Directed by:
Amy HeckerlingCinematography:
Robert PaynterComposer:
Charles FoxCast:
Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, John Astin, Paul Bartel, Malcolm Danare, William Zabka, Mel Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Maureen Lipman (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
After winning a tour package in a game show, the bickering Griswald family carve a trail of destruction through England, France, Germany, and Italy. Somehow Ellen (Bevery D'Angelo), the mom, gets kidnapped by gangsters, leading to a car chase that reunites the family, despite their differences. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Chevy Chase
USA
Best movies:
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Vacation (1983)
Hero (1992)
Beverly D'Angelo
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Hair (1979)
Annie Hall (1977)
Dana Hill
USA
Best movies:
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Rover Dangerfield (1991)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Jason Lively
USA
Best movies:
European Vacation (1985)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Brainstorm (1983)
John Astin
USA
Best movies:
West Side Story (1961)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Paul Bartel
USA
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Basquiat (1996)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Malcolm Danare
USA
Best movies:
Independence Day (1996)
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
Christine (1983)
William Zabka
USA
Best movies:
European Vacation (1985)
Where Hope Grows (2014)
A Tiger's Tale (1988)
Mel Smith
UK
Best movies:
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Robbie Coltrane
UK
Best movies:
Maureen Lipman
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Solomon and Gaenor (1999)
Eric Idle
UK
Best movies:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) (theatrical recording)
Life of Brian (1979)
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010) (theatrical recording)
Victor Lanoux
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
The Common Man (1975)
The French Detective (1975)
Jacques Herlin
France
Best movies:
Welcome (2009)
The Monsters (1963)
Il marchese del Grillo (1981)
Alice Sapritch
Ottoman Empire
Best movies:
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Bruno Di Luia
Italy
Best movies:
The Octopus (1984) (series)
The Valachi Papers (1972)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
Jacques Maury
Belgium
Best movies:
Love and Death (1975)
Aces High (1976)
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
Salvatore Billa
Italy
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Moon Unit Zappa
USA
Best movies:
European Vacation (1985)
The Boys Next Door (1985)
Student Exchange (1987) (TV movie)
Gloria Charles
USA
Best movies:
Brewster's Millions (1985)
European Vacation (1985)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)