In the fourth outing for the vacation franchise, the Griswolds have to survive Vegas fever when they go to Las Vegas for a fun family vacation.In the fourth outing for the vacation franchise, the Griswolds have to survive Vegas fever when they go to Las Vegas for a fun family vacation.In the fourth outing for the vacation franchise, the Griswolds have to survive Vegas fever when they go to Las Vegas for a fun family vacation.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Siegfried Fischbacher
- Siegfried
- (as Siegfried)
Corinna Jones
- Girl at Blackjack Table
- (as Corinna Harney Jones)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe directions the receptionist gives the Griswolds to their rooms are accurate for the Mirage Casino.
- GoofsWhen Clark is missing during the Siegfried and Roy show, Rusty and Ellen have a brief exchange where neither one's lips move.
- Quotes
Hoover Dam Guide: Welcome everyone. I am your dam guide, Arnie. Now I'm about to take you through a fully funtional power plant, so please, no one wander off the dam tour and please take all the dam pictures you want. Now are there any dam questions?
Cousin Eddie: Yeah, where can I get some damn bait?
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are played over Clark driving home from work, happily singing along to a Beach Boys tune, driving very carelessly.
- Alternate versionsThe 2003 Warner Bros. Pictures variant is used as the opening and closing logo in the post-2013 prints.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Paul Williams: Still Alive (2011)
- SoundtracksGood Vibrations
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Special Markets
Featured review
What Happens in Vegas...
Mayhem ensues when the Griswolds go to Las Vegas in this fourth film in the 'Vacation' franchise. Chevy Chase is solid as always and Wallace Shawn has a fun extended cameo this time round as a condescending croupier, but with minimal road trip elements here, the dynamic is not quite as juicy as the first or even second film. The plot basically consists of each member of the Griswold clan having their own individual Vegas experiences, and while there is quite a bit of oddball humour in how Rusty makes it as a gambling king, there is not a lot of interest in Audrey becoming a Vegas dancer, Ellen being seduced by Wayne Netwon or Clark's gambling debt woes (Shawn's role in the matter aside). The recasting of the kids (yet again) also works against the film; while Marisol Nichols and Ethan Embry are both older than the characters they are playing, they don't look it, while Chase - with grey hair now - looks older than ever. Randy Quaid also has far too much screen time for his own good as the abrasive cousin Eddie and it is hard to know what to make of a scene in which Quaid and Chase visit an outskirts casino with "what number am I thinking of" gambling games. The solution to Chase's gambling woes comes a little too easily too. There are, however, enough scattered good moments here to make the film possibly worth a look. The return of the blonde in a convertible (from the first film) is a nice touch, some dam wordplay surprisingly works well, a sun-roof incident is quite funny and what a way the film depicts to obtain a fake ID!
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $36,400,360
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,837,927
- Feb 17, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $36,400,360
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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