National Lampoon's Vacation (film series)

National Lampoon's Vacation
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Directed by	Harold Ramis (1) Amy Heckerling (2) Jeremiah S. Chechik (3) Stephen Kessler (4) John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (5)
Screenplay by	John Hughes (1-3) Robert Klane (2) Elisa Bell (4) John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (5)
Based on	National Lampoon magazine
Produced by	Matty Simmons (1–2) John Hughes (3) Tom Jacobson (3) Jerry Weintraub (4) David Dobkin (5) Chris Bender (5)
Starring	Chevy Chase (1-5) Beverly D'Angelo (1-5) Anthony Michael Hall (1) Dana Barron (1) Imogene Coca (1) John Candy (1) Randy Quaid (1,3-4) Miriam Flynn (1,3-4) Jason Lively (2) Dana Hill (2) John Astin (2) Paul Bartel (2) Victor Lanoux (2) Eric Idle (2) Juliette Lewis (3) Johnny Galecki (3) John Randolph (3) Diane Ladd (3) E. G. Marshall (3) Doris Roberts (3) Ethan Embry (4) Marisol Nichols (4) Wallace Shawn (4) Sid Caesar (4) Shae D'lyn (4) Ed Helms (5) Leslie Mann (5) Christina Applegate (5) Skyler Gisondo (5) Steele Stebbins (5) Chris Hemsworth (5)
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	1983–2015
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Total (5 films): $113 million
Box office	Total (5 films): $299,743,059

National Lampoon's Vacation film series is a comedy film series initially based on John Hughes' short story "Vacation '58" that was originally published by National Lampoon magazine. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of five main films, two of which are not sponsored by National Lampoon, and one spin-off. In recent years, the series has been the inspiration for various advertising campaigns featuring some of the original cast members. The series portrays the misadventures of the Griswold family, and in particular family patriarch (and lead character) Clark Griswold - whose well meaning attempts to provide his family and children with the perfect vacation continually go awry in spectacular fashion, landing them in the middle of various disasters and strangely embarrassing predicaments.