Revealing mistake: In the film's first scene, as Clark and Russ Griswold make a left hand turn to pull into the used car lot in Chicago, the upper quarter of the screen shows mountains and palm trees in the background, which is an impossibility for Chicago. I believe the nearest mountain range to Chicago is in Arkansas and the nearest palm trees reside in Louisiana. (This scene was filmed in California, which explains the mountains and palm trees, BUT nonetheless a mistake.)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
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Directed by: Harold Ramis
Starring: Eugene Levy, Chevy Chase, John Candy, Randy Quaid, Anthony Michael Hall, Beverly D'Angelo, Jane Krakowski, Eddie Bracken, Christie Brinkley, Imogene Coca
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6.2/10. The best of this series which, after this one, went downhill fast. Easily the best showing by Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold. If not for these movies Beverly D'Angelo's resume would've only been Coal Miner's Daughter and The House Bunny as movies people remember her for being in. The idea of going across country by car instead of by plane is truly ridiculous yet, here at least, it works. Chase is truly a jerk most of the time but he shines here like he did in Caddyshack and he would in the two Fletch movies. It's an amusing romp with cameos by the always funny John Candy and that great example of modern marriage,Christie Brinkley.
More mistakes in National Lampoon's Vacation
Cousin Vicki: I'm going steady, and I French kiss.
Audrey Griswold: So? Everybody does that.
Cousin Vicki: Yeah, but Daddy says I'm the best at it.
Trivia: The script was based on writer John Hughes short story called "Vacation 58" which was based on a real life trip he took as a child with his parents in 1958.
Answer: Harold Ramis voiced Marty Moose.