Greatest travel film of all time, and seems undated today almost twenty years after its release. I think everyone can, to a small degree, sympathize with what the Griswold family goes through on a disastrous trip to Wally World, as everyone has had a bad vacation in their life, but the Griswold's experiences top the list as the worst trip in history. Chevy Chase is probably in his best role here, as the bumbling food additive specialist who has good intentions in driving cross country but not enough common sense to prevent disaster. Beverly D'Angelo plays his hapless wife stuck in the middle of the mess, who tries to add some sanity to the trip but doesn't succeed. The bickering kids, awful Aunt Edna, and the vicious dog add lots of comic touches. This is a movie you could watch dozens of times and never be tired of seeing it. Great music in the soundtrack, and all in all a fun trip across early 1980s America.
Review of Vacation
