National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985 · 93 min · dir. Amy Heckerling

National Lampoon's European Vacation is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Robert Klane based on characters created by John Hughes. The second installment in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, it stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, Victor Lanoux, and Eric Idle with special appearances by John Astin, Paul Bartel, Maureen Lipman, Willy Millowitsch, Mel Smith, and Moon Zappa. It tells the story of the Griswold family when they win an all-expense-paid trip to Europe as chaos of all sorts occur. National Lampoon's European Vacation was released by Warner Bros. on July 26, 1985. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a financial success, grossing $49.3 million against a $17 million budget. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.