National Lampoon's Vacation
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Release Year
1983
Runtime
99 min
Audience Score
7.1
Genres
Comedy, Adventure
Story Snapshot
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
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