National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 234,220 VOTES · DIR. Jeremiah S. Chechik

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation poster

Overview

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

Dialogue Timeline — 986 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:19 "It's that time Christmas time is here
00:04:53 I'm going to pull around them... burn some dust, here.
00:08:01 It's not going in our yard, Russ. It's going in our living room.
00:11:54 When have I ever done that?
00:14:19 Happy Hanukkah.
00:17:58 Doesn't Nora look old?
00:21:52 Can we at least forbid them to answer the phone?
00:26:24 If you need any help, give me a holler. I'll be upstairs asleep.
00:36:14 - Todd! - Sorry!
00:40:29 Eddie?
00:43:14 A little tree water ain't gonna hurt him.
00:45:50 Mr. Shirley, Merry Christmas.
00:49:35 - You're staying late? - Hi, Bill.
00:53:15 I don't think he should be nervous, and you shouldn't be, either.
00:56:51 I have this suspicion that Catherine and Eddie don't have presents for their kids.
00:59:33 I'll try not to.
01:02:16 They want you to say grace.
01:07:45 Do you smell something?
01:11:43 Smaller?
01:14:57 Are you okay?
01:19:58 You're goofy.
01:22:39 Officer, it seems my husband has been abducted.
01:26:49 There was a big misunderstanding tonight.
25:00:00 imported Italian twinkle lights.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed986
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line25:00:00

Production Record

DirectorJeremiah S. Chechik
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27,000,000
Revenue$74,542,088
IMDb votes234,220