Clockwise from bottom left: Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, Juliette Lewis as Audrey Griswold, Johnny Galecki as Rusty Griswold and Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold in 1989's 'National Lampoon's ...

Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase), the vacation-minded "National Lampoon's Vacation" dad, values his family time so much that quite a few of the Griswolds' extended family even makes an appearance in the ...

On the big screen, Beverly D’Angelo works hard as Ellen Griswold to ensure Christmas goes as smoothly as possible and off-screen, the actress is hoping that they actually do. The National Lampoon’s ...

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 29: Beverly D'Angelo attends the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Violent Night" at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 29, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin ...

Thirty-six years ago, Clark Griswold announced that he was determined to create the perfect “fun old-fashioned family Christmas” – no matter what. Decades later the Griswold family’s wild and wacky ...

The setup for Christmas Vacation seems absurd by modern standards: Clark (Chevy Chase) and his wife Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo) have agreed to host all of their parents for several days around Christmas.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is, first and foremost, a veritable Christmas classic. It also marks a major course correct for the Vacation franchise after the debacle of National Lampoon's ...