National Lampoon's Vacation

Summary

National Lampoon's Vacation is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,692 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Lampoon's Vacation's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• National Lampoon's Vacation was directed by Harold Ramis^[4].
• John Hughes wrote the screenplay for National Lampoon's Vacation^[5].
• National Lampoon's Vacation's composer is recorded as Ralph Burns^[6].
• National Lampoon's Vacation's genre is comedy film^[7].
• National Lampoon's Vacation was followed by National Lampoon's European Vacation^[8].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Chevy Chase^[9].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Beverly D'Angelo^[10].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Anthony Michael Hall^[11].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Dana Barron^[12].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Randy Quaid^[13].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Imogene Coca^[14].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was John Candy^[15].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Eddie Bracken^[16].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Brian Doyle-Murray^[17].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Miriam Flynn^[18].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was James Keach^[19].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Eugene Levy^[20].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Frank McRae^[21].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Christie Brinkley^[22].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Jane Krakowski^[23].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Henry Gibson^[24].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Michael Talbott^[25].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Nathan Cook^[26].
• A cast member of National Lampoon's Vacation was Mickey Jones^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

National Lampoon's Vacation was produced by Matty Simmons^[28]. It was directed by Harold Ramis^[4]. John Hughes wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Chevy Chase^[9], Beverly D'Angelo^[10], Anthony Michael Hall^[11], Dana Barron^[12], Randy Quaid^[13], and Imogene Coca^[14].

Publication

Publication dates include July 29, 1983^[29], October 28, 1983^[30], and June 8, 1984^[31]. The original language of National Lampoon's Vacation was English^[32]. Its genre is comedy film^[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as it^[33]. It was distributed by video on demand^[34].

Subject and Themes

National Lampoon's Vacation's part of the series is recorded as it^[33].

Reception

Reviews include 93%^[35], 7.3/10^[36], and 55/100^[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

National Lampoon's Vacation was followed by National Lampoon's European Vacation^[8].

Why It Matters

National Lampoon's Vacation ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,692 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]