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The Griswolds in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Ever since 1983, when the first movie in the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise launched, the Griswold family has put the fun in dysfunctional. Nothing ever goes smoothly for this perpetually snakebitten Chicago clan. In this holiday edition, Clark (Chevy Chase) decides to invite his wife Ellen's (Beverly D'Angelo) parents, his own parents, and his Aunt Bethany and Uncle Lewis, thinking that this will get everyone in the spirit. He's shocked, however, when his Ellen's cousin Catherine (Miriam Flynn) and her husband (Randy Quaid) show up announced with their two kids; they're broke and living in an RV. Needless to say, Christmas Eve dinner is a chaotic, contentious disaster.
Ever since 1983, when the first movie in the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise launched, the Griswold family has put the fun in dysfunctional. Nothing ever goes smoothly for this perpetually snakebitten Chicago clan. In this holiday edition, Clark (Chevy Chase) decides to invite his wife Ellen's (Beverly D'Angelo) parents, his own parents, and his Aunt Bethany and Uncle Lewis, thinking that this will get everyone in the spirit. He's shocked, however, when his Ellen's cousin Catherine (Miriam Flynn) and her husband (Randy Quaid) show up announced with their two kids; they're broke and living in an RV. Needless to say, Christmas Eve dinner is a chaotic, contentious disaster.
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