Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation | A look at the making of the classic comedy film

A look at the making of the classic comedy film, "National Lampoon's Vacation". Interviews and clips of cast and crew: Chevy Chase, Harold Ramis, Anthony Michael Hall, Eugene Levy, Beverly D'Angelo, Jane Krakowski, Christie Brinkley, Dana Barron, Matty Simmons, Trevor Albert, Mark Canton, Bill Borden, Robert P. Cohen, James Keach, Victor J. Kemper, Susan Arnold, Miriam Flynn, James Staley, John Diehl, Mickey Jones, Randy Lowell, Christopher Jackson, Sam Mercer, Jules Sylvester, Dick Ziker. National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. Having it all planned down to the last detail, the American, well-meaning paterfamilias, Clark Griswold, and his supportive wife, Ellen, take their two teenage children, Rusty and Audrey, on a cross-country trip from the suburbs of Chicago, all the way to sunny California's Walley World amusement park. However, anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and before long, Ellen's cousin, Catherine, and her husband, Eddie, enter the picture, and Clark is on the verge of blowing a gasket. Now, Roy Walley's wonderful park seems so far away, and even though the prospect of a clandestine meeting with the alluring blonde in a fast, 1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi sounds tempting, Clark must do the right thing, and find the promised land. How hard can it be to have the perfect vacation? -imdb From the transcript: 00:17 a quest for fun 00:34 i was driving like a maniac i get in his 00:51 but daddy says i'm the best at it wait a 05:44 clark griswold is the quintessential father figure a first-time screenwriter and a handful 07:25 of fledgling actors 07:27 national lampoon's vacation would be their big break 09:02 the family truckster i think we took a 09:05 ford wagon and modified it 09:25 the story behind the filming 09:48 it was an epic cross-country caravan of a hundred people 10:34 chevy would just crack up i don't know how we could keep a straight face 13:25 ramus coming off of caddyshack 15:13 ramus wanted to focus on the father clark griswald 18:43 beverly's agent convinced her to audition 19:51 were in love there we were with christy brinkley 21:27 he's rusty griswold but he's got to keep the braces 22:31 with milton berle and then imogene's name came up 23:25 to comedians like eugene levy 25:04 interesting landscapes 26:22 road movie 27:20 demolished his car while he's waiting and ends up with the wagon queen 28:29 the family of cousin eddie played by randy quaid 28:54 chevy and randy were so funny like when he offers him a beer the end of his beer 29:19 i remember very clearly the kool-aid scene there was kool-aid and a pitcher 29:59 the one cast member who everyone worried about was imogene coca 32:23 it was july of 1982 and the cast and crew of vacation were setting out on a About Our Nostalgic Memories: We all come from different times and places, but there are commonalities, or threads, that bind us and bring us closer to one another. Let us rejoice in the simple days of the past. Our Nostalgic Memories is dedicated to remembering the best of times and the best of people. Be sure to LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE to our channel here on YouTube. You can also find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurNostalgicMemories #Vacation #TheGriswolds #BehindTheScenes #NationalLampoon