National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation DVD 1989 Karácsonyi Vakáció / Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik / Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid

UPC 5996514005356

REGION 2 PAL DVD  

MADE IN HUNGARY

AUDIO: English 2.0, Hungarian 2.0

SUBTITLES: HUNGARIAN, ENGLISH

Runtime: 93 minutes

English Summary:

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in National Lampoon magazine, "Christmas '59". The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki as the Griswold children Audrey and Rusty, respectively.

Since its release in 1989, Christmas Vacation has often been labeled as a modern Christmas classic. It is widely regarded as the best sequel of the Vacation series and the only sequel to have spawned its own direct sequel: a 2003 made-for-TV release entitled National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure.

The film has achieved six home video releases: VHS and Laserdisc in early 1990, a bare bones DVD in 1997, and a "Special Edition" DVD in 2003. A Blu-ray edition was first released in 2006. In 2009, the film was released as an "Ultimate Collector's Edition." At the same time of this release, it was also released on a simple Blu-ray/DVD combo. A steelbook Blu-ray was released in 2015.

Plot

With Christmas only a few weeks away, Chicago resident Clark Griswold decides it is time to get a Christmas tree. He gathers his wife Ellen, daughter Audrey, and son Rusty and drives out to the country where he picks out a huge tree. Realizing too late that they didn't bring any tools to cut the tree down, they are forced to uproot it instead, before driving home with the tree strapped to the roof of their car.

Soon after, both Clark's and Ellen's parents arrive to spend Christmas, but their bickering quickly begins to annoy the family. Clark, however, maintains a positive attitude, determined to have a "fun old-fashioned family Christmas." He covers the house's entire exterior with 25,000 twinkle lights, which fail to work at first, as he has accidentally wired them through his garage's light switch. When they finally come on, they temporarily cause a citywide power shortage and create chaos for Clark's snobby neighbors, Todd and Margo. While standing on the front lawn admiring the lights, Clark is shocked to see Ellen's cousin Catherine and her husband Eddie, as they arrive unannounced with their children, Rocky and Ruby Sue, and their Rottweiler dog, Snots. Eddie later admits that they are living in the RV they drove, as he is broke and has been forced to sell his home. Clark offers to buy gifts for Eddie's kids so they can still enjoy Christmas.

Hungarian Summary:

Az Amerikai vakáció és Európai vakáció című filmekből jól ismert Griswold család újabb, karácsonyi kalandjaival ismerkedhetünk meg. Az egész család kész az év legmeghittebb ünnepére, a karácsonyra. A család sürög forog, vásárol és csomagol. Mindenki kitűnő ajándékokat vett szeretteinek és azon vannak, hogy sikerüljön titokban tartani azokat. Ismerve a Griswold családot tudható, közeleg a katasztrófa. Ahol a Griswoldok megjelennek onnan az emberek azonnal menekülni kezdenek, mert körülöttük minden leomlik, összedől, kigyullad, elpusztul. Vajon képes-e egy család romba dönteni a karácsonyt?

Ezt látni kell! A 25 000 izzóból álló tetődíszt! A robbanó pulykát az ebédlőasztalon! A mindenre elszánt kommandósokat a ház körül! Fantasztikus szereplőgárda (Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Juliette Lewis és William Hickey, hogy csak néhány nevet említsünk), valamint John Hughes szívvel, lélekkel és poénokkal teli forgatókönyve szavatolja, hogy ezt a karácsonyi bulit egyszerűen nem lehet kihagyni!

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