Revealing mistake: In the scene where Christie Brinkley takes off her clothes and invites Chevy into the pool, he takes off his pants and we are supposed to assume he's naked. When he dives in you can see he's wearing flesh coloured underwear.
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
1 review since 27 Nov '25, 00:35
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.
Question: I've always found it odd that although Wallyworld is closed, the car park is still open and accessible. Is this normal for closed US parks, or could it be considered a goof?
Chosen answer: The parking lot is huge. There's really not any way to close the lot itself, but even if there were gates, Clark would probably have been oblivious to them by then.
Suggested correction: No they show he is never naked, absurd post.