National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) - Credits and Details

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Credits and Details

Directed by
	Jeremiah S. Chechik	...	as Jeremiah Chechik
Written by
	John Hughes	...	written by
Cast
	Chevy Chase	...	Clark Griswold
	Beverly D'Angelo	...	Ellen Griswold
	Juliette Lewis	...	Audrey Griswold
	Johnny Galecki	...	Rusty Griswold
	John Randolph	...	Clark Griswold Sr.
	Diane Ladd	...	Nora Griswold
	E.G. Marshall	...	Art Smith
	Doris Roberts	...	Frances Smith
	Randy Quaid	...	Cousin Eddie Johnson
	Miriam Flynn	...	Cousin Catherine Johnson
	Cody Burger	...	Rocky Johnson
	Ellen Latzen	...	Ruby Sue Johnson (as Ellen Hamilton Latzen)
	William Hickey	...	Lewis
	Mae Questel	...	Bethany
	Sam McMurray	...	Bill
	Nicholas Guest	...	Todd Chester
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Margo Chester
	Nicolette Scorsese	...	Mary
	Keith MacKechnie	...	Delivery Boy
	Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Frank Shirley (as Brian Doyle Murray)
	Natalija Nogulich	...	Mrs. Shirley (as Natalia Nogulich)
	Tony Epper	...	Bozo #1
	Billy Hank Hooker	...	Bozo #2 (as Hank Hooker)
	Alexander Folk	...	Swat Officer
	Jeremy Roberts	...	Cop
	Woody Weaver	...	Cop
	Michael Kaufman	...	Young Executive
	Doug Llewelyn	...	Parade Announcer (voice)
Uncredited Cast
	Devin Bailey	...	Clark (age 9)
	Frank Foti Jr.	...	SWAT Team Sargeant
	Traci Kochendorfer	...	Downtown Shopper
	Cathi Perez	...	Cosmetics Salesperson
Produced by
	William S. Beasley	...	associate producer
	Mauri Syd Gayton	...	associate producer
	Daniel Grodnik	...	executive producer
	John Hughes	...	producer
	Tom Jacobson	...	producer
	Matty Simmons	...	executive producer
	Ramey E. Ward	...	associate producer
Original Music by
	Angelo Badalamenti
Special Effects by
	Allen Hall	...	special effects
	Gary L. Karas	...	special effects
	Dieter Sturm	...	special effects snow maker: Chicago
Visual Effects by
	Chris Buchinsky	...	visual effects
	Bill Hansard	...	process projection
	Justin Klarenbeck	...	special visual effects
	David McCullough	...	special visual effects
	William Reilly	...	motion control technician
	Brian Adams	...	matte photography: Dream Quest Images
	Mark M. Pompian	...	main title animation
	D. Kerry Prior	...	special effects artist/storyboards: DQI
	Hoyt Yeatman	...	special visual effects: DQI
Stunts
	Gregory J. Barnett	...	stunts
	Janet Brady	...	stunts
	William H. Burton Jr.	...	stunts
	Erik Cord	...	stunts
	Tim A. Davison	...	stunts
	Cheryl Wheeler Duncan	...	stunts / stunt double: Juliette Lewis
	Annie Ellis	...	stunts
	Jeannie Epper	...	stunts
	Sandra Lee Gimpel	...	stunts
	Harold Jones	...	stunts
	Steve Kelso	...	stunts
	Bill McIntosh	...	stunts
	John Meier	...	stunts
	Noon Orsatti	...	stunts
	Charlie Picerni	...	stunt coordinator
	Steve Picerni	...	stunts
	Chad Randall	...	stunts
	John Robotham	...	stunts
	Philip Romano	...	stunts
	Sammy Thurman	...	stunts
	Scott Wilder	...	stunts
	Dick Ziker	...	stunts
	Kenny Bates	...	stunts
	Leslie Hoffman	...	stunt double: Doris Roberts
	Tommy J. Huff	...	truck stunts
	Jason White	...	stunt performer

Additional Info
Premiere:	November 30, 1989
Theatrical Release:	December 01, 1989
DVD Release:	November 18, 1997
Blu-ray Release:	December 05, 2006
Country:
Distributor:	Warner Brother Studios
Websites:

Ratings
7.6 / 10	7.5 / 10	49 / 100

Alternate Titles
National Lampoon's Winter Holiday

Production Companies
Hughes Entertainment (A Hughes Entertainment Production)
National Lampoon

Distributors
Warner Bros. (1989) (United States) (Warner Bros. Pictures, A Warner Communications Company) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (1991) (United States) (pan and scan) (VHS)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1992) (United States) (TV)
United Paramount Network (UPN) (1995) (United States) (TV)
Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (HD-DVD) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2015) (United States) (Digital HD) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2022) (United States) (through) (Blu-ray)
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2022) (United States) (through) (DVD)
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (through)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2022) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
American Movie Classics (AMC) (2024) (United States) (TV)
BBC America (2024) (United States) (TV)
TNT (2024) (United States) (TV)

Filming Locations
840 Summit Blvd., Frisco, Colorado, USA (Interior of the shopping scenes with Eddie and the exterior of the end of the sledding scene)
Blondie Street, Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA (Studio) (exterior: Griswold home)
Breckenridge, Colorado, USA (outdoor mountain scenes/Walmart)
Bullocks Wilshire - 3050 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
Burbank, California, USA
California, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Colorado, USA
Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Frisco, Colorado, USA
Glendale, California, USA
Hwy 9 North of Silverthorne, Colorado, USA (highway road rage and logging truck scenes)
Illinois, USA
Long Beach, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Marshall Field & Co. Department Store - 111 N. State Street, The Loop, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mattison Boyd Jones House - 727 West Kenneth Road, Glendale, California, USA (exterior: Frank Shirley's house)
Silverthorne, Colorado, USA
Stage 18, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Stage 21, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Summit County, Colorado, USA
The Loop, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Tiger Road Between Highlands Drive And Braddock Drive, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA (Griswold station wagon jumps into christmas tree lot parking area)
USA
Walmart - 840 Summit Boulevard, Frisco, Colorado, USA (Walmart used for exterior and interior scenes)

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