National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) - Credits and Details

National Lampoon's European Vacation Credits and Details

Directed by
	Amy Heckerling
Written by
	John Hughes	...	screenplay by / story by
	Robert Klane	...	screenplay by
Cast
	Chevy Chase	...	Clark Griswold
	Beverly D'Angelo	...	Ellen Griswold
	Dana Hill	...	Audrey Griswold
	Jason Lively	...	Rusty Griswold
	John Astin	...	Pig in a Poke Host - Kent
	Sheila Kennedy	...	Game Show Hostess #1
	Paul Bartel	...	Mr. Froeger
	Cynthia Szigeti	...	Mrs. Froeger
	Malcolm Danare	...	The Froegers' Son
	Kevi Kendall	...	The Froegers' Daughter
	Tricia Lange	...	Game Show Hostess #2
	William Zabka	...	Jack
	Wendy Goldman	...	Stewardess
	Angus MacKay	...	Announcer at Court
	Julie Wooldridge	...	Princess Di
	Peter Hugo	...	Prince Charles
	Jeannette Charles	...	Queen Elizabeth
	Derek Deadman	...	Taxi Driver
	Mel Smith	...	Hotel Manager
	Gwen Nelson	...	Hotel Manager's Mother
	Robbie Coltrane	...	Man in the Bathroom
	Maureen Lipman	...	Lady in the Bed
	Paul McDowell	...	First English Motorist
	Ballard Berkeley	...	Second English Motorist
	Eric Idle	...	The Bike Rider
	Elizabeth Arlen	...	Mrs. Garland
	David Gersh	...	Mr. Garland
	Jacques Herlin	...	Hotel Desk Clerk
	Jacques Maury	...	Hotel's Assistant Manager
	Philippe Sturbelle	...	Cafe Waiter
	Alice Sapritch	...	Dowager on the Eiffel Tower
	Isa Carol Horio	...	Blond Girl at Eiffel Tower
	Isabelle Massard	...	Brunet Girl at Eiffel Tower
	Sylvie Badalati	...	Rusty's French Girl
	Didier Pain	...	Video Camera Thief
	Willy Millowitsch	...	Fritz Spritz (as William Millowitsch)
	Erika Wackernagel	...	Helga Spritz (as Erica Wackernagel)
	Claudia Neidig	...	Claudia - Rusty's German Girl
	Victor Lanoux	...	The Thief
	Massimo Sarchielli	...	The Other Thief
	Jorge Krimer	...	Unfortunate Express Agent
	Moon Unit Zappa	...	Rusty's California Girl (as Moon Zappa)
	Gloria Charles	...	Stewardess
Uncredited Cast
	Salvatore Billa	...	Policeman
	Bruno Di Luia	...	Beret'ed Man in City Square
	Gary Owens	...	'Pig in a Poke' Announcer
	Peter Roy	...	Guest in Ellen's Dream
	Reg Thomason	...	Guest in Ellen's Dream
	Tom Willett	...	Game Show Audience Member
Produced by
	Stuart Cornfeld	...	co-producer
	Matty Simmons	...	producer
Original Music by
	Charles Fox
Special Effects by
	Richard Richtsfeld	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	William Reilly	...	motion control technician
	Hoyt Yeatman	...	special visual effects: DQI
Stunts
	Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	stunts
	Chuck Waters	...	stunt advisor
	Jacqueline Freda	...	stunt double
	Stefano Maria Mioni	...	stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	July 26, 1985
DVD Release:	April 2, 2002
Blu-ray Release:	August 10, 2010
Country:
Distributor:	Warner Brother Studios
Websites:

Ratings
6.2 / 10	47 / 100

Production Companies
National Lampoon
Warner Bros.

Distributors
Warner Bros. (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (1986) (United States) (laserdisc)
CBS (1988) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (TV)
Warner Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)

Filming Locations
Bressanone, Bolzano, Trentino - Alto Adige, Italy
Crockett Hotel - 320 Bonham, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (Eiffel tower)
England, UK
France
Italy
Kings Road, Chelsea, London, England, UK
London, England, UK
London, England, UK (city site)
Louvre Museum, Paris, France (art museum)
Musée du Louvre, Paris 1, Paris, France (aka Louvre Museum, Paris, France)
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France (outside)
Paris, France
Piazza San Pietro, Frascati, Lazio, Italy (car crash into fountain)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany.
Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, UK
St James Gardens & Addison Ave, London, England, UK (car accident scene)
Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, UK (Stonehenge)
Sudtirol, Italy (German scenes)
UK
Wiltshire, England, UK

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