The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues.The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues.The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEllen calls Clark "Sparky" in all four Vacation movies. In the DVD commentary for this movie, Chevy Chase said that the nickname was Beverly D'Angelo's idea, and she still affectionately calls him Sparky.
- GoofsDuring take-off, the PAN AM plane shown is a cargo plane, with no windows. In the next scene, Clark sits in a window seat.
- Quotes
[in Germany, Clark peers down at a village in the hills and tears come to his eyes]
Clark Griswold: There it is, kids. My motherland.
Rusty Griswold: Dad, Grandma's from Chicago.
Clark Griswold: Shut up, Russ.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are stamped on various parts of passports, including the passport photos of the cast.
- Alternate versionsA recent airing on AMC has the following edits: 1) the scene with the topless female aerobic dancers is completely cut out; 2) Helga's subtitled reply when the Griswalds leave is "Beats the crap out of me"; 3) when Claudia unbuttons her top, we do not see her bare breasts, and Rusty's reaction is "Holy ****"; 4) at the last scene with Claudia when the bells are ringing, we are zoomed to see just Rusty and Claudia's heads.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991)
- SoundtracksHoliday Road
Written and Performed by Lindsey Buckingham
Courtesy of Phonogram International and Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Featured review
Underrated Classic
First of, this movie is not for everyone. Its infantile, over-the-top and pretty challenging. This movie crosses so many lines of todays correctness it would be cancelles before its release. Nothing is sacred here, the humor is sexist and makes fun of sexual harrasment all the time, even towards teenagers. But hey, those were the 80s: jumping right into the pool of any correctness. It works not because people werent aware of those issues, it works and worked back then BECAUSE they were aware of it. Humor has this comic relief about drama/trauma something apparently got lost. Besides touchy issues the whole movie is a wild ride of cliches and throws a middle finger towards it. Like every cliche family Griswald is the blueprint of uneducated, ignorant, uncultured Americans released onto Europeans. Trust me, every cliche about every country family Griswald is paying a visit is played out shamelessly.
You have to like this kind of humor and entertainment otherwise you are in for a bad ride.
You have to like this kind of humor and entertainment otherwise you are in for a bad ride.
- philipphoerning
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Vacation II
- Filming locations
- Sudtirol, Italy(German scenes)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $49,364,621
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,329,627
- Jul 28, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $49,364,621
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What is the Japanese language plot outline for National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)?
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