The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
- Cousin Dale
- (as John Navin)
Storyline
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- TriviaAll the cast members had terrible experiences when it came to filming the scenes inside Walley World, where they rode all of the roller coasters and other rides. In the commentary, Chevy Chase mentions that many of the rides made him and the other cast members vomit, especially since they all had to ride them several times for each take. Dana Barron mentioned in the commentary that the coasters made her so sick, she had to take motion sickness pills and would pass out on nearby benches between takes. Finally, Anthony Michael Hall mentions that in the shots on the roller coaster where he looks scared, he wasn't acting, his fear in those shots was genuine.
- GoofsWhen Clark and Ellen are doing the dishes, you can see Ellen just brush the leftover food into the sink and then hand the plate to Clark. She does not wash the dish. Clark is in front of an open dishwasher but he just wipes the dirty dishes with a towel and puts them in the cabinet.
This type of subtle joke is a hallmark of Chevy Chase, and was done intentionally as a joke.
- Quotes
Clark Griswald: I think you're all fucked in the head. We're ten hours from the fuckin' fun park and you want to bail out! Well I'll tell you something, this is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun! I'm gonna have fun, and you're gonna have fun. We're all gonna have so much fuckin' fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles! You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of your assholes! Hahaha. I gotta be crazy, I'm on a pilgrimage to see a moose! Praise Marty Moose! Holy shit!
Rusty Griswold: [grabs Clark's shoulder] Dad, you want an aspirin or somethin'?
Clark Griswald: ...DON'T TOUCH!
- Crazy creditsDuring the credits, you see snapshots of group photos of where and who the Griswalds met on the vacation. The last photo shows you how they got home, on a plane.
- Alternate versionsWhen originally released in theaters, the song "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters was present, but quickly withdrawn, having June Pointer's "Little Boy Sweet" replace it; hence why it does not appear on the soundtrack. Mistakenly, the song is credited (as should be) but not featured in the film on VHS or DVD, just when shown on TV. "Summer Hearts" by Nicolette Larson was apart of the original ending to the film, and only remains on the soundtrack.
- ConnectionsEdited into Knight Rider: Knight of the Juggernaut: Part 1 (1985)
- SoundtracksHoliday Road
Written and Performed by Lindsey Buckingham
Produced by Richard Dashut
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
Brilliant. Chevy Chase's facial and bodily expressions are still as funny as they were back in the 80's.
My boys and I were cracking up through most of the film. A wonderful feel good road trip movie.
Beverley D'Angelo and Chevy Chase are simply sublime together.
I am very fortunate to have watched this again and especially with my twin boys.
Thank you Chevy!
- Eightiesboy
- Dec 18, 2021
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die schrillen Vier auf Achse
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $61,418,063
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,333,358
- Jul 31, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $61,418,362
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