Vegas Vacation (1997)

Directed by

Stephen Kessler

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 733 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Clark Griswold takes his family to Las Vegas for a vacation and to renew his wedding vows. The trip is full of comic mishaps and encounters with eccentric characters.

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What happens

Vegas Vacation is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Stephen Kessler in his feature directorial debut. It is the fourth installment in National Lampoon’s Vacation film series, and was written by Elisa Bell, based on a story by Bell and Bob Ducsay. The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Wayne Newton, Ethan Embry, and Wallace Shawn. It tells the story of Clark Griswold taking his family to Las Vegas to renew his vows to Ellen as the series' usual hilarity occurs. Vegas Vacation was released by Warner Bros. on February 14, 1997. The film opened at #4 at the box office and grossed over $36.4 million domestically. Vegas Vacation is the first theatrical Vacation film to not carry the National Lampoon label or have any involvement from John Hughes. Also, this is the final film to take place during the original storyline, as well as the last released before National Lampoon magazine folded. There would not be another theatrically released Vacation film until 2015, when a standalone sequel was produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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