No cell phone distractions. No transgender bathroom drama. Hard to believe the simplicity of the early '80s when contrasted to present day. Those days are missed so much it physically hurts.
@@Religious_man DAs have been dropping charges and giving lighter punishments to help create the illusion that crime rates are down. I saw police body camera and dash camera footage of a young woman in Florida go on a high speed police chase. She crashed her car and fled on foot. She was given two years probation lol. California essentially legalized shoplifting via Prop 47. Stealing less than $950 worth of merchandise is a misdemeanor. There are many UA-cam videos showing people loading their shopping carts or clutching two armfuls of items and walking out of retail establishments. Security have been told to stand-down. One guard working at Walgreens recorded someone stealing. He was fired for removing a piece of paper that was covering the suspects license plate. Some of those places have closed their doors and left the state.
Yeah, he yelled it that way to give the appearance of being in control of the situation. Then Davenport reveals the truth that they simply don't care - when he's asked where the car is, he just deadpans 'I don't know'.
@scottfeuerhammer3595 It's true I remember my dad bought a brand new mercury montego station wagon & it would do that. That was in the early 70s I believe. You had to hit the brake & put it in drive & turn it off. Lol
In order of greatness, it goes Vacation, Christmas Vacation, European Vacation and then Vegas Vacation. The new Vacation movie was very disappointing - with a mean spirited kid pretty much wrecking the whole thing.
He hasn't even sign over the tittle yet......The car hadn't officially "trade-in" yet , he just hand it over for valuation purpose only. If he is smart enough , he would just file for the lawsuit , take the Volvo sedan in his garage for the trip , and wait 6 weeks for the right car to be delivered.
i remember my father mentioning buying a car and he asked what his trade in was worth and the dealer said he wouldn't charge dad anything for having it towed off the lot.
Their house in this movie wasn't on the backlot (Blondie Street at Warner Bros.) like Christmas Vacation/Vegas Vacation. It's a private residence in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. Some other scenes were filmed on the backlot areas though (Dodge City, East St Louis, car sleeping scene).
5:31 "Rusty please, do not eat the Truckster! Russ, do you mind? I'm trying to work this out here on the old computer, please Russ. Oh, thank you Audrey. That's just great."
What I always found funny is they had a perfectly fine Volvo sedan in the garage... why the new wagon if you're just going to tie the luggage to the roof? 😂Ahh, Clark...
Such a great movie, brilliantly written and such superb actors. Still miss John Candy, no one could ever replace him. For the Oldsmobile lovers, look closely they did not crush that nice wagon, it’s a different car. 😃
The Griswolds had a home computer and smart appliances in 1983. I had a rusty bicycle and a huge hand-me-down TV / record player combo that weighed 300 pounds with an 11" screen.
Chevy Chase is so funny and relaxed in his roles but as a lot of people have reported he is a really - let's say it euphemistic - challenging character...
Lots of actors prefer to play characters the opposite of their real personality because, in the words of Dabney Coleman, they "know what the opposite is." Coleman is known to play shallow, selfish narcissists, but in real life is anything but.
Fletch was. So was the vastly underappreciated Seems Like Old Times, & Funny Farm. I like Caddyshack, but am among the minority that thinks it’s nowhere near deserving of the praise it gets.
Wow, a Vista Cruiser, how lucky was Clark, an Olds 442 in Station Wagon form, my Moms car growing up. She loved that car, because when you stepped on the gas it went!
@@CountryballstudiosYT Yes, it was the Vista Cruiser, not 4spd of course being a family car. 1968-1972, it was the car. 1969 was the iconic model year, imho.
@@CountryballstudiosYT 400 cubic inch engine, if memory serves me right, that was one of the '4' s. 4 on the floor was another, 2 was the dual exhaust, i believe. So the Vista Cruiser would hve been a 4A1! Or 431 for the 3spd automatic!
Well, thankfully, that’s not the case. Since PAC-Man and Asteroids were amongst the best 80s games, their popularity remains and people from multiple generations will still be able to recognize them. Mario was also an 80s game, but its legacy permitted it to be exposed to even the youngest of children.
@@ianchandler4649 yeah... Who are you?? What year were you born cause I guessing it was the early 2000s😂 you're an IDIOT and it shows!! Don't talk to people you don't know and can back up their gaming knowledge!!
We used to have a Big Badass 60-70ish model Buick LeSabre that would do that sputtering jazz, after filling it with Pemex fuel in Mexico. Big heavy land yacht. 80s era memories.
Fun fact. Married with Children used overhead footage from this movie in the intro. You can literally see the Wagon Queen Family Truckster on the freeway!
optional _Rallye_ funpack gets me everytime 😆 During the late 1970s, *Ford* offered an optional _Rallye_ trim line on their infamous _Pinto_ hatchback and wagon models
@@billyman623 I suspect there is a generational aspect here. Some of us will remember when rinsing and drying with your parents or siblings was a part of household life back when dinner was always eaten together.
I couldn't tell if this was just bad directing or if it was just Clark being clark, like he's forgetting to put them in the dishwasher, that's open, right underneath where he is putting the plates.
They made her look a lot younger with hair, clothes, and makeup. These days teenage girls are just the opposite! 13-year-olds dress and look like they’re 23.
40 years later and this is still golden!
It always will be
@@hectorlopez1069❤agreed
@@hectorlopez106940th birthday party anniversary celebration party years gaslight theater same thing as before 45th years New
but I guess it hurts more to see that fine station wagon gets crushed
National lampoon's vacation Clark just wipe with dishes cloth and put the dishes in the cabinet.
The best nearly 2hours you could spend in a theater in the Summer of '83. Such fun, fun, FUN movies that year!
No cell phone distractions. No transgender bathroom drama. Hard to believe the simplicity of the early '80s when contrasted to present day. Those days are missed so much it physically hurts.
Then you have high crime and high taxes in the early 80s, derpy derp.
@@Religious_man DAs have been dropping charges and giving lighter punishments to help create the illusion that crime rates are down. I saw police body camera and dash camera footage of a young woman in Florida go on a high speed police chase. She crashed her car and fled on foot. She was given two years probation lol. California essentially legalized shoplifting via Prop 47. Stealing less than $950 worth of merchandise is a misdemeanor. There are many UA-cam videos showing people loading their shopping carts or clutching two armfuls of items and walking out of retail establishments. Security have been told to stand-down. One guard working at Walgreens recorded someone stealing. He was fired for removing a piece of paper that was covering the suspects license plate. Some of those places have closed their doors and left the state.
Bfhfe
I love the look on Eugene Levy's face when Clark pulls in with his trade in. Priceless 🤣🤣
At least Gary Cole never tolerates any car scamming nonsense even if he fixes all of this.
That’s my look when I realize that test I was supposed to study for was on that very day and not later that week.
they should put that look on a t-shirt
He goes from smiling and laughing to looking horrified. LOL
@@Kevin_H_Usa it could be on some memes.
The 8 headlights would have sold it for me!
I love how Eugene Levy's character yells "Davenport!"
I always loved Eugene in movies when I was a kid
He was great in Armed and Dangerous with John Candy.
SCTV was hands down the best comedy show ever thanks in no small part to Eugene
Davenport was a common last name used in movies in the 80s, it was usually someone that was wealthy.
Yeah, he yelled it that way to give the appearance of being in control of the situation. Then Davenport reveals the truth that they simply don't care - when he's asked where the car is, he just deadpans 'I don't know'.
You think you hate it now, wait till you drive it.
Clark drive it and he totally tarnished it.
. . . you'll really hate then 😅
I love how it keeps running when you turn it off.
@@Ori0n1975 All new cars do that.💯👌
@scottfeuerhammer3595 It's true I remember my dad bought a brand new mercury montego station wagon & it would do that. That was in the early 70s I believe. You had to hit the brake & put it in drive & turn it off. Lol
“You didn’t order the metallic pea!?”🤣
He even wore a matching suit for the sport wagon
That always makes me laugh.
"Metallic pea?! I ordered the Antarctic Blue! The sports wagon, this isn't even the right model!"
The hilarious awesomeness of Clark's sky blue suit is so underrated
The entire movie is outstanding! Especially Christmas vacation!
In order of greatness, it goes Vacation, Christmas Vacation, European Vacation and then Vegas Vacation. The new Vacation movie was very disappointing - with a mean spirited kid pretty much wrecking the whole thing.
@@OldAussieAds my Aussie brother exactly. I have been to Perth and Freemantle. You guys are awesome!
Where's cousin Eddy.
This is way better than Christmas Vacation.
Gosh! Love 80’s movies
I love the Griswolds.
SAME 😊
Was Griswald. Mandela Effect.
I like how right away the car is making noises.
Dodges also do that
@@OffendingTheOffendable GM too. A little piston slap is "normal" they say.
He hasn't even left the lot yet and his trade-in is in the crusher 😂
You noticed that, huh genius?
@@gavinvalentino1313 be nice, some people aren't as quick as you.
He hasn't even sign over the tittle yet......The car hadn't officially "trade-in" yet , he just hand it over for valuation purpose only.
If he is smart enough , he would just file for the lawsuit , take the Volvo sedan in his garage for the trip , and wait 6 weeks for the right car to be delivered.
Its just a movie homie
i remember my father mentioning buying a car and he asked what his trade in was worth and the dealer said he wouldn't charge dad anything for having it towed off the lot.
Warner Bros studio lot. I forget the street name but I used to be a maintenance guy there. I mowed and painted those houses dozens of times.
Is it true they demolished the Griswold house?
@@jenbermol Yeah, that entire area is now gone, apparently.
Their house in this movie wasn't on the backlot (Blondie Street at Warner Bros.) like Christmas Vacation/Vegas Vacation. It's a private residence in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. Some other scenes were filmed on the backlot areas though (Dodge City, East St Louis, car sleeping scene).
Love this film. My go to every now and then for silly laughs. Metallic pea 😂
5:31 "Rusty please, do not eat the Truckster! Russ, do you mind? I'm trying to work this out here on the old computer, please Russ. Oh, thank you Audrey. That's just great."
These are the children he doesn't get to spend enough time with.
Funniest part
One of my all time favourite comedies, the 4k transfer looks great tbh
"Sorry, folks. Parks close. The moose outside should have told you." One of my favorite scenes. 😄
Followed by the laugh 😂
@@ryans413 ahyuk ahyuk ahyuk ahyuk 😆
but that's not this scene
I never get tired of how funny this movie is!!
That look on Levy’s face at 0:06 😂
One of the funniest movies of all time.
I agree
What I always found funny is they had a perfectly fine Volvo sedan in the garage... why the new wagon if you're just going to tie the luggage to the roof? 😂Ahh, Clark...
I was thinking “that Volvo has got to be a lot nicer than the Truckster”.
It's probably the wifes car and its only for her personal use.
@@joshr8666Clark traded in the wife’s car, lol
Does anyone not notice Clark doesn't even wash the dishes when Ellen passes them to him? He just wipes them off and puts them right in the cupboard!
Ew, gross!
😂
Ha ha, i would never have noticed it unless you pointed iit out, i wonder how many has ever seen that, probably not to many.
Just now
hahaha never noticed until now!
"Say goodbye to the ol' has guzzler, Russ!"
He says see ya later to the driver 😂
Such a great movie, brilliantly written and such superb actors. Still miss John Candy, no one could ever replace him. For the Oldsmobile lovers, look closely they did not crush that nice wagon, it’s a different car. 😃
Yeah it wasn’t even the same color!
yeah its called THE JOKE btw
Rick Moranis replaced him in Ghostbusters
Nice catch
Eugene Levy neeeeeeeever got enough credit for playing the best "car salesman" characters in his younger days.
😂 is that Noah levenstein?
@@jrml2011 You know, selling cars is a process that takes years for a young man to grow into a pro and humble salesman.
F levy..always stereotypical foolish character. Always. Somebody in Hollywood must owe him
The Griswolds had a home computer and smart appliances in 1983. I had a rusty bicycle and a huge hand-me-down TV / record player combo that weighed 300 pounds with an 11" screen.
“With the Vista Cruiser, you can……cruise the vista!” 😁
Vista Cruiser better than that Truckster heap.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought that!!!
NO ONE makes movies like this any more..
People only say things like that because it's nostalgic for you
@@Stinky_sackwrong. Go play Fortnite.
@@IIIIIIIllIIIl what's fortnite?
@@IIIIIIIllIIIlFortnite what is that a Chess move? Hmm 🤔 Haha 🤣
Everybody needs to watch this movie it’s a Classic
I would love to have the station wagon he traded in.
Chevy Chase is so funny and relaxed in his roles but as a lot of people have reported he is a really - let's say it euphemistic - challenging character...
I think he's just mouthy and too comfortable
Lots of actors prefer to play characters the opposite of their real personality because, in the words of Dabney Coleman, they "know what the opposite is." Coleman is known to play shallow, selfish narcissists, but in real life is anything but.
I never thought he was anywhere near as funny in his other roles, as he was as Clark Griswold.
Fletch was. So was the vastly underappreciated Seems Like Old Times, & Funny Farm.
I like Caddyshack, but am among the minority that thinks it’s nowhere near deserving of the praise it gets.
Last interview I saw him in he looked and sounded like a crotchety old man.
Fun fact, the a b roll of them driving down the freeway into the city is the opening title to married with children
Thanks for that info!
Yes, most people know that.....
Fun fact: Chicago in the 80's was the peak of the city's era. Sadly it's been on a decline since then😬
It wouldn't be an 80's comedy without a computer executing some plainly impossible task.
My favorite Audrey 👍
Wow, a Vista Cruiser, how lucky was Clark, an Olds 442 in Station Wagon form, my Moms car growing up. She loved that car, because when you stepped on the gas it went!
The 442 came in wagon form?
@@CountryballstudiosYT
Yes, it was the Vista Cruiser, not 4spd of course being a family car.
1968-1972, it was the car. 1969 was the iconic model year, imho.
@@SK-qc6fb never knew that until today
@@CountryballstudiosYT
400 cubic inch engine, if memory serves me right, that was one of the '4' s. 4 on the floor was another, 2 was the dual exhaust, i believe. So the Vista Cruiser would hve been a 4A1! Or 431 for the 3spd automatic!
I never noticed that weak, dead fish handshake Eugene Levy gives Clark and Russ when they meet. Great detail!
That's a Masonic handshake, but great attention to detail! I wouldn't have noticed that.
Palm trees in "Chicago" lol
The Truckster is "dieseling" when he shuts it off
When I was a kid our wagon did that! It was a Volvo though.
Probably related to uncle bucks caddy.
I remember those days….
He’s not even washing the dishes 😂
love this brings back alot of memories
🎮 Love the Pac man and Astroid references on the computer!! Only a child of the 80s like me would get that!!!
I was born in the 1980's as well due to me being born back in 1981
Well, thankfully, that’s not the case. Since PAC-Man and Asteroids were amongst the best 80s games, their popularity remains and people from multiple generations will still be able to recognize them. Mario was also an 80s game, but its legacy permitted it to be exposed to even the youngest of children.
@@ianchandler4649 yeah... Who are you?? What year were you born cause I guessing it was the early 2000s😂 you're an IDIOT and it shows!! Don't talk to people you don't know and can back up their gaming knowledge!!
The sound effects are from Matel Intellivision games. I used to spend hours playing games on Intellivision when I was a kid.
The way Davenport says I don't know sir, shrugs then slowly walks away always cracks me up
Chevy is a legend he kills everytime.
This movie is a legend.
Eugene Levy is brilliant in this clip.
Hollywood, please bring back this kind of comedy!
They don’t have the soul for it anymore.
Can't do it. Women are writing now
Everything is considered “offensive” unless you are making fun of White Christian males.
We used to have a Big Badass 60-70ish model Buick LeSabre that would do that sputtering jazz, after filling it with Pemex fuel in Mexico. Big heavy land yacht. 80s era memories.
One of my all-time favorites still remember the first time i watched it with my dad and uncle
That was my first computer, the Apple 2+. I got to show it to my kids. Love this movie.
And back then in the early eighties, the graphics and sound didn't come any better.
Fun fact. Married with Children used overhead footage from this movie in the intro. You can literally see the Wagon Queen Family Truckster on the freeway!
Well, they were both in Chicago.
When you really think about it The Griswold family was the 80s version of the Bundy family. Hollywood is clever
I love Vacation love the song Vacation by The Go-Go's and love taking vacations!
folks, the 80's and 90's were a great time in the country.
“You hate it now, wait till you drive it”.
"Ed... I'm not your ordinary every day fool, ok?"
- "Yes you are! Your reflective glasses says so!"
No he isn't...he is the prime fool.of fools.😂😂😂
@@paul16451 Isn't that entertainment just lovely....
I’m not your ordinary everyday fool 😂
this is my favorite movie of all time it’s so funny and very entertaining
Was that a vista cruiser he traded in? What an absolute beautiful wagon.
Not anymore, they crushed it for the movie and it still makes me sick 40 years later.
@@JonnyHolmsthe one that was crushed was a completely different car if you look closely you'll see.
Yup different rims
“You can literally what…Cruise the Vista”. - Red Forman
It would be like a Dodge Voyager in today’s standard.
He already knew that they didn’t have the right car the look on his face when he saw Clark tells it all
loved this movie since i was little 😂
Eugeny Levy playing a bad guy. That’s gold!
Eugene Levy played one in Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. In fact, he was the MAIN antagonist of the movie.
Not a bad guy. Just thinking on his feet and turning lemons into lemonade! Lol
And in Heavy Metal as Captain Sternn.
Lol Clark and my dad are exact look alikes even act and talk exactly the same, miss my dad. I watch these to remember my dad.
My son says the same about me. I’m known to make the same mistakes in the family.
4:15, Hardly washing the dishes 😊
Love Eugene Levy!! He played it perfectly!!
🎶 Holiday Road!!🎶
Love how” Lacoste” is used in so many films
Hey, that's Eugene Levy - love that actor!
optional _Rallye_ funpack gets me everytime 😆
During the late 1970s, *Ford* offered an optional _Rallye_ trim line on their infamous _Pinto_ hatchback and wagon models
When I was in high school we had one exactly like this. I wish I still had it. Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser.
I'd love to have Clark's old Vista Cruiser!
Well it will need a lot of work after being flattened.
“Vacation” , “Fish Called Wanda” and “Detroit Rock City” BEST MOVIES EVER!!!!!!!
Childhood classic for me.
✊🎸❤🎹 Holiday Roooaad!!!💚
Wally World Here We Come 6:31
OhhhoooOoooOOOhhhh…
I would have taken the Volvo ! 😎
"Why is it still running?"😂😂😂
Great memories as kids growing up with these Vacation movies
I would play this game today!
4:27 40 years later and father's can still relate to this
I remember watching this at my Grandmothers house while have air popped pop corn..
All brand new car sound like that don't worry about it😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Just noticed the way they "clean" the dishes.
I just came to see if anyone realised 😂
I got the movie 4 years ago and I just noticed now
I bet alot of people never noticed it. I remember seeing an BTS and they talked about it.
@@billyman623 I suspect there is a generational aspect here. Some of us will remember when rinsing and drying with your parents or siblings was a part of household life back when dinner was always eaten together.
@@mikegalvin9801no look closely, Clark is just staring at them and putting them away.
One of the THE best movies of all time. Fight me! 🤣
I just LOVE that movie!
"Rusty, please. DO NOT eat the Truckster!"
"Russ, do you mind? I'm trying to work this out here on the old computer, please Russ. Oh, great Audrey. Thank you, Audrey. That's just great."
Davenport…. The unsung hero of the movie.
Davenport - “where’s mr grizwald’s car!!!!”
“I don’t know, sir.”
This movie, together with Fletch, are two gems.
I was also super attracted to the mom 😆
Love how they're "washing dishes" by just wiping off the old food and putting the plates in the cabinet
I always caught that while watching this as a kid, too.
I couldn't tell if this was just bad directing or if it was just Clark being clark, like he's forgetting to put them in the dishwasher, that's open, right underneath where he is putting the plates.
I can't believe that Dana Barron (Audrey) was actually 17 when this movie was made. I would've guessed 13, tops...
They made her look a lot younger with hair, clothes, and makeup. These days teenage girls are just the opposite! 13-year-olds dress and look like they’re 23.
It takes a lot to outdo Chevy in this era, but Eugene Levy pulls it off.
“Metallic Pea” 😂
Think you hate it now just wait till you drive it.😂 best line
The engine already knocking off the lot. And that Apple II belongs to the museum.
I'm just as upset as you are believe me😂😂
When this came out i was Russ, now Im Clark LOL
Same, crazy how fast it's been going
😂
This movie is so fun and this guy is so funny
You think you hate it now but wait till you drive it 😂
The ol wipe off the plate and stick it back into the cabinet lol
Would you believe I just watched this clip on my lunch break? And as I am typing this, they are playing the theme to Christmas Vacation over the PA?
Jim's dad before retirement... american pie
Mitch after he had a big fight with Mickie, but I guess before he went into the asylum.