NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION (1983) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@angyhill9431]

Gas tank behind the license plate was absolutely a real thing. My high school boyfriend always had to drive his old parents cars and they had it. 😂

[@SuaveGemini]

My '71 Camaro had that. People would be so confused. 😂

[@raymondherrmann5820]

My 71 Ford Torino and my 69 Pontiac

[@tempsitch5632]

It wasn’t a Pinto was it ? If so, my condolences for your loss.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

My 78 Camaro had it in the center rear, below the trunk lip. Yep, there was a time when it didn't matter what side of the gas pump you were on.👍

[@thegingergyrl455]

My first car, a 1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royal Brougham had the gas tank behind the license plate. I prefer that actually. It was easier to fill. It was like driving a sofa. Loved that car!

[@ryanawilson8549]

Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac does the opening song

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

If you like his stuff, check out D.W suite.

[@3DJapan]

Beat me to it. Haha

[@mrjoepad1]

Closing song too

[@jonathonfrazier6622]

Actually it's just Lindsey Buckingham.

[@Leonbrown98764]

The producers wanted Fleetwood Mac but it was when they were in one of their breakups.

[@johncampbell756]

Wally World was made up for the movie. The film was written by John Hughes who later wrote Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. Most 1970s cars had the gas intake behind the rear license plate. The opening song was by Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. Beverly D'Angelo who played Clark's wife, plays Patsy Cline in Coal Miner's Daughtrr about Loretta Lynn. The Ferrari driver is supermodel Christie Brinkley who was married to Billy Joel.

[@LA80sMike]

Beverly D’Angelo plays the mother in “American History X”…a must see

[@deetorrance3659]

So glad I can watch this with you. Wally world was filmed at Six Flags Magic Mountain in LA area. Still there today.

[@BM-hb2mr]

And Wally World was what we use to call Walmart back when Sam Walton owned it and has nothing but American Made Products ONLY. It was unheard of to have anything that wasn't made here in the US. That man prided to have everything American Made in his stores. Then his grand kids took over after he passed away but that wasn't before they drug that man through the mud .it was an absolute disgrace what they did to Sam Walton

[@karlsmith2570]

There were cars from the 60's that had the gas filler neck behind the license plate, automotive manufacturers started phasing that out in the mid 80's

[@RichardX1]

And Cousin Eddie's blonde pot-smoking, probably dad-kissing daughter was played by Jane Krakowski, from 30 Rock

[@Jenboree]

Six years ago my husband and I drove from Tulsa to Seattle with four kids, two dogs, two cats and hauling a trailer for a work move. It was the most ridiculous 10 days of my life. So much fun, aggravation and absurdness we haven't taken an overnight road trip since. Thanks for watching this it was fun!!

[@scottde6870]

I love that you caught "a dead person breathed on me" that is always been one of my favorite lines. So fun getting to watch these with y'all.

[@terrirucker5792]

My 3 favorite reactions. 1) When they put Aunt Edna on the roof. You were so shocked but laughing. 2) how you felt Clark's pain when he realized WW was closed. 3) J's that moose deserves a right hook. Perfect timing.

[@josephhickman4759]

Yeah lots of moments... like when the Griswold kids meet their cousins. Dad Griswold sees his niece in law...looks at Rusty quipped "incest, cool your jets son"

[@josephhickman4759]

...and Clark Griswold just a family vacation... and lots of unplanned detours... from Chicago...to lost angels... mid life crises... Beverly D, Angel. She had the patience tolerating Clark Griswold's neuroses .

[@stevecollette6831]

You have to realize that Christy Brinkly was the poster girl on every boy's wall in the 80's. She was a huge star/cameo for the movie.

[@bradsullivan2495]

At the time the movie came out, she started dating Billy Joel and they eventually got married-and divorced.

[@Spongemonkey26]

It was a tie between Christy Brinkly in Vacation and Tanya Robert's from Beastmaster.

[@mikemelfa]

You’ve seen Christie Brinkley before in the “Uptown Girl” video from Billy Joel (they were a couple at the time).

[@cinemeleon2808]

yeah, maybe every white boy...but that doesn't speak for 'every' boy 😏

[@jannathompson2262]

@@cinemeleon2808 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@cultureshockROCKS]

Lindsay Buckingham wrote "Holiday Road" and Lindsey Buckingham played electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, and sang vocals on the recording. Pure musical mastery.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

he was also in a band named Fleetwood Mac

[@marcuspi999]

Is that right? What a great trivia question. I wonder how he ended up with that gig. That's awesome!

[@davidpalmer9134]

You both should check out “Three Amigos” with Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short. This is a hysterical movie that you would both love to watch.

[@bryangarner671]

Fletch is another good Chevy Chase movie

[@meanmax9663]

I've never seen or heard of anyone realizing what happens in the Griswold kitchen before they leave for vacation. Clark is helping Ellen with the dishes. She is scraping the leftover food off of the plates and handing them to Clark, who is wiping them and putting them into the cabinet as if they were already washed.

[@phillipmckinnon6883]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thundercron77]

So many comedies back in the day had subtle moments like this, or lines of dialog that's more about set up and delivery than an obvious in-your-face joke. So much of it goes over the heads of today's audiences, and you don't see much of it anymore.

[@FirstTravelService]

It only took me 500+ viewings for that to occur to me out of the blue, lol.

[@lindadavis2257]

It was fun seeing how shocked Amber was on how things really ran back in that time

[@blunt2416]

Yes!!!

[@jameshobbs1460]

Yep.. Kids.. lol

[@richardlacey4923]

You bought that?

[@bretttodd6470]

Yes. Gas fill behind the license plate was very common in the 70's. Some cars in the 50's had it behind the taillight. The light housing would rock to the side exposing the fill cap.

[@ghostsquirrel8739]

In this instance however the Family Truckster’s fuel filler location is customized for the film. The Ford Town & Country actually had them on the side like normal.

[@lisarainbow9703]

Always laugh at how the son downs the entire beer in one guzzle, while Chevy Chase is obliviously talking...🤣

[@geoffreyjackson3309]

The song playing while they are running to Wally World was from the movie Chariots of Fire which was popular at the same time. That movie is based on the true story of two British runners in the 1924 Olympics. That song actually reached #1 on the billboard charts in 1982. Pairing it with Clark and Rusty running added a little something extra at the time.

[@Ezoangelofdeath]

Lindsay Buckingham sings the opening and closing songs, you know, singer for one of the biggest acts in music history, Fleetwood Mac

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

They were One big Happy family

[@netzombiee646]

A piece of trivia about the movie … the original ending scene (before the movie’s release) had the Griswold’s kidnapping Roy Wally at his home (something they actually used in Christmas Vacation) … that ending scene didn’t do well with test audiences, so they reshot the ending (to the new ending at the amusement park) several months after the original ending had been filmed … during that several months interval between shootings, the actor who played Rusty had a growth spurt … during the movie, he’s shorter than his mom, Ellen … but during the amusement park scene, he’s taller than Ellen.

[@deepspire]

Yes, and Christy Brinkley played Roy Wally's daughter who factored in at the end, convincing her dad to drop the charges. As it was left her role makes no sense.

[@christopherferrarelli2262]

Fun fact: Randy Quaid (Uncle Eddie) and Anthony Michael Hawk (Rusty) would work together two years later for Season 11 of Saturday Night Live (1985-86). Beverly D’Angelo (Ellen) was known to film audiences years before for playing Patsy Cline; opposite Sissy Spacek’s Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980). If you look closely, you can recognize a very young Jane Krakowski; best known for shows like 30 Rock, playing Eddie’s daughter (the girl on the seesaw with Audrey).

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

I remember Beverly DeAngelo from "Every Which Way But Loose".

[@phil-1115]

Slight correction. Anthony Michael Hall. He was also in Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science, just to name a few.

[@frankchase9049]

Chevy is my 2nd cousin. My grandfather and his were brothers.

[@MrBoyYankee]

I miss classic chevy.

[@mattnelson8833]

@@MrBoyYankee i heard hes not the nicest person....i wish he was nice

[@MrBoyYankee]

@@mattnelson8833 unfortunately Chevy is a jaded & vein individual. Morso when he was at his highest peak in the mid 80's Then nothing but trouble happened. Although I love that movie It fucked up his reputation. Then Memoirs of an Invisible Man. A Carpenter gem but that flopped hard. The nail in his perverbial coffin was The Chevy Chase Show. There his hubris was on full display. While also losing his touch with sarcastic and situational humor. Where in living color, Married with Children, and the Tracey Ullman Show was dominating the comedic writing and performing landscape in it's time. It took community to bring him back only for him to knock himself into being denied a comeback. For Chevy's hubris is what he could not see himself outta his own way.

[@chriswiedeman2956]

I'd seen this movie about a dozen times before I realized that Clark was just drying the dirty dishes and putting them in the cabinet without them actually getting washed. Classic!

[@danarussell1291]

Me too! I have watch this movie over 20 times and just the other day I noticed that he was drying dirty dishes and putting them in the cabinets!

[@Niecy70]

In my 53 years and probably a thousand times of watching this movie it will never not be funny to me. One of the funniest movies of all time❤️

[@williamcapp448]

You will find Harold Ramis in the credits for this one.. He acted, wrote, and or directed a lot of films. He did National Lampoon's Animal House, Caddy Shack, Groundhog Day,, Stripes and the Ghostbusters films.

[@peterandjunko]

He also directed this film, and you can hear his voice off camera (as a cop) “Do you want us to book em Mr. Walley?”

[@brucefrancis6222]

"Stripes" with Bill Murray / Harold Ramis / John Candy needs to be on J&A movie list.

[@peterandjunko]

@granitestater1029 I think your confusing him with Eugene Levy.

[@bradsullivan2495]

Aunt Edna was played by Imogene Coca, who in the early 1950s was the co-star of a legendary variety series, "Your Show of Shows." It was much like Saturday Night Live, with numerous skits over a 90-minute episode.

[@leonabarad6972]

The late great Imogene Coca is a comedy legend!!!

[@NotSoFast71]

She was deathly afraid of riding in cars because her husband was killed in a car crash. The directors told her she would only have to be in the car a few minutes at a time. She ended up filming in a moving car half way across the country for weeks.

[@stevensprunger3422]

@@leonabarad6972 That’s right I forgot her name yeah she appeared on manual time shows very famous actor she said she appeared with Sid Caesar a lot

[@RealRonSwanson]

...and she co-starred in the TV Series 'Moonlighting' with Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd.

[@jamesoblivion]

Your Show of Shows was brilliant. Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca, Nanette Fabray, and Howard Morris were all fantastic comedians in the early days of live TV, and writers for the sketches included young Mel Brooks and Woody Allen. Sooo funny.

[@valerieraymond5853]

The woman in the red sports car is Christine Brinkley. She is the Billy Joel's ex-wife and mother of his only daughter. Christine was the woman in the video "Uptown Girl", that's who Billy was singing about.

[@garyarnett1220]

Thank you, I was going to mention that.

[@bluelionvintage8134]

I always thought it was Christy......?

[@garyarnett1220]

@@bluelionvintage8134 It is.....lol

[@Anne.Pinkerton]

I live in north Mississippi and every summer my mother took us to the beach at the Gulf Coast. That was the first time I'd ever seen a bed that vibrates. Mama got tired and cut off our quarter supply after a couple of goes. That thing was loud too! LOL Of course, I was a kid and it never crossed my mind what could have gone on in that bed! LOL

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Just FYI, Jay's grandpa called it "Wally World" because of this movie. Nobody said that before this movie...

[@solidsnake58]

"The pool is the perfect place . . . to drown him." LOL! I forgot out funny Vacation was but Amber is hilarious too.

[@zacharyg4434]

I am so happy you guys are watching this! I hope you guys continue through the whole series!

[@sputnikalgrim]

Christmas Vacation is a favorite, but they’re all great

[@MaxWindshear]

I don't know, I think this movie may have been a bit too uncomfortable for the Squad to really enjoy.

[@HeadLike-A-H0le-NIN]

Xmas Vaca the best one all other are garbage cash grabs

[@julietoddjulie]

European Vacation 🎩

[@greigbutler4498]

@@sputnikalgrim there not all great, Christmas vacation 2: cousin Eddie’s island adventure is total shit, it has the original Audrey though

[@coldwhite4240]

Great reaction! When Amber was shocked, saying "that scene was not okay!" after the dog lead incident, I was thinking "You ain't seen nothing yet!" :D Yes, they really went there!

[@Cheepchipsable]

Funny how many people feel far more sympathy for animals than other people, even in a fictional setting.

[@timcardona9962]

@@Cheepchipsable The dog was dragged to death by a car. Aunt Edna died of natural causes. Big difference

[@waterclosetgetit1986]

dog lover. whether its a horror or disaster movie, idc about the people,as long as the dog lives. but this dog was a monster and i laughed my Butt off

[@stevensauer8539]

The expressions on your faces when the "closed for cleaning" sign shows up... priceless! XD

[@deborahgillespiewalter514]

My family made the trip from New Hampshire to California and back in a 9 passenger station wagon in August of 1964. Car overheated going over Donner Pass in the Rocky Mountains on the way out. Got caught in a sandstorm in Arizona on the way back. Saw Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon, Big Sur and the Monterey Coastline, and miles and miles of wheat in the north and corn in the midwest. The only frame of reference was a train crossing by the road with a silo for miles. Twenty eight days with five kids in the back of the car with No AC. Unforgettable.

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

Amber is so sweet . Even in a comedic movie she gets upset about the dog

[@docj72]

Clark’s fake crying when talking to the officer about the dog is one of my favorite parts of the movie 😂

[@cinemeleon2808]

@@docj72 that would be me. sucks that happened, but people have just gotten so weird about dogs.

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

I heard a person walked out because of it.

[@NJMusicFan24]

This movie is a classic! I watch it every summer. Some other funny ones you might like are The Great Outdoors with John Candy and Dan Akroyd, and What About Bob with Bill Murray.

[@Dr.Acula76]

Yes and yes! Both also classics!

[@robyfiorili]

I notice you did not get the Hitchcock's Psycho shower scene parody...😂 You have to watch it

[@Whitebrowpriest]

BTW, that woman who always showed up in the red Ferrari was one time famous supermodel, Christie Brinkley, who used to be married to singer, Billy Joel (whom you guys reacted to on your music reaction channel).

[@gen81465]

It's funny he called the "gun" a "Magnum P.I.". The car that Christie Brinkley (Billy Joel's wife at the time) ws driving was nicknamed "The Magnum P.I. car"; it was a 1984 Ferrari 308GT that Tom Selleck drove in the tv series. And good luck finding short shorts; although I'll bet if you hike up some basketball shorts as far as they'll go, it would look like short shorts. I recently found an old pair of mine from 1983, and miraculously they still fit (although not by much). They looked like the shorts the basketball players wore in the 1980s.

[@greglegakis4177]

I think it's so funny how you guys take the characters so seriously like they're real people.

[@BullyoTook]

Gas caps behind the license plate were a real thing, we had several cars growing up that had their gas caps there. Pretty sure they were removed from that spot because if you were rear-ended it was more likely to spill gas everywhere and even a slight fender bender could prevent you from refuelling until it was fixed. The "typewriter" computer was a real thing, too. Our first computer looked very similar to that. Funny our phones now have thousands of times the processing power that that thing did.🤣 Also, Marty Moose was just a character made up for this movie. I think also that although there is a "Wally World" in Canada, I don't think most Americans knew that, and I'm pretty sure the joke was supposed to be that "Walley World" from this film was supposed to be a rip-off / fictional stand in for Disney World, and a way to keep from getting in legal trouble.

[@susanzenonian5085]

Walley World here was filmed at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. The park was also used as the theme park for the opening credits of the tv show Step By Step in the 90's.

[@williamgood1402]

The Ford Pinto had a big,get rear ended and blow up issue and that’s pretty much what ended gas tanks in the rear

[@jmcb00]

So many good memories with my family and this movie! Same with Christmas vacation! Really stoked you guys did this one! L

[@kdlflyballer8977]

Jay say the moose needed a right hook right before it happened was priceless!!!!

[@maryvallas772]

The blond in the sports car is Christie Brinkley. She was the top Supermodel at the time. She also was the inspiration for Billy Joel's song, Uptown Girl. She and Billy married.

[@mistybridges]

If y'all are interested in another family road trip movie, then check out "Little Miss Sunshine". It has such a great mix of comedy, heart, a little dash of sadness. I think Amber would especially love it. I recommend the comedy "Weird Science" if you want to see another movie with the blonde kid - Anthony Michael Hall.

[@michaeltaberner4079]

I agree! Great suggestion.

[@leeannmcdermott8313]

Little Miss sunshine is one of my favorite movies!

[@cariaus3758]

Seen Little Miss Sunshine more times than I can count. Brilliant movie. Definitely one of my favourites.

[@donpietruk1517]

Alan Arkin is so frickin hilarious in that movie. I was dying about the reason he got booted from the nursing home. 🤣

[@philburton2223]

Little Miss Sunshine is a great suggestion. I forgot all about LMS 🤗

[@mosesruiz9813]

"Walley World" is a fictional theme park. The theme park used in the movie was "Magic Mountain" now known as "Six Flags Magic Mountain" in Valencia, California.

[@ranger-1214]

My '56 Chevy Bel Air had the gas fill in the left tail light. It had a vertical bar at the top which you turned horizontal and the whole assembly hinged down to access the gas cap. In later years with that car, back in the full-service days, the quest by younger (high school or so) station attendants was fun to watch. Him pulling on the license plate was something they always tried.

[@beckygrant2258]

The blond was super model Christie Brinkley, once married to Billy Joel. His song called Uptown Girl was about her and she was also in the music video.

[@kenpaden]

Lindsey Buckingham sings HOLIDAY ROAD, and June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters sings LITTLE BOY SWEET, the blond bombshell is supermodel Christie Brinkley , who was married to Billy Joel, she was in his UPTOWN GIRL video. I am glad nobody told you ahead of time that John Candy has a small role, in this film, that was fun watching your reaction when you first saw him, I thought his character was hilarious.

[@philburton2223]

Everyone has mentioned who is the singer for Holiday Road. I would like to mention the music that was playing when Clark & the son were running towards the gate of Wally World in slow motion before they realize it's s closed is from 1981 Oscar award winner 🏆 movie Chariots of Fire. Chariots of Fire is an amazing historical sports movie. The slow motion running scene is a play on a famous scene from Chariots. Perhaps you can add Chariots of Fire to you list of future movies to watch 🤔

[@KarlKraus1]

it's been a while since you've seen them but Harold Ramis, the director for this movie, also did Caddyshack and acted in Ghostbusters Brian Doyle Murray, one of the actors here, is Bill Murray's brother this movie had a plethora of comedians that were hot in this day The song at the start is "Holiday Road" by Lindsey Buckingham. It was written for the movie. He joined Fleetwood Mac, along with Stevie Nicks in the mid 70s while dating her at the same time.

[@LiberalsArePoop]

Brian Doyle Murray also in Groundhog Day!

[@ITPalGame]

Did they ever mention on this or the music channel that they had heard about Christine's death?

[@seantjohnson]

Me and my family came back from being stationed in Hawaii. We drove from California to Virginia, stopping in Oklahoma to visit family. I took 30 days off leave so we could stop at everything at wanted. It was the longest trip in my life. I'm glad I was able to show the wife and kids America... but never again!

[@robertherring9277]

2 longest drives. Roswell, New Mexico to LA via Grand Canyon and Vegas. Roswell, New Mexico to West Palm Beach, FL. One to LA had 2 kids on the way! Our 8 yr old (at the time) had a classic kid take on the Grand Canyon. Stood there a couple minutes. Turned and looked at me and asked (dead serious) "Dad, how long do we have to look at it?"

[@CigarMick]

My Christmas Eve tradition is to watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation with a good stiff drink and a fine imported cigar. My evening is complete at that moment. I look forward to your reactions. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of that. Fun fact: You can transport a deceased person in your personal vehicle. I told my sister when I kick off to throw me in a cardboard "coffin" and transport me back to Iowa in the back of my pickup and when she stops for fuel she is to prop me up so people can see me and talk to me. She said she would. 🤣🤣🤣 I love my sister and her demented sense of humor like mine.

[@justanotherdayinthelife9841]

My family! Lolololol

[@glenkamerling5333]

Is the drink in a moosehead cup?

[@JRush374]

Make sure she remembers to put your purse in your lap too

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

@@glenkamerling5333 It'd better be!

[@CigarMick]

@@glenkamerling5333 I will be next time. LOL

[@edwardbrady1698]

1980s movie are forever on another level!

[@BajaFL]

This is such a fun movie. It brings back lots of great memories for me. "Walley World" was actually, at the time, a park called Magic Mountain. I lived in southern California from 8 years of age until I turned 12. We used to go to Magic Mountain from time to time. It was so much fun! This movie was filmed a year after we moved away. Its great to see the park in the movie as it looks just like it did when we were there. Those were "Magic" times!

[@keith9716]

Yep. I been there once, in 1985. Our friends told us about it being Wally World in the movie. It was a great time. 👍

[@Osprey850]

Magic Mountain was my favorite theme park when I was growing up. I went roughly every year from the mid 80s to the mid 90s and rode the two coasters in the movie (Colossus, the huge wooden one, and Revolution, the one with the loop and called "Whipper Snapper" in the movie) many, many times. Both are still there, though they've been retrofitted. If Jay and Amber are ever in southern California to visit Disneyland, they should pay a visit to Six Flags Magic Mountain, as well.

[@BajaFL]

That's cool! Yeah, every time I see this movie I see those rides and think about how I was there not long before it was filmed. I remember riding those motorcycles! I was a young kid with my life ahead of me.

[@BajaFL]

It was a great place. We had a lot of fun. I wasn't tall enough for the big coasters but there was plenty of rides I could ride.

[@NecramoniumVideo]

They made up Walley World because they could not use Disney World because of the potential legal troubles. That's why Roy Walley looks like Walt Disney (Walt's brother was also named Roy). Also some parts of the park in the movie were shot in Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

[@frederickseltzerjr2170]

When you see the Griswald's station wagon on the exit ramp as they were leaving Chicago is what was used in the opening for "Married ... With Children."

[@RexFuturi]

My family (5 kids) drove from San Diego, CA to Dayton, OH to visit family and drove back. Our first drive was cursed (late start, tire blew out in Albuquerque, missed 3 camp sites and had to get last minute motels), but the return drive went better. We camped at 2 campgrounds, one of which was a beautiful spot in Oklahoma (near Eufaula Dam). Then we drove from San Diego to Williamsburg, VA when we moved 9 months later. This time we planned for some stops. We saw the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater on Day 2. 6 day drive, but it went pretty great, actually.

[@James_Loveless]

FYI: "Holiday Road" is a 1983 single composed and recorded by American guitarist/singer Lindsey Buckingham (aka the guitarist of Fleetwood Mac). Written for the 1983 film National Lampoon's Vacation, it was also used in the film's sequels National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Vegas Vacation (1997) and Vacation (2015). Despite only peaking at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during its original release, it has since become one of Buckingham's best known songs

[@michaelleung4816]

This movie was based on a true story that John Hughs wrote for National Lampoon magazine. It is called "Vacation '58" and it was about his family's trip to Disneyland. The dead dog, dead aunt, corrupt sheriff/mechanic, robbing the motel, and crashing in the desert was all true. In the end, after learning that getting to Disneyland only to see that it was closed his dad bought a real gun and shot Walt Disney in the leg.

[@mimimike8335]

You just watched the "Uptown Girl" that Billy Joel sang about! She's Christie Brinkley a super model from the 80's that married (& divorced) Billy Joel, they have a daughter I believe. Thanks for the video! The scene where he was driving and they were ALL sleeping was hilarious! Happened to my sister, her husband, and their daughter one hot summer but it was on a dirt road going like 10mph. 😂🤣

[@mamak2002]

I’m am definitely Clark griswold. My husband and I did a road trip last summer. 9 states 5600 miles. I drove the whole way and yes I went 45 minutes out of the way to see Carhenge. This is a classic movies!

[@GeraldWalls]

42:30 "Never in my life want to drive cross counter EVER..." I'm nearing retirement and I think that driving cross-country is one of the things that I might want to do a few times, providing I can find more interesting things to see than Mud Dwellings or Balls of Twine. BTW, I live for two years in Lawton, OK in 1985-1987 and if you like hiking you may want to check out the Wichita Falls Wildlife Preserve (I think that 's the name) north of Lawton/Fort Sill. You can park at the top of Mount Scott. There's a small canyon/ravine filled with boulders that back in the day we called the Rock Rooms because there are large room-sized spaces between them where they tumbled into the ravine. If you have an interest in Field Armillary you be lucky enough to see a live-fire training operation south of Mount Scott in the Fort Sill Impact Area.

[@scm021374]

You guys should do "The Fugitive" with Harrison Ford next. It is an excellent action flick.

[@danielb2993]

Based on a short story in National Lampoon magazine. Reminds me of my dad driving us (mom & six kids) non stop 1000 miles to LA in the station wagon back in '72. "Don't make me pull this car over!" as he wildly swung at us. I got the way back seat that faced backwards, with my sister. I got left at a gas station along the way. Fun times.

[@carlaharrington5120]

How long before somebody realized you weren't in the car?

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Oh gosh this is like a Home Alone story for real lol.

[@garyzimmermann7663]

"If dad hadn't shot Walt Disney in the leg, it would have been our best vacation ever"

[@danielb2993]

@@carlaharrington5120 It took them about 10 minutes for them to swing back by. "What are you doing? Get in the car"

[@Malryth]

Hey some of the dark humour is from the 80's! When you learn to laugh at yourself you can appreciate a "joke" and "humour" for what it is. Just something to make you laugh. This is the movie that started it all. They do lighten up in the other movies (that and the kids change a lot). I'm glad you two finally got to see this!

[@elijahcaver2152]

“Holiday Road”, the song in the beginning, was Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac. He had a couple of good songs from his own solo career, including “Trouble”, Go Insane”, and “Don’t Look Down”.

[@donalddixon6541]

The St. Louis Arch is a once in a lifetime experience. The elevator only seats 4 and it takes about 20 minutes to get to the top, but it's worth the trip once you get to the top. Oh, and I owned 4 different cars with the gas cap behind the license plate. I thought it was so cool. You didn't have to worry about which side of the pumps to pull on.

[@bradsullivan2495]

It first opened in 1966.

[@mrantdagreat]

I use to watch this all the time when I was a kid! It’s still hilarious to this day. They don’t make them like this anymore.

[@johnsmith6251]

I haven't seen this movie in 30 years. One of the all time greats.

[@James-hc1rl]

the woman in the ferarri was Christy Brinkley who was a supermodel in the 80s. She was also married to billy joel and was in the music video for uptown girl.

[@psterud]

Classic movie, and yeah, National Lampoon was not afraid to get gnarly, borderline offensive. A couple others in this vein from that time would be Used Cars (by Robert Zemeckis, starring Kurt Russell, from 1980), and Porky's by Bob Clark from 1981.

[@absolutfushia]

I love this movie! It reminds me when our family of 4 drove from Jersey to Florida to Disney World in the mid 70s…. stopping to see family, no car deaths but there was a funeral… the hotel stays on the way!…our Pinto! The death trap on wheels… we were soooo lucky we made it there and back! My dad want to drive non stop, my mom making us stop… the Rest stops… I-95… I loved it all! To this Dayi love a road trip OR train trip over flying… they’re some good ways to see our country and spend time with family. It doesn’t have to be traumatic 😂 Try it once!

[@promontorium]

A lot of people are surprised the Golden Gate Bridge isn't "gold". The bridge is named after the strait it spans, the Golden Gate, which is the entrance to San Francisco Bay. The Golden Gate was famous long before the bridge was built across it (ex: Golden Gate Park was created about 60 years before the bridge was built). It was named after a legendary gate in ancient Constantinople that was used for trade and diplomacy. The idea being San Francisco's Golden Gate was going to be the gateway to trade with Asia.

[@Divamarja_CA]

And somebody correct me, but I think the bridge paint is called International Orange.

[@0okamino]

Speaking of the Golden Gate Bridge, I wonder if these two will ever get around to reacting to _The Room._ I just think everyone should be subjected to it at least once. Great example of how not to do things.

[@Destyn2b]

I loved this movie as a kid. I grew up in St. Louis and loved seeing the Arch. I also loved the East St. Louis scene because they were known for being a rough neighborhood. Now that I'm an adult I still love it, but realize how inappropriately funny it is.

[@oschvelez1]

Hi Jay and Amber. To answer your question, the intro song is sung by Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. I used to love that song when I watched this as a kid. It wasn’t until the late 90’s that I discovered who sang it and thought ohhh that is why the voice sounds like Go your own way by Fleetwood mac. Also this movie is from 1983 which was the same year Billy Joel released Uptown girl with model Christy Brinkley which was the blond in the red Ferrari and the beauty in Billy Joel’s video. From what I have understood they were dating in 1983 and married in 1985 until their divorce in 1994. This movie had the screenplay done by the late John Hughes and had Anthony Michael Hall in it. I imagine that the success of this movie allowed for Anthony Michael Hall to be cast in his other movies like Breakfast Club, Sixteen candles, and Weird Science Which you gotta watch!!! Oh yeah and please remember to watch Pretty in Pink.

[@CSTeears-68]

He grew up to be Redington in Black List ;) 😉

[@willowthegood9035]

When you want something romantic - "Sleepless in Seattle" Something touching - "Steel Magnolias" Something classic - "Hard Days Night"

[@feminist5641]

Steel Magnolias... Amber will love that one. Favorite movie of mine

[@SirHilaryManfat]

It makes me laugh that Amber still hasn't got used to the "bad taste" aspects of 80's movies, considering how many you've seen already. Another great reaction!

[@michaelpennington9327]

Just wait until they watch Porky’s! 😂

[@promontorium]

I don't think I've ever gotten used to 70s 80s "bad taste" aspects and I'm 40. I thought 80s movies were weird in the 80s.

[@ineffablemars]

@@promontorium yeah.. I'm pretty sure cheating has always been frowned upon lol

[@Divamarja_CA]

Love the channel but don’t love this movie. This a classic 80s comedy but not my jam. I look forward to the next reaction!

[@mhill781]

@@michaelpennington9327 Porky's is probably way too over the top for this channel, same as Revenge of the Nerds.

[@TheCosmicGenius]

The theme song for this, 'Holiday Road', was written & performed by Lindsay Buckingham, one of the members of Fleetwood Mac. Harold Ramis, director of this film, was Egon in Ghostbusters, & he also directed Caddyshack, Groundhog Day, & several other movies. The theme park scenes in this were filmed at Six Flags' Magic Mountain, in Valencia, CA.

[@sukioki6983]

The gorgeous woman in the sports car was supermodel Christie Brinkley. One of the first "Cover Girl" models. She was also married to Billy Joel around this time

[@erinhansen2110]

The guy renting them the tents in this movie is Clark's Boss who Eddie kidnaps in Christmas Vacay... Mr Frank Shirley.

[@Hopehubris1492]

Jay’s reaction when Wallyworld was closed tho… so good. 😂

[@crystal25288]

The devastation 🤣

[@jeffreyfox3248]

Amber, the funniest line in the entire movie was yours, when you said, "I didn't mean Kansas was like Oklahoma." Perfect line, perfect place after what she said at about the 14:48-51. 🤣

[@shirleybuffington6420]

Interesting fact the lady that played aunt Edna had been in a very bad car accident not too long before shooting the car scene and was very worried about doing it and the scene where Clark and the mystery lady was in the pool Christy was nervous about doing that scene so they shut down the whole set and it was just the 2of them and the camera guy there during that scene .

[@bradsullivan2495]

Actually, the accident took place about a decade before.

[@mariaeveliaguerreroparker4561]

Christie Brinkley, the blonde. Top model and married to Billy Joel. They have a daughter together. She was in his Uptown Girl video, and there is another video beside that, but I can't remember the name of the song.

[@edvinrosenqvist524]

The mother, Beverly D'Angelo, is a good singer. She got a beautiful voice. You should listen to her.

[@JMulvy]

Before the video even starts: YEEEEESSSS!!! People call Disney "Wally World" because of this movie. Wally World is not a real place but Rockie and Bullwinkle had a short-lived theme park so it took inspiration from various examples. Also California has Disney Land, Florida has Disney World. I love when Clark snaps and goes nuts. Though the Christmas Vacation had the best manic episode IMO.

[@howardhales6325]

"Wally World" is also a nickname for Walmart these days.

[@JMulvy]

@@howardhales6325 True, my aunt calls it that too.

[@Cam-yu8wy]

Christmas and European vacation are by far my favourites, but this one makes me laugh for sure as well. Griswald family vacations should be a real extreme adventure vacation experience people could go on (preferably without the deaths though 😄)

[@phillipmckinnon6883]

Don't forget about Christmas Vacation. 🤣🤣

[@anthonysmith3442]

Amber's reaction to that girl French kissing her dad was priceless. Laugh my butt off and I really need it. Thanks.

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

I didn't mean it when I said Kansas was like Oklahoma

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

Yup. The tank fill would either be on the left side of the car, right side or behind the license plate.

[@donnab8000]

The amusement park scene was filmed at six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. I’ve been on that roller coaster plenty of times and that was where we had our High School Grad Night.

[@Chewey-cd8mx]

I like to recommend movies that go with the genre of the reaction. I highly suggest Little Miss Sunshine 🌞

[@Nik-py5qj]

My favorite movie of all time! Try not to miss the words honky lips painted on the back passenger side of the car. I had never noticed that until about 10 years ago. So funny!!!

[@davidharrison3711]

I like how Aunt Edna breaks the "fourth wall" when she tells Eddie to ask Clark for the money.

[@GeraldYardson]

This was fun. I grew up watching these movies with my family. This movie is so full of references to other shows and movies, it is almost impossible to translate, and we'd need a real buff to spot them all. That desert scene went from the Dukes of Hazard jump, to western when the Natives are watching him, to Lawrence of Arabia with the lost man stumbling out of the desert to (I think) Indiana Jones with skeleton. That Indy scene doubles as a second scene in Lawrence but the mockery is so cold I can't even.

[@janetfischer4228]

The son is Michael Anthony Hall. Who was in “The Breakfast Club” and “ Sixteen Candles”.

[@JohnSmith-po2eh]

Imogene Coca as Aunt Edna. She was a comedy legend back in the day with Sid Caesar on “Your Show of Shows”. Love this Vacation film best of all in the series.

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

This is such a classic movie! Clark was such a train wreck! Supermodel, Christie Brinkley, played the girl in the red car! Christie was in Billy Joel’s video for Uptown Girl and she and Billy were married for a while and they have one daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, who is also a musician! ❤❤

[@rickmccarthy777]

At the time this movie was made, Christie Brinkley was already divorced. She did get married to Billy Joel in 1985, several years after this movie was released. She’s since divorced Joel and got married 2 more times, and divorced. Anyway, she was well known when this movie came out.

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

@@rickmccarthy777 yeah, I know! She was a supermodel before she married Billy Joel so she was well known, duh! I know all of this and nothing I said was untrue! So what’s your point?!

[@rickmccarthy777]

@@GinaGeeILuvu just to add more info to Jay and Amber. That’s my point.

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

@@rickmccarthy777 okay, next time say that!🤦🏽‍♀️

[@Kmd2574]

80s movies..nothing beats how outrageous they are. Just so funny🤣 This is one of the best!

[@colinluckens9591]

Pity these guys can't enjoy them then isn't it - they take things sooo seriously.,...

[@mspfinney]

My father hated this movie. I love it. It reminds me of our family cross country driving vacations in our blue station wagon in the early 70’s! I have seen the 2nd largest ball of twine. LOL ❤

[@eabcool]

the end of the movie was filmed at Six Flags Magic Mountain outside of los angeles. They certainly did try to evoke Walt Disney with "Roy walley". Disney died on Dec 15, 1966

[@randybass8842]

The blonde in the Ferrari and pool scene was Christie Brinkley, who was a famous model in the 1970s, and was married to singer/pianist Billy Joel for a few years.

[@randybass8842]

Does everybody know that these "claim your prize" comments are all scams 🤔

[@farrahlynne7121]

Fun Fact: Towards the end of the movie When they finally arrive at the park, the kids especially "Randy" was so much taller than at the beginning of the movie due to him hitting a growth spurt over the months of making the movie, they tried to kind of hide it it but you can tell especially when they are all running beside each other at the park, the trip was supposed to take place only over a few days or so, not enough time to grow a foot in height! 🥴 Other movies of this franchise are Vegas Vacation, it has different kids but the original adults, and it's worth a watch plus Wayne Newton is a fun addition to the plot and cast in that one, and the European Vacation is ok too, Ive not watched the ones without Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo though , except the newer movie "Vacation" with Christina Applegate, it has Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo appear in roles as the grandparents, and it's basically a sort of remake as this one. BTW, There's a commentary on this movie's DVD that tell lots of fun and interesting BTS info and stories from most the actors in it.

[@PrinceJediMaster]

The Ed Helms Vacation is a sequel.

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

His name was Rusty. Chevy Chase is 6'4 so it's not as noticable but Beverly DeAngelo is so petite it's pretty obvious