Vacation Movie Facts
24 of the most interesting Vacation facts you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Vacation movie message.


Vacation Easter Eggs
Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.
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Clark and Cousin Eddie drink from Walley World brand mugs. Walley World is the fictional amusement park from the original NL's Vacation (1983). -
1989, uncle Eddy's RV is already in the yard when Clark's lights initially turn on. Merry Christmas everyone!!
Vacation Hidden Facts



Snot is shown drinking water from the Christmas Tree and Clark remarks how if the dog keeps drinking from the tree it will "dry up". Later on Lewis throws a match and the tree burns up instantly, presumably because the tree is a fire hazard from lack of water.
The senile 80-year-old Aunt Bethany says the Pledge of Allegiance instead of grace before Christmas dinner. She forgets the line "under God," which was only added to the Pledge in 1954.


Laying in bed the grandpa is on the top bunk smiling up to a poster on the ceiling of a woman. While the camera is panning up, there is a poster of two turtles having sex in the background.


You can see the spring attaching the jaw on the (teaching)skeleton in the desert.
" after Clark offers to buy gifts for Cousin Eddie's kids ("A real nice surprise"), Eddie takes a wish list out of his jacket. Eddie says the list is "Alphabetized, starting with Catherine." Catherine is Eddie's wife.

/u/ sandscript pointed out In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989) Aunt Bethany recites the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance ,without God, when asked to "Say Grace". Uncle Lewis audibly adds in God when he joins in saying the Pledge.
Clark gifts his boss a similarly wrapped gift as presumably his coworkers.

- the opening passport shots contain Chevy Chase's character's full name, DOB, address etc.

Vicki says "Daddy says I'm the best at it" in regards to french kissing, subtly foreshadowing Cousin Eddie's dissatisfaction with his wife/marriage.

Vacation Plot
Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to "Walley World" in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons.
Cast and Details
Here are the full cast and crew of Vacation. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.
Genre | Adventure, Comedy |
Director | John Francis Daley |
Stars | Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins |
IMDB score | 6.1 |