National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a comedy film produced by Jeremiah Chechik in 1989, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, and Randy Quaid. This film is a slapstick comedy with some elements of clown comedy. This film uses comedic elements to create a comedic mood. Also, the director uses a family to create a more relatable experience so the comedy elements appear more comedic. The comedy elements used involve more physical comedy. In this film Clark Griswold, played by Chevy Chase, is determined to throw a good old fashioned family Christmas, for the Griswold family. However his idea of a good old fashioned family Christmas is very over the top and falls short of expectations. The film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Chechik effectively utilizes comedic elements to create a comedic mood throughout the Griswold family’s rather interesting Christmas. In the film Chechik created a seemingly normal family with the archetypal nutty family members, and the members of the Griswold family that are a bit…

National Lampoon’s: Christmas Vacation: A Worthy Classic Comedy In the film Christmas Vacation, there is a hilarious scene when Clark Griswold “played by Chevy Chase” and his family are out finding the perfect Christmas tree. They come across what Clark believes to be the family tree, but the family worries about the tree being too big. Clark reassures them that the tree isn’t big, it’s just full. Rusty worries about the tree not fitting anywhere, Clark tells Rusty the tree is not going to go…

It might be the biggest cliché in the world: girl goes abroad with family, experiences new, crazy adventures, and happily returns home with self-discovery, and memorable, yet hilarious stories. It was basically the plot of National Lampoon’s European Vacation, where the family encounters one challenge after another as they travel through England, France, and Germany, except it was my family. Although there were various obstacles throughout the trip, I learned a lot about life: culture, history,…

quality, and it looks like I’m not the only one who thinks so, as he currently holds an impressive four spots on the top twenty for most expensive photographs ever sold, including allegedly, “Phantom” the most expensive photograph in the world, sold at a mind blowing 6.5 million dollars to a private collector. Quite impressive for a self-taught photographer from Melbourne, Australia, who when asked what his favorite photograph is, humbly always replies, “I haven’t taken it yet.” Since his 8th…

Throughout our lives we constantly find ourselves submerge in a social hierarchy amongst our peers which severs constant reminder of what is considered socially acceptable and what is not. The 1978 film Animal House, directed by John Landis, spins the social hierarchy of a college campus on its head for a flare of humor, but not without a serious subelement. In the scene where Eric”Otter” Stratton(Tim Matheson) and Donald “Boon” Schoenstein(Peter Riegert) take insult to ROTC officer, Doug…

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employees, everything changed. Occupancy, traditionally in the 80s dove down into the 30s. Function space, traditionally vibrant with meetings and events sat under used. The densely wooded surroundings, once a feature, were now an overnight sales obstacle. Prospects and locals could simply not see the hotel from the main road. For years, large directional signage was not necessary. Why? The legion of regular, repeat guests knew exactly where the hotel was. Unfortunately, over the years, the…

Disney World Memory My memory starts back on March 31, 2002. For my fourth birthday my family went to Walt Disney World, it being one of my all-time favorite places. Everytime we go there it’s a brand new experience and it makes me always want to go back for more. This memory is extra special to me because it is the first Disney vacation that I remember fully from the time we stepped on the plane at JFK to the time I got back to my house in Bethpage. On March 31st, my family boarded our…

Working with the Walt Disney Company has always been a dream of mine. I accomplished that dream a little over two years ago when I started as a normal part time Cast Member at the Disneyland Resort. Due to unforeseen circumstance I had to leave the Disney in order to focus more time and effort on schooling. Eventually I came around to my junior year at Biola and started looking into the possibilities of applying for internships. It is then that I came across the Disney College Program website.…

Vicky Kendirjian Informative Speech Outline Topic: Walt Disney English 203 Dr. Samira Shami Purpose At the end of my speech, the audience will be knowledgeable of Walt Disney’s life, including his starting point, failures and finally the great achievements, which are being reflected for decades and many generations including us are witnessing them. Introduction “All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them.” Claims one of the world’s most influential, legendary,…