Member AlbertV Posted February 12, 2010 Member Share Posted February 12, 2010 New Line Cinema is rebooting the now famous National Lampoon's Vacation, which centered around Clark W. Griswold and his family going on the vacation from hell to get to Wally World. The new version will focus on the adult son of the original family, Rusty Griswold, as he and his family embark on the vacation from hell to the soon to be demolished Wally World. Clark and Ellen will return but to more supporting roles and yes, Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo will be reprising their trademark roles while it is still up in the air who will play Rusty (*cough* bring back Anthony Michael Hall or Jason Lively*cough*) The tone of the film is to be more along the lines of "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" rather than the crude chaos of the original four films. Producing will be Wedding Crashers and Shanghai Knights director David Dobkin. Source: Dark Horizons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted February 12, 2010 Member Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hmmm I read about this then saw that commercial, not sure how to feel about it, the Vacation movies have a special place in my heart, seeing the first one at the drive in in San Diego when I was a kid, the second was one of those movies I didn't care for when I first watched it but one of those movies that gets funnier with repeat viewings, definitely has a racier tone to it, Christmas vacation was hilarious, even the 4th has it's redeeming qualities if not the weakest of the series. As long as they bring back Eddie:xd: Shitters full! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Iron Boat Posted February 13, 2010 Member Share Posted February 13, 2010 European Vacation was my favorite, look kids Big Ben..... Parliament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted February 26, 2010 Member Share Posted February 26, 2010 i wonder if they will include the theme song from the first two flicks..keep it nostalgic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lillippa328 Posted February 26, 2010 Member Share Posted February 26, 2010 They have to bring back his brother!! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted March 4, 2010 Author Member Share Posted March 4, 2010 They have to bring back his brother!! haha You mean Cousin Eddie, Ellen's cousin? Don't know if that's going to happen considering Randy Quaid's recent legal troubles. Eddie did get his own movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure I think was the full name. It was a made-for-TV film and its redeeming factor came in the form of Dana Barron, who returned to the role she originated, Audrey Griswold, after 2 decades and Eric Idle returning as the accident prone Brit from European Vacation in a cameo. Eddie and Catherine even have a son in the film named "Third" because he was named after Clark Griswold, who was actually Clark W. Griswold Jr. Wal-Mart has the DVD for $5.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Bravery Posted March 8, 2010 Member Share Posted March 8, 2010 This movie I would see. Would especially love to see Anthony Michael Hall reprise his role. But, I doubt they'd even try to get him. And, i agree about Randy Quaid being in the film. He was the best thing about Vegas Vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted July 26, 2011 Author Member Share Posted July 26, 2011 Here's the latest on the "Vacation" reboot: Peter Segal, the man who directed the remakes of both THE LONGEST YARD and GET SMART, is being sought to direct the film. A second draft of the script was written by the writers behind HORRIBLE BOSSES and New Line is hoping to start production soon. They are trying to get Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo to reprise their trademark Clark and Ellen Griswold in a cameo at the end of the film, while the focus will still remain on the now-adult Rusty Griswold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Anthony Michael Hall was a funny comic actor back in the day. I'd be interested if he was starring. But I'm sure they'll go for someone less talented more commercial. I always laugh at Euro Vacation's blatant (but let's be honest quite accurate) stereotypes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Son Of A Gun Posted July 27, 2011 Member Share Posted July 27, 2011 i wonder if they will include the theme song from the first two flicks..keep it nostalgic. http://www.mediafire.com/?bx8n90bf7gx0q42 Holiday Road..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted July 27, 2011 Member Share Posted July 27, 2011 Anthony Michael Hall was a funny comic actor back in the day. I'd be interested if he was starring. But I'm sure they'll go for someone less talented more commercial. I always laugh at Euro Vacation's blatant (but let's be honest quite accurate) stereotypes. damn right, plus the closing credits was pro "hacksaw jim duggan" Patriotic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted July 27, 2011 Author Member Share Posted July 27, 2011 Euro Vacation was my favorite of the bunch also. My favorite scene was when they are in Germany Clark: There is it ..(sobs) my mother's land Rusty: Dad, Grandma's from Chicago. Clark: (sobs) Shut up, Russ. Clark: There it is, Dimplestrehn. Ok what number are we looking for. Audrey: Sechs, Daddy. Clark: That will do Audrey. Rusty: Dad, that's German for "six". If they can get either Anthony Michael Hall or Blake Lively's half-brother Jason (who played Rusty in Euro), then I would definitely see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted July 27, 2011 Member Share Posted July 27, 2011 I think it really needs to keep the same tone and humour of the first one . otherwise what's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted September 16, 2014 Author Member Share Posted September 16, 2014 Okay, an official update...shooting begins next week on the VACATION reboot in Louisiana. Screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein will make their directorial debuts on the film. Ed Helms will be playing Rusty Griswold with Christina Applegate as his wife. Along with their sons, they head towards the soon to be demolished Walley World with the typical Griswold results...Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo are making a cameo appearance as the returning Clark and Ellen Griswold. Leslie Mann will play Audrey Griswold. Not sure if they will be in it, but Chris Hemsworth is in negotiations to play Rusty's brother-in-law, an anchorman named Stone Crandall and Charlie Day is also in negotiations to play a river-rafting guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted April 23, 2015 Author Member Share Posted April 23, 2015 Release Date: July 31, 2015 And guess what kids? It's Rated R...a lot of the jokes are of the raunchy variety from what I understand and a recent screening of the trailer proved to be positive thanks to a certain Mr. Hemsworth "Praise Marty Moose!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted July 8, 2015 Author Member Share Posted July 8, 2015 For those who haven't seen it...here's the trailer to VACATION, coming out at the end of the month. kleG7XCqOb4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted July 8, 2015 Member Share Posted July 8, 2015 Gee what a great idea. I can't wait for the Christmas Vacation remake:angel: Pretty soon all movies will be remakes, spinoffs and comic book movies. No original ideas allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member SamSeed Posted July 10, 2015 Member Share Posted July 10, 2015 Well I kind of accept this as a belated sequel rather than a direct remake. Plus Daley and Goldstein are good writers, I love Horrible Bosses so it'll be interesting to see how this turns out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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