Vegas Vacation
Cast
Chevy Chase as Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr.
Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Priscilla Ruth Smith Griswold
Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie
Ethan Embry as Russell 'Rusty' Griswol
Marisol Nichols as Audrey Griswold
Directed by
Stephen Kessler
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Rater #1
7/10. This was a hilarious movie. Chevy Chase and his crew in this one were pretty funny. I probably like this one a tad bit better than Caddyshack.Chevy Chase was very good in this movie. His gambling problem was pretty funny. He could just never win at Blackjack. Beverly D'Angelo (ellen) was hitting on Wayne Newton a lot of the time. Though she did go back to Chevy. Her acting was ok, and nothing to spectacular. Ethan Embry (Rusty) was pretty funny. Everytime he put some coin into a machine, he seemed to win big. He won 4 cars. I wonder if he got to keep them....... Marisol Nichols (audrey) was kind of odd. She was I don't want to be a pole dancer, and then she does it at the end of the movie. Kind of a weird deal
All of the situations that they got into were funny. The Hoover Dam, the cousin's, etc. Just out of dumb curiosty, wouldn't Chevy have been a security problem swinging on a room into the side of the Hoover?
All in all, this is a good movie, and one of the better in Vacation (though, I haven't seen them all)
Rater #2
7/10. Fourth and most recent in the Vacation series, Vegas Vacation is
eight years after Christmas Vacation. Clark W. Griswold (Chevy Chase)
got a big bonus for his long-life food preserver and decides to take
his family, which includes his wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo, still
looking hot after all these years), son Rusty (Ethan Embry), and
daughter Audrey (Marisol Nichols), to fantastic Las Vegas! As one may
think from a screwball movie, everything doesn't go as planned. In
fact, it seems like this Vacation has the most mishaps out of any of
them (maybe because it's situated in one place?).
Clark develops a serious gambling problem, spending every last penny
at the games, mainly at a blackjack table dealt by Marty (Wallace
Shawn) who seems to connive to win the game. Wayne Newton, the
popular entertainer, falls in love with Ellen (and she's a big fan of
his). Rusty becomes an underage gambler and wins big. And Audrey
becomes involved with the ways of her whorish cousin Vicki (Shae
D'Lyn).
But that's not all! Clark's (or Ellen's) cousins Eddie (Randy Quaid)
and Catherine (Miriam Flynn) now live by Vegas, and no family member
is going to not say hi. Actually, they get involved in all sort of
crazy plots, most which don't seem plausible yet still crack me up.
The outlandish scenarios seem to be what cause laughs. Who can't
chuckle as Clark gets lost in Hoover Dam? I doubt anyone can keep a
smile in when Clark and Eddie go to that "specialty" casino. All of
them are quite hilarious, but still don't provide the caliber laughs
that seem to come from the first Vacation. This has a fine cast,
which also includes Sid Caesar, Julia Sweeny, Siegfried and Roy
with "guest appearances".
Chase still seems to come out as Clark, taking all of the past jokes
(forgetting about Audrey, yelling to Rusty when he's right there) and
reusing them. They also get in a "good talk, son", even though that's
not really as funny. The kids aren't the same throughout the four
Vacations, even though Clark and Ellen stay the same. As said in the
movie, "And you kids are growing up so fast, I hardly recognize you
anymore!" I think I saw this one before any of the other three, so
these images of the kids stay in my mind.
Again, Quaid is down-and-out hilarious as the hick cousin. Wearing
snorkels into a casino, asking a guy behind a buffet counter that
he'd like "some of the yellow", and asking tour guides where he can
get bait, Quaid has great comedic timing and seems to really enjoy
doing these types of movies. Flynn underplays her role (and so does
the script), and she should be better known. I really liked Sweeny in
her role, albeit a small one. Caesar is great, too.
Vegas Vacation is second best in the four movies (next to Vacation),
and is should be seen by all, or at least most.
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #5
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated PG for sensuality, language and thematic elements.
Running time: 93 minutes
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