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.
00:07:58 That thing wouldn't fit in our yard.
00:11:44 It's just that you build things up in your mind, Sparky.
00:14:10 Don't forget that report, Bill.
00:17:47 Look how big you've gotten.
00:20:22 At this point, I can't even see the nuts. They must have blown away.
00:26:05 Clark, baby, I can picture it in my mind and it's breathtaking.
00:35:32 Is it plugged in?
00:40:02 I hope it enhances your holiday spirit. Dear Catherine.
00:42:20 Honey, why don't you get the kids' things. Don't forget the rubber sheets and gerbils.
00:45:11 I borrowed it off a buddy of mine.
00:47:56 Be careful there, Clark.
00:52:39 No, I'm not Santa Claus.
00:55:40 What are you looking at?
00:58:37 I don't know about that.
01:01:12 Can't wait to see what I got!
01:05:53 He's probably just nosing through the trash.
01:10:31 That's it. That's the big one!
01:13:46 ...l've been thinking.
01:17:57 It probably got scared and ran back into the tree.
01:21:46 "While visions of sugarplums Danced in their heads
01:24:22 Sometimes things look good on paper, but...
01:28:10 See, kids...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed986
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:28:10

Production Record

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