NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION Is Getting a Theatrical Rerelease For Its 40th Anniversary
The classic 1983 comedy, National Lampoon’s Vacation, is getting a theatrical rerelease for its 40th anniversary, and boy does that make me feel old! This is one of my all-time favorite comedies and it’s a movie that will be fun to watch on the big screen!
The film stars Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, “the ultimate family man who is determined to take his clan on the road trip of a lifetime from Chicago to California’s theme park, Walley World. But what was supposed to be a perfectly planned getaway quickly takes a detour through Murphy’s Law, as the Griswold gang must overcome vandals, car wrecks, and even the LAPD SWAT Team to make it to their destination in one piece.”
National Lampoon’s Vacation will return to theaters nationwide on Sunday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 19 in honor of its 40th anniversary, by Fathom Events and Warner Bros. Pictures. It will play at 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm local time on July 16 and 7:00 pm local time on July 19.
The movie was written by John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) and directed by John Landis (Coming to America, An American Werewolf in London). It also stars Beverly D’Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, and Dana Barron, with appearances by John Candy, Christie Brinkley, Randy Quaid, and Eugene Levy. Here’s a trailer promoting the rerelease.