Vegas Vacation
Brief Synopsis
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Nobody plans a vacation better than Clark Griswold. This time out, Clark has finally chosen the perfect destination. He's selected the Promised Land where the Griswolds can enjoy their own special brand of kinship and reach certain vacation nirvana: the new family-entertainment capital of America -- Las Vegas, Nevada. But Clark didn't count on one thing. Despite Vegas' new image as a city with wholesome activities for the whole family to enjoy, its tempting underbelly still lures the unsuspecting with its glitzy, glammy enchantments. And each wide-eyed member of the Griswold gang becomes seduced by the easy enticements of Sin City. Can the Griswolds come back together once they've tasted the high life in Lost Wages? Before their Vegas voyage is over, they'll see and do it all: wonder at the illusion of a Siegfried & Roy stage extravaganza, scale the dizzying heights of the Hoover Dam, thrill at the bulbs and buzz on the Strip and indulge in the decadent pleasures of the big-ticket suites.
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Kessler
Director
Chevy Chase
Beverly D'angelo
Randy Quaid
Ethan Embry
Christie Brinkley
Film Details
Also Known As
Ett päron till farsa i Las Vegas, Vacaciones en Las Vegas
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Sequel
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBI)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Synopsis
Nobody plans a vacation better than Clark Griswold. This time out, Clark has finally chosen the perfect destination. He's selected the Promised Land where the Griswolds can enjoy their own special brand of kinship and reach certain vacation nirvana: the new family-entertainment capital of America -- Las Vegas, Nevada. But Clark didn't count on one thing. Despite Vegas' new image as a city with wholesome activities for the whole family to enjoy, its tempting underbelly still lures the unsuspecting with its glitzy, glammy enchantments. And each wide-eyed member of the Griswold gang becomes seduced by the easy enticements of Sin City. Can the Griswolds come back together once they've tasted the high life in Lost Wages? Before their Vegas voyage is over, they'll see and do it all: wonder at the illusion of a Siegfried & Roy stage extravaganza, scale the dizzying heights of the Hoover Dam, thrill at the bulbs and buzz on the Strip and indulge in the decadent pleasures of the big-ticket suites.
Director
Stephen Kessler
Director
Cast
Chevy Chase
Beverly D'angelo
Randy Quaid
Ethan Embry
Christie Brinkley
Marisol Nichols
Steve Walker
Howard Platt
Wayne Newton
Himself
Peter George
Billy Morrissette
Wallace Shawn
Siegfried Fischbacher
Himself
John Finnegan
David L Garoutte
Nick Mazzola
Paul Kessler
Sid Caesar
Ken Michelman
Sharon Mendel
S A Griffin
Samuel J Marber
Wendy Kaufman
Shae D'lyn
Clinton Brandhagen
Joe Lacoco
Antonio Mitchell
Julia Sweeney
Wayne Newton
Self
Sly Smith
Hayley Mortison
Miriam Flynn
Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn
Himself
Frank Mendonga
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Daniel Steven Lopez
Elizabeth Illia
Bernie Yuman
Larry Hankin
Seth T Walker
Ruth Gillis
Reno Nichols
Siegfried Fischbacher
Self
Joe Armeno
Corinna Harney-jones
Bud Ekins
Shannah Laumeister
Frank Washko
Zach Moyes
Roxy Swaney
Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn
Self
Wayne Brown
Jerry Weintraub
Juliette Brewer
C C Costigan
Gene Ellison Jones
Jason Stuart
Rusty Meyers
Gary Devaney
Jim Migliore
Maria Cina
Crew
Michael Adams
Stunts
Scott M. Anderson
Assistant Property Master
Joe Antczak
Assistant Camera Operator
Herach Arzounian
Other
Karine Avakians
Production Associate
Brian Edward Avery
Stunts
Tom Bahler
Song
Melanie Baker
Assistant Art Director
Sandy Balek
Production Associate
Perry Barndt
Stunts
Kevin Bartnof
Foley Artist
Elisa Bell
Screenplay
Elisa Bell
From Story
Elisa Bell
Story By
Elmer Bernstein
Music
Jerry Bilik
Song
Steve Blalock
Stunts
Ken Blazer
Stunts
Chris Boardman
Song
Paul Borne
Stunts
Mark Bourgeois
Assistant Editor
Buff Brady
Stunts
Tasso Bravos
Best Boy Grip
Leslie Bricusse
Song
Carole Brown-james
Costume Designer
Patti Browne
Assistant
Lindsey Buckingham
Song Performer
Lindsey Buckingham
Song
Jackie Burch
Casting
Michele Burkett
Stunts
Michael Burmeister
Location Manager
Ruben Cabanas
Song
Sammy Cahn
Song
Kevin E Carpenter
Rerecording
Mike Cassidy
Assistant Camera Operator
Phil Chong
Stunts
Ted Chu
Assistant Camera Operator
Patricia Conaway
Assistant Sound Editor
Kurt Courtland
Assistant Editor
Michael Cozzi
Song
Vic Cuccia
Transportation Co-Captain
Beverly D'angelo
Song Performer
Denise Davis
Visual Effects
Donovan Dear
Other
Vinicius Demoraes
Song
David Diano
Camera Operator
Dino Dimuro
Sound Effects Editor
Dr. Martin R Dinnes
Animal Services
Laurie Dodsworth
Assistant Production Accountant
Tim Dorney
Song
Bob Ducsay
Story By
Bob Ducsay
From Story
Bob Dylan
Song
Donna Ekins
Artistic Advisor
Susan Ekins
Executive Producer
Steve Ellsworth
Costumes
Victor Ennis
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Kenneth Feld
Consultant
Marc Ferrari
Song Performer
Brigitte Ferry
Costumes
Johnny Fiasco
Song
Dorothy Fields
Song
Sylvia Fine Kaye
Music
Seth Flaum
Editor
Fred Fontana
Associate Producer
William Fraker
Director Of Photography
William Fraker
Dp/Cinematographer
Audree Futterman
Hair Stylist
Jerry Gadette
Other
Stan Getz
Song Performer
Alex Gibson
Music Editor
Peter Gikas
Swing Gang
Philip Goldblatt
Makeup Artist
Stanley Gonsales
Lighting
Allan Graf
Unit Director
Allan Graf
Stunt Coordinator
Marian Green
Stunts
Jay Guerra
Assistant Director
Chris Haarhoff
Camera Operator
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Rerecording
Lee Harman
Makeup Artist
Jay C Harris
Foreman
Matt Harris
Original Music
Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor
Robert S Henderson
Special Effects Supervisor
Patrick Hernandez
Song Performer
Patrick Hernandez
Song
Bones Howe
Music Supervisor
Craig Jaeger
Sound Effects Editor
Kent James
Costume Supervisor
Chris Jargo
Sound Effects Editor
Victor Jimenez
Digital Effects Supervisor
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Song Performer
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Song
Dennis Jones
Boom Operator
Larry Kemp
Adr Editor
Jerome Kern
Song
William B Kerr
Assistant Location Manager
Kashina Kessler
Assistant
Jamie Keyser
Stunts
Aram Khachaturian
Song
Mckinley Kirby
Makeup Artist
Lesa Lakin
Assistant
Tony Lamberti
Sound Effects Editor
Barry Lather
Choreographer
Al Laverde
Key Grip
Gene Lebell
Stunts
Ben Levine
Assistant
Michael Louis
Assistant
R J Louis
Coproducer
R J Louis
Unit Production Manager
Mike Love
Song
Joyce Luman
Special Thanks To
Jonathan Male
Song
Marsha Mann Koff
Production Accountant
F. D. Marchetti
Song
Dean Martin
Song Performer
Roy Martin
Color Timer
Elizabeth Marx
Casting Associate
Brick Mason
Visual Effects
David Mccullough
Consultant
Bonnie Mcdaniel
Other
Joel Mcneely
Music Composer
Michael Meinardus
Special Effects Coordinator
Franco Migliacci
Song
Domenico Modugno
Song
Helen Monoghan
Costumes
Dorenda Moore
Stunts
Philip D. Morrill
Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Mueller
Song
Shawn Murphy
Music
Don Nemitz
Original Music
Anthony Newley
Song
Wayne Newton
Song Performer
Casey O'neill
Stunts
Robin Oliver
Assistant Director
Michael P Owen
Stunts
Mitchell Parish
Song
Tim Park
Swing Gang
Debi Parker
Stunts
Doug Pentak
Lighting Technician
Ron Phillips
Photography
Kim Pinkstaff
Assistant
John S Platt
Stunts
Rick Poppe
Song Performer
Rick Poppe
Song
Buz Presock
Assistant
Scott Prophet
Dolly Grip
Dana Reed
Stunts
John Rice
Assistant Sound Editor
Dan Rich
Sound Effects Editor
Nelson Riddle
Song Performer
Minnni Ripperton
Song
Stephen Robinette
Hair Stylist
John Robotham
Stunts
Dan Romero
Transportation Coordinator
Catherine Rowe
Foley Artist
Richard Rudolph
Song
Miriam Rutman
Assistant
Craig Safan
Song
Lynn Salvatori
Stunts
Robert Schaper
Rerecording
Anthony Schmidt
Stunts
Dennis R. Scott
Stunts
Sasha Semenoff
Song
Peggy Semtob
Hair Stylist
Tom Shaw
Property Master
Henry Shead
Music
Jesse Silver
Art Department
Matty Simmons
Executive Producer
Frank Sinatra
Song Performer
David Slonaker
Original Music
Joanne Small
Script Supervisor
Tim Snowber
Other
David L Snyder
Production Designer
Michael Sobich
Assistant
Peter Sobich
Production Associate
Chris Spellman
Set Decorator
Lauren Stevens
Sound Effects Editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Editor
Stan Storc
Transportation Captain
Kim Strand
Music
Ty Suehiro
Key Rigging Grip
Peter Michael Sullivan
Sound Effects Editor
Paul Taylor
Song Performer
Donald Therrien
Song
Andrew Todd
Song
Emma Trenchard
Costumes
Tom Valentine
Art Director
James Van Heusen
Song
Thomas Vandermillen
Assistant Camera Operator
Ariel Velasco Shaw
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lance Velazco
Video Assist/Playback
Tom Villano
Music Editor
Kaye Wade
Stunts
Kellee Warren
Song
Jamie Weintraub
Assistant
Jerry Weintraub
Producer
Jody Weintraub
Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Ett päron till farsa i Las Vegas, Vacaciones en Las Vegas
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Sequel
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBI)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 8, 1997
Released in United States Winter February 14, 1997
Feature film directorial debut for commerical director Stephen Kessler.
Began shooting June 4, 1996.
Completed shooting August 22, 1996.
The fourth film in the series of Chevy Chase comedies, which includes "National Lampoon's Vacation" (USA/1983), directed by Harold Ramis; "National Lampoon's European Vacation" (USA/1985), directed by Amy Heckerling; and "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (USA/1989), directed by Jeremiah Chechik.
Released in United States Winter February 14, 1997
Released in United States on Video July 8, 1997
