Search - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [Widescreen] [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1989 DVD Release: 10/07/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 25 Genres: Comedy, Slapstick, Farce See Also: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [Fullscreen], National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [Blu-ray], National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [HD DVD], National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [Widescreen], National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [Widescreen] [20th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition], National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [Widescreen] [20th Anniversary Collector's Edition], National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [Widescreen] [Special Edition]

Chevy Chase, star of National Lampoon's Vacation and its sequel, is back as the paterfamilias of the Griswold family (including Beverly D'Angelo as his missus) to skewer the Yuletide season. Chevy mugs, trips, falls, mashes his fingers and stubs his toes as he prepares to invite numerous dysfunctional relatives to his household to celebrate Christmas. Amidst the more outrageous sight gags (including the electrocution of a cat as the Christmas tree is lit) the film betrays a sentimental streak, with old wounds healing and long-estranged relatives reuniting in the Griswold living room. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was still capable of attracting an audience five years after its release: It was one of the top-rated seasonal TV specials of 1994, outrating even the first network telecast of It's a Wonderful Life. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Chevy Chase - Clark W. Griswold, Jr.
Beverly D'Angelo - Ellen Griswold
Randy Quaid - Cousin Eddie
Diane Ladd - Nora Griswold
John Randolph - Clark W. Griswold Sr.

Clark Griswold and his family get to celebrate the holidays in digital splendor in this DVD release of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. The film has been transferred to disc in its original widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English language soundtrack has been remixed in Dolby Digital 5.1, while an alternate track dubbed in French appears in Dolby Digital Mono. The movie also features optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. No bonus materials have been included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide