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Actors: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about National Lampoon's European Vacation |
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Of the three classic National Lampoon vacation movies, this is the funniest! This time, the Griswolds go on a game show and win a European vacation. Then they put their own Griswold twist on the vacation, and they nearly screw things up when they visit who they think are their German relatives, not knowing the real relatives live further down the street. The ending features the airplane crashing into the Statue of Liberty's torch on their return trip to America.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of National Lampoon's European 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...
- aggressive
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 wavey
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Midwest
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
- Italy
- Germany
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- London
- Chicago
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- moving train
- fort/military installation
- castle
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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