National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Movie Poster

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremia S. Chechik.  Since its release in 1989, Christmas Vacation has often been labeled as a modern Christmas classic. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short store 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.