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Actors: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about National Lampoon's Vacation |
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This movie is the first in a series of National Lampoon vacation movies. The series focuses on the Griswold family, a clan from Chicago who always seems to o on the most bizarre vacations ever. In this film, the Griswolds set out for a fictional amusement park in California. There are many neat tricks performed here, such as when Clark falls asleep at the wheel and the car drives itself. A perfect movie for any road trip!
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of National Lampoon's Vacation |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Road trip
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
- Midwest
- California
- Southwest
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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