It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Cast
Chevy Chase
Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
Ellen Griswold
Juliette Lewis
Audrey Griswold
Johnny Galecki
Rusty Griswold
John Randolph
Clark Griswold Sr.
Diane Ladd
Nora
E.G. Marshall
Art
Doris Roberts
Francis
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Margo Chester
Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie
Miriam Flynn
Cousin Catherine
Mae Questel
Aunt Bethany
Nicholas Guest
Todd Chester
Cody Burger
Rocky
Ellen Hamilton Latzen
Ruby Sue
William Hickey
Uncle Lewis
Sam McMurray
Bill
Nicolette Scorsese
Mary
Keith MacKechnie
Delivery Boy
Brian Doyle-Murray
Frank Shirley
Natalija Nogulich
Helen Shirley
Tony Epper
Bozo #1
Billy Hank Hooker
Bozo #2
Alexander Folk
SWAT Officer
Jeremy Roberts
Cop
Woody Weaver
Cop
Michael Kaufman
Young Executive
Doug Llewelyn
Parade Announcer (voice)
Crew
Bill Kroyer
Opening Title Sequence, Animation
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Director
John Hughes
Screenplay, Producer
Michael A. Stevenson
Editor
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Carlyn Montes De Oca
Assistant Editor
Kathryn Camp
Assistant Editor
Thomas E. Ackerman
Director of Photography
Matt Earl Beesley
First Assistant Director
Frank Capra III
Second Assistant Director
Vicki Jackson-Lemay
Second Second Assistant Director
Bryan Denegal
Second Second Assistant Director
Eric Jewett
Assistant Director
Daniel Grodnik
Executive Producer
Matty Simmons
Executive Producer
Tom Jacobson
Producer
Ramey E. Ward
Associate Producer
Mauri Syd Gayton
Associate Producer
William S. Beasley
Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
Douglas Knapp
Camera Operator
Kirk Bales
Assistant Camera
Ann Lukacs
Assistant Camera
William Coss
First Assistant Camera
Tama Takahashi
First Assistant Camera
David L. Parrish
First Assistant Camera
Craig Asato
Second Assistant Camera
John Wagner
Second Assistant Camera
Kurt Young
Dolly Grip
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Juel Bestrop
Casting Assistant
Heidi Levitt
Casting
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Franklyn Warren
Extras Casting
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Set Costumer
Mari Grimaud
Costume Supervisor
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Michael Kaplan
Costume Design
Ralph Eggleston
Animation
Dennis Venizelos
Animation
Tony Fucile
Animation
Bob Scott
Animation
Dave Woodman
Animation
Mark M. Pompian
Animation
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Stephen Robinette
Hairstylist
Lee Harman
Makeup Artist
Charlie Picerni
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Eric Engler
Second Unit Director of Photography
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
Rickley W. Dumm
Sound Effects Editor
Mark A. Lanza
Sound Effects Editor
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Kemp
Supervising Sound Editor
Lou Kleinman
Sound Editor
Victoria Sampson
Sound Editor
Neal Burger
Sound Editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Editor
George H. Anderson
Sound Editor
Glenn T. Morgan
Sound Editor
Dan Hegeman
Sound Editor
David Baldwin
Sound Editor
Karen Baker Landers
First Assistant Sound Editor
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
Franklin Jones Jr.
Scoring Mixer
Robert Fernandez
Scoring Mixer
Greg Agalsoff
Boom Operator
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Edward Steidele
Foley Artist
Stan Gilbert
Supervising ADR Editor
Joe Gilbert
ADR Editor
Bill Silic
Chief Lighting Technician, Gaffer
Kevin Kelley
Chief Lighting Technician
Mike Amorelli
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Dieter Sturm
Special Effects
Gary L. Karas
Special Effects
Allen Hall
Special Effects
David McCullough
Visual Effects
Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects
Justin Klarenbeck
Visual Effects
Chris Buchinsky
Visual Effects
Angelo Badalamenti
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Ron Payne
Music Supervisor
Jim Harrison
Music Editor
Dan Marrow
Transportation Coordinator
Glen Cooper
Standby Painter
Lisa Fischer
Set Decoration
S. Bruce Wineinger
Construction Coordinator
Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.
Construction Coordinator
Richard Dean Rankin
Construction Coordinator
Ron Phillips
Still Photographer
Marcia 'Mavis' Girard
Script Supervisor
Albert Hood
Electrician
Robert C. Decker
Location Manager
Thomas J. Busch
Location Manager
Stephen Andrzejewski
Assistant Location Manager
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Chad Randall
Stunts
Philip Romano
Stunts
Harold Jones
Stunts
Sammy Thurman
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Kenny Bates
Stunts
Annie Ellis
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Tim A. Davison
Stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Erik Cord
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Steve Picerni
Stunts
Jason White
Stunts
William H. Burton Jr.
Stunts
Bill McIntosh
Stunts
John Robotham
Stunts
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts
Leslie Hoffman
Stunt Double
Timothy W. Tiedje
Property Master
Barbara Adamski
Property Master
David P. Newell
Assistant Property Master
John Agalsoff Jr.
Cableman
Charles John Bukey
Best Boy Grip
David J. Negrón Jr.
Production Illustrator
Richmond G. Cogswell
Video Assist Operator
Ted Rhodes
Key Grip
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Shirley Walker
Conductor
Eileen Peterson
Unit Publicist
Beala Neel
Art Direction
Andrew Barrett
Orchestrator
Charles Samek
Orchestrator
John Rozman
Leadman
Neil David Pontecorvo
Greensman
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