National Lampoon's Vacation "sequel" in the works...
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All three were hits in the 80's. The first one made 61 million. That's really good for a modest budgeted R-rated movie in the 80's.
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I liked it too, but now, with the parents getting older, it would seem kinda silly to have the kids still be 14, 15, 16 years old or however old they were. I wouldn't mind seeing the kids grown up, as long as it wasn't about them, and the originals from the first film were back. I think it would be really cool.
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Taken from Box Office Mojo for 1983:
1 Return of the Jedi Fox $252,583,617
2 Terms of Endearment Par. $108,423,489
3 Flashdance Par. $92,921,203
4 Trading Places Par. $90,404,800
5 WarGames MGM $79,567,667
6 Octopussy MGM $67,893,619
7 Sudden Impact WB $67,642,693
8 Staying Alive Par. $64,892,670
9 Mr. Mom Fox $64,783,827
10 Risky Business WB $63,541,777
11 National Lampoon's Vacation WB $61,399,552
12 Superman III WB $59,950,623
13 The Big Chill Col. $56,342,711
1 Return of the Jedi Fox $252,583,617
2 Terms of Endearment Par. $108,423,489
3 Flashdance Par. $92,921,203
4 Trading Places Par. $90,404,800
5 WarGames MGM $79,567,667
6 Octopussy MGM $67,893,619
7 Sudden Impact WB $67,642,693
8 Staying Alive Par. $64,892,670
9 Mr. Mom Fox $64,783,827
10 Risky Business WB $63,541,777
11 National Lampoon's Vacation WB $61,399,552
12 Superman III WB $59,950,623
13 The Big Chill Col. $56,342,711
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I liked it too, but now, with the parents getting older, it would seem kinda silly to have the kids still be 14, 15, 16 years old or however old they were. I wouldn't mind seeing the kids grown up, as long as it wasn't about them, and the originals from the first film were back. I think it would be really cool.
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If you've seen Beverly D'Angelo and Chevy Chase lately you can tell they are getting old. Definitely not parents of early teens.
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b. Director Sylvestor Stalone, also at the top of his game, shortly after Rocky 1, 2, and 3, and First Blood.
c. Sequal to Saturday Night Fever
And I also saw 6 or 7 of those movies at the theater, and the others on VHS.
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I used to run the only Vacation website that was on the internet, so I was able to make contacts and I've talked to a lot of people involved with the series as a whole. Given the first one is probably my #1 comedy of all-time, the series means a lot to me. This.. has disaster written all over it.
Also, this sequel doesn't sound too bad. With the right actors (Neil Patrick Harris does sound like a good idea) this could work.
I don't want to insult his fans, but I don't understand those of you who say there is no movie w/out Chevy. The Chevy of today is not the Chevy of the past. Vegas Vaction was funny in spite of Chevy not because of him. He was the least funny thing in the movie.
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WTF?
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"In November, the popular vacation rental website Home Away announced that they were going to “reunite actors Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo in its new national advertising campaign that will recapture the spirit of the 1980s comedy classic, NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION.” The campaign is set to premiere this Sunday during the Super Bowl with a 30-second “mock movie trailer,” which you can see after the jump.
The fake trailer idea is pretty clever. Its purpose is to drive viewers to the Home Away site, where they can see a 15-minute short film titled HOTEL HELL VACATION and learn about what the website offers. It might not be the real thing, but I’m excited to see it."
http://gordonandthewhale.com/the-gri...sing-campaign/
The fake trailer idea is pretty clever. Its purpose is to drive viewers to the Home Away site, where they can see a 15-minute short film titled HOTEL HELL VACATION and learn about what the website offers. It might not be the real thing, but I’m excited to see it."
http://gordonandthewhale.com/the-gri...sing-campaign/
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Chase has actually found a new lease on his career as he's fucking brilliant on Community, although this "short" seems disastrous.
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mcfly, have you heard anything about Chase going back to the Australian script/premise for a new sequel? I thought I read that somewhere since the new movie is starting to be drafted.
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I just find it odd they would still have the same car almost 30 years later.
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Wheaton man's Family Truckster to star in Super Bowl ad
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,6276446.story
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I didn't even know about this 'film' premiering tomorrow.