Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Cast
Chevy Chase
Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
Ellen Griswold
Anthony Michael Hall
Rusty Griswold
Imogene Coca
Aunt Edna
Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie
Dana Barron
Audrey Griswold
Eddie Bracken
Roy Walley
Brian Doyle-Murray
Kamp Komfort Clerk
Miriam Flynn
Cousin Catherine
James Keach
Motorcycle Cop
Eugene Levy
Car Salesman
Frank McRae
Grover
John Candy
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Christie Brinkley
Girl In The Red Ferrari
Jane Krakowski
Cousin Vicki
John P. Navin, Jr.
Cousin Dale
Nathan Cook
Man Giving Directions
Christopher Jackson
Pimp
Mickey Jones
Mechanic
John Diehl
Assistant Mechanic
Jeannie Dimter Barton
Dodge City Cashier
Randy Lowell
Wyatt Earp
Virgil Wyaco II
Indian
Gerry Black
Davenport
James Staley
Motel Desk Clerk
Adelaide Wilder
Car Hop
Tessa Richarde
Motel Guest
Fritz Ford
Neighbor
Eric Stacey
Neighbor
Scott Perry
Swat Leader
Dennis Freeman
Policeman
Michael Talbott
Cowboy
John Craigmile
Camel Rider
Henry Gibson
Hotel clerk (uncredited)
Harold Ramis
Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Harold Ramis
Director
John Hughes
Screenplay
Pembroke J. Herring
Editor
Tim Board
Assistant Editor
Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
Robert P. Cohen
First Assistant Director
Ross Brown
Second Assistant Director
Matty Simmons
Producer
Robert Grand
Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
Jack T. Collis
Production Design
Robert M. Stevens
Camera Operator
Earl Clark
Assistant Camera
Kevin Jewison
Second Assistant Camera
Bernie Schwartz
Dolly Grip
Susan Arnold
Casting
Phyllis Huffman
Casting
Adele Taylor
Hairstylist
Frank Griffin
Makeup Artist
Dick Ziker
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Carl Barth
Second Unit Director
Paul Vombrack
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert G. Henderson
Sound Editor
Alan Robert Murray
Sound Editor
Bub Asman
Sound Editor
Brooke Henderson Ward
Assistant Sound Editor
Martin Raymond Bolger
Sound Mixer
Hal Whitby
Boom Operator
Ralph Burns
Original Music Composer
Eugene Marks
Music Editor
Lindsey Buckingham
Songs, Vocals
John M. Woodward
Transportation Coordinator
Caryl Wickman
Dialogue Editor
Patrick Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Joe D. Mitchell
Set Decoration
Richard J. Bayard
Construction Coordinator
Elliott Marks
Still Photographer
Alan Greedy
Script Supervisor
Rhio Haessig
Best Boy Electric
Sam Mercer
Location Manager
Tony Epper
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunts
David R. Ellis
Stunts
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Property Master
Sonny Van Hecke
Assistant Property Master
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Gaylin P. Schultz
Key Grip
Earl Gilbert
Gaffer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Karen Holley
Leadman
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