](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-ramis)
- [James Keach](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-keach)
- [John Candy](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-candy)
- [Eugene Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-levy)
- [Jane Krakowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-krakowski)
- [Frank McRae](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mcrae)
- [Christie Brinkley](https://cinepixo.com/people/christie-brinkley)
- [Dana Barron](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-barron)

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