# National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

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**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Jeremiah S. Chechik
**Written by**: John Hughes
**Starring**: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, John Randolph, Diane Ladd

> *Yule crack up!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Snowflakes fall on a chaotic suburban lawn, a tangled string of lights. Clark's family gathers, his patience wears thin, a station wagon packed with luggage. Chechik finds humor in holiday chaos.

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 7.5/10 (246464 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 72% · Metacritic 49/100

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