I'm glad y'all laughed at the "Rusty, stop playing with the dog" scene. That is the one that I always remember from this movie, because it makes me laugh every time.

@tempsitch5632

6 ай бұрын

Bite him back.

Different kid actors for every movie. Rusty is Anthony Michael Hall and Audrey is Dana Barron; in Christmas Vacation Rusty is Johnny Galecki of the Big Bang Theory and Movie actress Juliette Lewis. The kids are important, but also a bit interchangeable as Clark and Ellen are the main stars/parents.

@SuperMarioBrosIII

6 ай бұрын

@SarahManley You forgot to mention Vegas Vacation which once again had different kids for Clark and Ellen. 🤗🎲🪙💵

@SarahManley

6 ай бұрын

@@SuperMarioBrosIII yep, just was mentioning the order.

@jeremiahrose4681

6 ай бұрын

Weren't the kids different in European vacation also?

@SuperMarioBrosIII

6 ай бұрын

@@jeremiahrose4681 Yes albeit originally producers wanted Anthony Michael Hall to comeback but he was already filming Weird Science! 🤗🤔🎥👍

@jeremiahrose4681

6 ай бұрын

Makes since, Weird Science is one of my favorite 80's comedies, good choice for Hall.@@SuperMarioBrosIII

Aunt Edna was played by comedy legend Imogene Coca. She was usually partnered with Sid Cesar in early television. She won the second ever female comedy lead Emmy award.

@0okamino

6 ай бұрын

And Sid himself is in _Vegas Vacation._

@InjuredRobot.

6 ай бұрын

She suffered a stroke early into shooting and nearly had to be replaced but everyone involved with the production really wanted her and gave her a second chance. She bounced back and was able to make it through, relearning all of her lines and even improvising several scenes including taking a bite out of here sandwich AFTER learning that the dog had peed on it. She was a real pro. The original script had more scenes with her but in consideration of her health they decided to cut a few of them out. RIP Imogene.

This movie was based upon a National Lampoon Magazine short story called 'Vacation 58' written by John Hughes about a family of five - Dad, Mom, two Daughters and a Son (who gives us the Narration)called the Briswolds (not Griswolds) going on a hellish cross country trip to Disney Land, where nothing but trouble stalks them mile after mile till the get to Disney Land only to find it closed, at this point the mother states there is no God, because if there was they wouln't have been punished every inch of the way for nothing. The Dad buys a real gun, takes a map to the stars homes at gun point and vaults over the wall of Walts house killing attack dogs and shooting Walt in the leg before being caught. So this is a sanitised, far less dark version of a story wrote in 1979 that I read about four years later. Regarding the dog dying, that was put in because it is a bad thing that has been known to happen. Lastly about the "Succubus" - Christy Brinkley was a famous model at the time, they wanted to show how crazy a person can get when they taste that extra bit of freedom, of Clark getting out his comfort zone, as you get into this franchise you will see that she is a running gag that will pay off very well in a future sequel.

Did you guys know that the first "Rusty" from this first Vacation movie is actor Anthony Michael Hall from the famous teen movie, "The Breakfast Club", and "Weird Science"? Two classic films that you two have GOT to see (if you haven't already, that is).

@RustyX2010

6 ай бұрын

And the bully from "Edward Scissorhands"!

@FazeFysix

5 ай бұрын

Apparently he was also Tommy Jarvis in Halloween Kills!

When I saw this, I and the rest of the audience were howling at the dog/cop scene - the whole point was the macho cop was taking it so hard. Generational differences I guess.

You call the technology insanely old. I call it nostalgic. I was around when that was state of the art technology

Beyond those mentioned below, two big names to point out: Eugene Levy (of SCTV, the AMERICAN PIE movies and SCHITT'S CREEK, amongst dozens of other things) as the car salesman; and the late, great Imogene Coca (Aunt Edna) who you won't know but was hugely important for women in TV comedy as the core woman cast member of Sid Caesar's gargantuan YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, which got ratings even the biggest shows now would drool over. From YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, you get the likes of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, so much of what we now know as comedy today.

@cp368productions2

6 ай бұрын

The most probable thing they would recognize him from is Cheaper By The Dozen 2.

Almost at 20K before the end of 2023, let alone April, 2024. And glad to see Cam graduated college on the Patreon. Here’s to 2024 and even more great reactions from you guys.

I'd say it's great that you guys feel that way about adultery and animal cruelty, however I feel the same way about both topics, and I still found both parts hilarious. So I definitely believe that your generation being "softer", has everything to do with it. I'm 43, and grew up with this movie, and there was just a more free attitude towards comedy back then. Like I said, I love dogs and I've never cheated, and absolutely despise people who mistreat animals and/or their partners' trust, but I still laughed at the comedic take, on both issues in this movie.

Nice to see Cameron & Isaiah again! 🫎 The wonderful Harold Ramis directed this one. I also love that *Jane* *Krakowski* got her start here as 'cousin Vicki'.

@garethmorgan8326

6 ай бұрын

Harold provided the voice of Marty Moose in this movie.

@ITPalGame

6 ай бұрын

I first crushed on her and her cute nose in Ally McBeal.

@auntvesuvi3872

6 ай бұрын

@@garethmorgan8326 It's funny you mentioned that, Gareth... for all the times I've watched this movie over the years, during *this* reaction video is the first time I noticed it was Harold. 🍻

I had the biggest crush on Dana Barron (Audrey) when this movie came out! Her co-star Anthony Michael Hall (Rusty) also did, as he stated such in some later documentary type media pieces that talked about behind the scenes and the filming trip. (They filmed a lot on the actual road and not just on a studio lot like 98% of todays movies)

@vytallicaq.6881

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, she was cute. I met a girl similar to her when I was working at Six Flags when I was 16. We rode one of the spinning rides together, and I started to get motion sickness. I was in full panic mode. I was sure I was going to puke all over her. She was pressed up against me by the centrifugal force of the ride. Her head was right below my chin. By some miracle, I managed to hold it in. I was SO relieved. That would have been the ultimate dating nightmare. 🥵

@sebswede9005

29 күн бұрын

Dana Barron, the Jenna Ortega of the 80's.

The swimming pool scene was one rewound many times for the VHS crowd.

@Dr.Acula76

6 ай бұрын

I don't know what you're talking about! I've also never done that with Fast Times

"Probably kept up for a mile or two." Hilarious! You edited that line out. And Clark had to pretend to be distraught. He didn't care. The dog was a jerk! But the killing was unintentional. What does it say that you care more about the dog than Aunt Edna? Wait until you see the opening scene from European Vacation (no spoilers).

Eugene levy is the car salesman, he’s a comedy legend and was more recently in schitts creek with his son Dan and daughter Sarah. The blonde in the Ferrari is Christie Brinkley who was a huge supermodel in the 80’s and she was once married to Billy Joel and she’s the mother of his oldest child.

Christmas Vacation is absolutely inferior to the original. Christmas Vacation is more sentimental, which is maybe why people react to it more favorably, but the dark tone of the first film was more in line with National Lampoon, the magazine, which birthed this (it's based on a short story by John Hughes, as is Christmas Vacation) and Animal House.

@pleutron

6 ай бұрын

inferior? I'd have to disagree. Different. But not inferior. European, imo, is the inferior Vacation movie.

@yournamehere6002

6 ай бұрын

@@pleutron They're both inferior. The original Christmas Vacation story in National Lampoon was dark. Hughes at that point injected sentiment into his scripts, and this was what for me, makes this weaker than the original.

@dedcowbowee

Ай бұрын

@@yournamehere6002 nobody ever mentions "Vegas..."

@yournamehere6002

Ай бұрын

@@dedcowbowee because it's terrible

@dedcowbowee

Ай бұрын

@@yournamehere6002 OK, I saw it once in an L.A.drive in, don't really remember liking or hating it,lol.

In the theater we felt bad when ‘Pipit’ got eaten in JAWS, but this dog was a plain jerk, and it was just a comedy, so we didn’t feel bad at all.

@colinluckens9591

Ай бұрын

Yeah are you guys serious? No one (apart from Edna maybe) cared about the f dog!!!....plus it's a comedy - you're not supposed to take it seriously....

One of my favorite road trip movies. I still remember a trip I took over to Pennsylvania from Ohio back in 2003. Everything was going fine until I hit Pittsburgh. Coming out of the Fort Pitt tunnel, my exit was closed, and I got lost in downtown Pittsburgh. After passing the same building a third time, I got back on the freeway and found my way to a Days Inn. I stopped and went to the front desk. The lady at the front desk and the guy she was checking in got a laugh when I said "I know this is going to probably sound strange coming from a guy, but I'm lost." After getting directions and going through parts of Pittsburgh that I never imagined I'd be driving through, I got on US 22 heading east out of town. Only problem was, they were rebuilding the road, and traffic was squeezed into one lane in each direction, moving at about 5 MPH when we were moving. Stopped in traffic, I was literally watching the temperature gage on my dashboard going up. So, I did what we were told in driver's ed: roll down the windows and crank up the heater to draw the heat out of the engine. It worked, but in the middle of August, I was miserable and began screaming Clark's "This is no longer a vacation" rant. Traffic cleared, and then when I got to the B&B that I was staying at, a thunderstorm came through, setting off the tornado sirens. The owner of the B&B had guests come down to her apartment to be near the safety shelter if needed. Thankfully the rain cleared, and the rest of the trip went much more smoothly.

Yeah, different kid actors is the running joke in the series. Not to mention they're never the same age as they should be compared to the most recent film prior, and sometimes the brother is older than the sister, or the sister is older than the brother. It's just too bad Chevy Chase aged out, no more Clark Griswald Vacation films. Although, I really enjoyed the reboot-sequel Vacation (2015).

@Dr.Acula76

6 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the reboot too. Put off watching it until last year but love it now. The brothers make the movie for me

@user-mg5mv2tn8q

5 ай бұрын

Even if Chevy Chase drank from the Fountain of Youth, he wouldn't be in any more Vacation movies. He was an obnoxious jerk when he first came to prominence on Saturday Night Live in the mid-'70s, and he only got worse and worse over time. Since he got kicked off the Community series, his acting career is pretty much over. No one is willing to work with him, even at gunpoint.

Chevy Chase had a great run of hilarious comedies in the '80s. Highly recommend "Spies Like Us," with Dan Akroyd.

@Dystopia1111

6 ай бұрын

Doctor...

@Dr.Acula76

6 ай бұрын

​@@Dystopia1111Doctor...

@bryangarner671

3 ай бұрын

Also both Fletch and Fletch Lives

@randycunningham7318

2 ай бұрын

Seems Like Old Times

@randycunningham7318

2 ай бұрын

And doctor.

Surprised You Two Didn't Recognize Eugene Levy As The Car Dealer!!

The wood roller coaster they ride at the beginning is Colossus at Magic Mountain, about 30 miles north of LA

This one and Christmas are probably the ones people love and talk about the most. But the sequel, European Vacation, and the fourth installment, Vegas Vacation, both have a really dumb charm about them. I’m actually able to watch those two more frequently for some reason.

@BensSoZen

6 ай бұрын

European was may favorite when we had HBO as a kid, but i never knew about a Vegas Vacaction

@Bringmethehorizondude

6 ай бұрын

@@BensSoZen Vegas Vacation gets the shaft a lot because it’s clearly and marketing ploy for the title city and a cash grab for everyone else. You could probably find it at the bottom of a DVD bin for $3 at your local Walmart

@danarussell1291

6 ай бұрын

Don't bother watching european vacation or Vegas vacation#! There a waste of time but the best thing about it is they came back with Christmas Vacation and redeem themselves ( catch the salute I gave out for Harry Dunn) 😂😂

@Dr.Acula76

6 ай бұрын

Vacation 2015 beats Vegas and possibly European

@Bringmethehorizondude

6 ай бұрын

@@Dr.Acula76 god no.

The national speed limit at the time of this was 55, there's a song explaining it

My family did this in 1979...but Disneyland was open. I was 7, too short to ride Space Mountain/Matterhorn so i spent most of my trip waiting at the exit for my 5 older family to ride over and over. I spent maybe 4 hours waiting for them. The first time, my older brother, 8, chickened out and my mom had to bring him to the entrance. She had to go back and wait again.

In 1977 my aunt and uncle drove my cousin and I from Connecticut to Disney in a yellow station wagon. We were 16 and 17. It was a DISASTER but so much fun when I look back now. Of course, Disney wasn’t closed but many things happened along the way.

For another SOLID Chevy Chase comedy … FLETCH

Unpopular opinion, but European Vacation is my favorite. It's more like Christmas Vacation than the original. Some good moments for a reaction video.

@TheSoleProprietor

3 ай бұрын

I agree. The scenes with Eric Idle (from Monty Python) were funny. The same with when they are staying with that German couple who didn't know who the Griswalds were.

The great John Candy !

@TheSoleProprietor

3 ай бұрын

I guess these guys were too young to recognize John Candy! Uncle Buck would be a great one to recommend as a reaction video!

Classic...and the song Holiday Road is THE GOAT!! There's an ultra chillout cover by Matt Pond that is EPIC.

@faesolada445

6 ай бұрын

Just one of many awesome hits by Lindsey Buckingham ☺️

And all the a vacation movies, vacation, Christmas vacation, European vacation, and Vegas vacation. Audrey and Rusty were played by different people.

The funniest, one of the most rewatchable movies ever. Chevy is an iconic comedy god.

The two kids were interchangeable in each movie. Pretty funny

Nearly two score years ago, this was broadcast on prime time CBS, and it became one of the features I recorded on one of the first half-dozen blank videocassettes I ever owned (so long ago that each cassette came in a sturdy plastic box with a snap-open lid). And it still plays! Good job, gentlemen, on a reaction to a feature almost impossible to go wrong with. My thanks for letting me tag along - and as a practical expression of gratitude, I herewith announce a long-deferred subscription (consider it a holiday gift). Keep on enjoying yourselves, and I'll almost certainly enjoy you too. "Succubus". Nicely played. 😁

Hi Cam & Zay!😊 It was a running joke that they kept recasting the kids in the Vacation films.

Hey, if you haven't seen Bad Santa... that would make a great Christmas reaction. But I'd try to find Badder Santa for the uncut edition.

The road trip comedy OG! Still the best road trip comedy...ever.😂😂😂

Isaiah is just absolutely amazing,

A truly fun and funny Chevy Chase movie you guys would really enjoy is "Modern Problems". It's always been my favorite Chase movie.

They put Anthony Michael Hall up front in the rollercoaster with John Candy because he was literally the only one who fit in the seat with him.

European Vacation (1985) is next chronologically. A different actor plays Rusty because Anthony Michael Hall went on to do Weird Science.

The cat salesman Ed at the beginning of the movie, played the dad in American Pie. 😉

with the Vacation franchise, in each of the 4 movies the kids were played by different people, starting with Rusty being the older sibling with this movie, played by Anthony Michael Hall, whose acting career never stopped going into adulthood. you may have seen him in The Dark Knight as the reporter seen throughout that movie. Christmas Vacation was the 3rd movie, Vagas Vacation was the 4th, European Vacation was the 2nd. this was the first.

@Dr.Acula76

6 ай бұрын

I'd include Vacation 2015 in the franchise also because Chevy and Beverly were still in it. As much as I did not want to watch that one, it was quite funny. It beats Vegas for me, maybe even European

Fun fact they initially shot the movie without the ending at Wally World. Then they screened it with test audiences. The test audiences stated that it was missing something. So they went back wrote an ending and hired John Candy and filmed the new ending. And the rest is history. I didn’t find that out till years afterwards though. Great reaction 😂. Great movie. The original was the best for me but the Christmas one was pretty good too.

Different people play the kids in the movies and sometimes the daughter is the older sibling and sometimes the son is the older sibling

I saw this at the drive in just before I turned 16, it’s still one of my favorites 40 years later 😂

In the 4 movies the kids are always played by different actors. They even joke about that in the Vegas Vacation movie.

Another really funny Chevy Chase movie is Funny Farm. Hilarious movie.

The guy that played Wally, they had looking like Walt Disney. So they actually were trying to give the impression that it was Disney World.

16:48 to our hosts and other deeply saddened people I'm happy to tell you that no dog was actually tied to the bumper. there was no scene shot of the car dragging the real (or fake.) dog down the highway. it was only implied. I repeat, no dog was actually harmed for this movie.

In case you didn't know, the late Harold Ramis was the voice of Marty Moose.

every ‘vacation’ movie had different kids playing Rusty and Audrey!

This movie is why my Dad called Walmart "Wally World" & I'm sure soooo many other people did too

The reason they didn't use the same actor for Rusty is that Christmas Vacation was done over ten years after this one.

Lost the aunt and the dog... nice foreshadowing... Good premonition

I like this one WAY more than Christmas vacation. It's just ruder and more my style.

I LOVE Cam’s weak stomach. HAHA. This movie was such a hoot as a kid in the 80’s. And Edna… HA. We had a neighbor named Edna and we gave her hell after this movie came out. HA.

Always a good day when we get a reaction from you guys!! Thank you for making my day better with another awesome video!

9:55 - some guy got drunk and fell asleep behind the wheel of a "smart" car, going at 100 mph. Cops tried everything to wake him up, lights, noise, but nothing worked. So they had to get in front of the car and then slow down so the autopilot would do so as well.

@0okamino

6 ай бұрын

Reminds me of a news snippet about a guy who told the cops he hadn’t been drinking and driving, because he was only taking a drink at stop signs and red lights.

1. FACT: They don't crush cars right away. They will resell them and/or sell the parts. 2. My favorite part is when they ALL fall asleep in the car while it's still rolling. 🤣 3. There's no way he would have gotten a parking place right in front of the "Long Branch" saloon. 4. "Bop your baloney"="Spank your monkey"🤣🤣 5. The guy at the campground is Brian Doyle-Murry (Bill Murry's Brother) and he played Clark's boss in "Christmas Vacation". 6. He's crazy. I'd take Beverly DeAngelo 😍😋over Christy Brinkley any day. 7. Who didn't love John Candy? 8. Mr. Walley/Eddie Bracken played the toy store owner in "Home Alone II". Do the rest of the Vacation movies. Especially Christmas Vacation.

"We lost your aunt and the dog".... Ohhhh no, it's about to get real!!! LOL

If you haven’t seen it yet, “Stripes” is another funny movie from the early 80s. It starred, Bill Murray, John Candy and Harold Ramis.

13:48 Yes! I use that all the time. Extra fun when someone does something good: "Stop playing with the vaccum-cleaner!"

Man, I get that the lady in the car"Chrsitie Brinkley" is fine but he is married to his wife is also a bombshell and very sweet. I undertsnd marriages get dull and you want something new but damn

This was actually filmed at Magic Mountain amusement Park in California

For my money, Anthony Michael Hall as Rusty is the best version. He had fantastic chemistry with Chevy Chase. Which is rare. ❤️

The kid who plays rusty is several inches taller at the end of the movie than at the start.

When Anthony Michael Hall was "drinking" the can of beer was empty. Completely improvised by him.

Did Clarke really leave the dog on purpose? As a kid, I was like "Oh no! he must feel terrible." But the adult in me understands the decision now.

@savage_skirt5386

6 ай бұрын

No.

I don't know why they call it hamburger helper, it does fine by itself.

Oh, and a stunt crew actually jumped that station wagon some ungodly lenth ..I believe they said it went as far as half of a football field.

Glad to see you guys react to classic oldies.. back when comedies were funny.. i dig them shades Zay 😎

Some fun facts ... as the Griswalds were leaving Chicago and they cut to the aerial shot of the car on the exit ramp, that is what was used in the opening credits of "Married ... With Children." The car salesman was comedian and future "Schitt's Creek" star and co-creator Eugene Levy. Rusty was the debut of Anthony Michael Hall before he would go on to star in "The Breakfast Club" "Sixteen Candles" among others ... The girl in the sportscar was super model and then-wife of Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley. The actress with the best line "Yeah, but daddy says I do it the best" was said by a very young Jane Krakowski, who would go on the star in "Ally McBeal," "30 Rock" and the current host of "Name That Tune."

I was about Rusty's age when this movie came out. Not gonna lie, I had pretty much his entire wardrobe. From the Izod and OP shirts to the corduroy shorts. He was played by Anthony Michael Hall, who was very popular in this time. He had four big hit movies in a row: Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Weird Science. He was considered part of 'the Brat Pack' of the 1980s: Emilio Estevez Anthony Michael Hall Rob Lowe Andrew McCarthy Demi Moore Judd Nelson Molly Ringwald Ally Sheedy

@pleutron

6 ай бұрын

Would you normally lie? Is that why you had to point out that you wasn't going to lie? If you're such a liar, then how can we trust you when you say that you're not going to lie?

I laugh when Clark loses his temper and starts dropping f bombs. That’s standard dad temper tantrum lingo.

My personal favorite is European Vacation, this one is good too along with Christmas Vacation.

Always a good laugh when Cam almost pukes!

If you enjoy John Candy, I highly recommend The Great Outdoors.

Also, the used car salesman is none other than Eugene Levy aka Johnny Rose from Schitt's Creek.

People have built replicas of the Truckster, one even has the Old Lady and Luggage on top.

Love how Cams eyes roll up when he gags.😅

You guys should watch the sequel European Vacation.

If some used car salesman ever tried to pull that stunt, I’m calling the law and my lawyer and I’m getting paid

Blonde girl in the Ferrari is supermodel Christy Brinkley!!

Whoa, did they actually reinstate the Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" during Clark's 2 on-the-road encounters with the girl in the red Ferrari on Amazon Prime?? 😮 For years on home video they'd replaced with other music.

Rusty was played by Anthony Michael Hall. He probably isn't in the sequels because he had a busy career in the 1980s. You could probably do a series of reactions of just his movies. I highly recommend _Weird Science_ and _Sixteen Candles._

One of the best road trip comedy movies ever made! Originally the ending was a lot darker as Clark and his family drive to Roy Wally's home and take him as well as his family hostage, where they force Wally to sing and dance. When the neighbors witness what's happening, they call the police, as a SWAT team busts in and arrest Clark and the Griswold's. Wally gets them out on bail, telling them that they have banned from his theme park and they must never return to California ever again. Clark agrees and the family flies back to Chicago.

This movie came out in the summer of 1983, just about the time my family and I got back from a 4-week trip driving from Columbus, Ohio out to Seattle, down to San Francisco, then back to Ohio. I went to see it with my mother and sister, and we cracked up seeing so many too-familiar experiences. No WallyWorld, and Aunt Edna did not die along the way (although we did stop to visit her), but we could definitely relate to a lot of what we saw.

Don't get used to the kid actors. They're different in every Vacation movie.

Interesting how you were watching the alternate version with "I'm So Excited" compared to the proper version with "Little Boy Sweet".

And European Vacation is the 2nd one; Christmas Vacation is the 3rd

The dog thing hit different for me when this came out because I'd never been within 50 feet of a dog before.

The kids are different actors in every vacation movie

The beautiful Christie Brinkley !

So funny I watched your Christmas Vacation reaction this morning… actually searched Cam And Zay Vacation right after and then you posted it just today. Phenomenal.

"Sorry - we're closed. The moose out front should've told you." NATIONAL LAMPOON'S EUROPEAN VACATION (1985) is the next film in this series. Road Trips just make real memorable vacays. In the sixties our family rented a big motorhome for a month and we lived in that driving all over out west. A few years later we went to Great Britain and rented a car and did hotels/motels. Also, did 5 of the Hawaiian Islands while my dad used Hawaii On $15/Day as the guidebook. Supermodel Christie Brinkley plays the vixen in the red Ferrari (not really a succubus, just temptress).

I do wonder how you’d rate this one vs Christmas Vacation if you’d seen this first, with some of the novelty gone by the sequel. They’re both funny though!

lol they change the kids in every movie, even the last one that featured Rusty and his family.

I'm 33 I watched this movie on VHS at the age of 5 or so over and over. There wasnt many movies on tv back then.

There's actually 4 movies in this series! Vacation, European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Vegas Vacation.