
It even has what may be the earliest example of the "accidental airbag deployment" gag in 1983! (The airbag – which actually was offered on virtually zero models in 1983 note They had been briefly offered on full-size GM sedans and coupes in the mid-70s by all accounts, the pilot run of 2,000 Chevy Impalas for the Federal govt and other large fleet operators outnumber the production 1974-76 Buick, Olds and Cadillac models sold to the public with the option – was fashioned using a simple trash bag.

The engine keeps running for some time even after it's been shut off. The "Wagon Queen Family Truckster" is built using the body and chassis of a 1983 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire station wagon, with numerous modifications (such as the dual quad headlights and extra fake wood paneling) to create the heavily "over-the-top," intentionally gaudy and ugly appearance. The Alleged Car: The Wagon Queen Family Truckster, a parody of Malaise-Era broughamy American cars.Which proves to be the very last straw for Clark and the climax of the film is all about his attempt to defy this trope. All for Nothing: After all what they have went through in that torturous trip, they finally arrive at Walley World only to find it closed for maintenance.Adaptation Title Change: National Lampoon's Vacation is based on a short story called "Vacation 58".The film climaxes with Clark Griswold going Ax-Crazy when he discovers that Walley World is closed for maintenance, purchasing a realistic BB gun and taking a Walley World security guard hostage so his family can enter the closed park, and being let go with no charges once he explains the whole desperate thing to Roy Wally (and the dozen SWAT Team members surrounding him with guns). Adaptational Karma: The original story by Hughes had Clark Griswold going Ax-Crazy when he discovered Disney World was closed for maintenance, purchasing a handgun and driving straight to Walt Disney's home to shoot him, hitting him in the thigh before being tackled by a dozen policemen and put in jail while his family flew back home trying to put all of this behind them.Ed, the car dealer, calls Rusty "Rueben" and Clark "Clyde.".National Lampoon's Vacation provides examples of: A "Walley World Water Park" opened in Canada several years after the release of the movie. There was also a 2003 Made-for-TV Movie, Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure, which focuses on Randy Quaid's character and his family, and a 2010 Reunion Show, Hotel Hell Vacation wherein Clark and Ellen stay at a hotel that doesn't go in their favor. The film is written and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein who previously did Horrible Bosses. Vacation (2015): A sequel to the original, Ed Helms stars as an adult Rusty Griswold who takes his family on a crosscountry road trip to Walley World.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985).
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The success of the movie helped launch his screenwriting career. The original story is (reportedly) a fictionalized account of his own family's ill-fated trip to Disneyland (changed to "Walley World" for the film) when Hughes was a boy.

The screenplay was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in National Lampoon magazine, "Vacation '58" (the screenplay changes the year to 1983). A 1983 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, Dana Barron, and Anthony Michael Hall, with numerous others (such as John Candy, Eugene Levy, Brian Doyle-Murray, veteran character actor Eddie Bracken, supermodel Christie Brinkley, and future 30 Rock regular Jane Krakowski) featured in smaller roles.
