National Lampoon's Vacation is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by John Hughes. The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, and Anthony Michael Hall. The film follows the Griswold family as they
National Lampoon's Vacation, sometimes referred to as simply Vacation, is a 1983 American comedy road film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Christie Brinkley in her acting debut with special appearances by Eddie Bracken, Brian Doyle-Murray, Miriam Flynn, James Keach, Eugene Levy, and Frank McRae. It tells the story of the Griswold family on a cross-country trip to an amusement park and various locations as accidents and mishaps occur along the way. The screenplay was written by John Hughes on the basis of his short story "Vacation '58", which appeared in National Lampoon.