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It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Language
Budget$27,000,000
Revenue $74,542,088
English
Budget$27,000,000
Revenue $74,542,088
Keywords
squirrel
holiday
boss
rottweiler
christmas tree
family dinner
neighbor
domestic life
fantasy sequence
lights
christmas
christmas bonus
jello
xmas eve
Casts
Chevy Chase
Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
Ellen Griswold
Juliette Lewis
Audrey Griswold
Johnny Galecki
Russell 'Rusty' Griswold
John Randolph
Clark, Sr.
Diane Ladd
Nora
E.G. Marshall
Art
Doris Roberts
Francis
Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie
Miriam Flynn
Cousin Catherine
Cody Burger
Rocky
Ellen Hamilton Latzen
Ruby Sue
William Hickey
Uncle Lewis
Mae Questel
Aunt Bethany
Sam McMurray
Bill
Nicholas Guest
Todd Chester
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Margo Chester
Nicolette Scorsese
Mary
Keith MacKechnie
Delivery Boy
Brian Doyle-Murray
Frank Shirley
Natalija Nogulich
Helen Shirley
Tony Epper
Bozo #1
Billy Hank Hooker
Bozo #2
Alexander Folk
SWAT Officer
Jeremy Roberts
Cop
Woody Weaver
Cop
Michael Kaufman
Young Executive
Doug Llewelyn
Parade Announcer (voice)
Devin Bailey
Clark (age 9) (uncredited)
Frank Foti Jr.
SWAT Team Sargeant (uncredited)
Traci Kochendorfer
Downtown Shopper (uncredited)
Crews
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Director
Thomas E. Ackerman
Director of Photography
John Hughes
Screenplay
Angelo Badalamenti
Original Music Composer
John Hughes
Producer
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Tom Jacobson
Producer
Michael A. Stevenson
Editor
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Lou Kleinman
Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Stan Gilbert
Supervising ADR Editor
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Neal Burger
Sound Editor
Douglas Knapp
Camera Operator
George H. Anderson
Sound Editor
Glenn T. Morgan
Sound Editor
Victoria Sampson
Sound Editor
Ted Rhodes
Key Grip
Marcia 'Mavis' Girard
Script Supervisor
Ron Payne
Music Supervisor
Jim Harrison
Music Editor
David McCullough
Visual Effects
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
Charlie Picerni
Second Unit Director
Larry Kemp
Supervising Sound Editor
Matt Earl Beesley
First Assistant Director
Eric Engler
Second Unit Director of Photography
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Editor
Neil David Pontecorvo
Greensman
Stephen Robinette
Hairstylist
Richard Dean Rankin
Construction Coordinator
S. Bruce Wineinger
Construction Coordinator
Greg Agalsoff
Boom Operator
Vicki Jackson-Lemay
Second Second Assistant Director
John Agalsoff Jr.
Cableman
David P. Newell
Assistant Property Master
Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.
Construction Coordinator
Bryan Denegal
Second Second Assistant Director
Eric Jewett
Second Unit First Assistant Director
David J. Negrón Jr.
Production Illustrator
Rickley W. Dumm
Sound Effects Editor
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Timothy W. Tiedje
Property Master
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Glen Cooper
Standby Painter
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim A. Davison
Stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Stunts
Philip Romano
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Ralph Eggleston
Animation
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill McIntosh
Stunts
John Robotham
Stunts
Kevin Kelley
Chief Lighting Technician
Tama Takahashi
First Assistant Camera
William H. Burton Jr.
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Steve Picerni
Stunts
Jason White
Stunts
Tony Fucile
Animation
Dave Woodman
Animation
Edward Steidele
Foley Artist
Kenny Bates
Stunts
Albert Hood
Electrician
Andrew Barrett
Orchestrator
Franklin Jones Jr.
Scoring Mixer
Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects
Ron Phillips
Still Photographer
John Wagner
Second Assistant Camera
Bill Kroyer
Animation
Franklyn Warren
Extras Casting
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Set Costumer
Shirley Walker
Conductor
Dan Marrow
Transportation Coordinator
Mark M. Pompian
Animation
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Charlie Picerni
Stunt Coordinator
Chad Randall
Stunts
Leslie Hoffman
Stunt Double
Craig Asato
Second Assistant Camera
Charles John Bukey
Best Boy Grip
David L. Parrish
First Assistant Camera
Kurt Young
Dolly Grip
Carlyn Montes De Oca
Assistant Editor
Eileen Peterson
Unit Publicist
Bob Scott
Animation
Mari Grimaud
Costume Supervisor
Robert C. Decker
Location Manager
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
Sammy Thurman
Stunts
Angelo Badalamenti
Orchestrator
Karen Baker Landers
First Assistant Sound Editor
Annie Ellis
Stunts
Richmond G. Cogswell
Video Assist Operator
Erik Cord
Stunts
Dennis Venizelos
Animation
Kathryn Camp
Assistant Editor
Bill Silic
Chief Lighting Technician
Kirk Bales
Assistant Camera
William Coss
First Assistant Camera
Harold Jones
Stunts
Bill Silic
Gaffer
Juel Bestrop
Casting Assistant
Charles Samek
Orchestrator
Mark A. Lanza
Sound Effects Editor
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
Mike Amorelli
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Ann Lukacs
Assistant Camera
Stephen Andrzejewski
Assistant Location Manager
Thomas J. Busch
Location Manager
Robert Fernandez
Scoring Mixer
Daniel Grodnik
Executive Producer
Gary L. Karas
Special Effects
Janet Brady
Stunts
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Joe Gilbert
ADR Editor
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
David Baldwin
Sound Editor
Barbara Adamski
Property Master
Dieter Sturm
Special Effects
Chris Buchinsky
Visual Effects
Matty Simmons
Executive Producer
Heidi Levitt
Casting
Lee Harman
Makeup Artist
Ramey E. Ward
Associate Producer
Lisa Fischer
Set Decoration
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
Michael Kaplan
Costume Design
John Rozman
Leadman
William S. Beasley
Associate Producer
William S. Beasley
Unit Production Manager
Justin Klarenbeck
Visual Effects
Mauri Syd Gayton
Associate Producer
Beala Neel
Art Direction
Frank Capra III
Second Assistant Director
Dan Hegeman
Sound Editor
Allen Hall
Special Effects
Backdrops & Posters
