Directed by:
Harold Ramis

Starring:
Chevy Chase as Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr.
Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold
Imogene Coca as Aunt Edna
Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie
Anthony Michael Hall as Russell 'Rusty' Griswold
Dana Barron as Audrey Griswold
Eddie Bracken as Roy Walley
Brian Doyle-Murray as Kamp Komfort Clerk
Miriam Flynn as Cousin Catherine
James Keach as Motorcycle Cop

• During a road scene with Chevy chase driving next to Christy Brinkley's character in the Ferrari, the camera switches quickly from both car's perspective views. During this time Beverly Deangelo's head is always facing the camera, making impossible to move her back in forth that fast. - Geoffrey Wilcoxson

• Picky -- In the opening credits a number of postcards are displayed showing tourist attractions. On of them is a postcard for a Leaning Tower of Pisa restaurant. The post card identifies this location as Green Brook, NY when it is actually Green Brook, NJ. - The Rog

• On the rocking horse in Wally World they go on a ride where they sway back and forth as they go up you can see the camera man taping on the other side of the ride. - alexkotz

• Alright guys take a good look in this scene near the end. I'm talking about the scene where the family is gathering around their poor dead aunt, and Clark is giving a prayer. It's dark and raining, when the camera is on the two kids and Ellen, look at the bottom of the screen you can see the boom mic clear as day!!! A huge mistake!! one of the worst I have ever seen! I gather the reason why the director missed this mistake was because the cover of the mic is the same colour as Ellen's coat! Hmmmmmmm, not good! - Dave M

• When we first see Aunt Edna, she is using a walking frame. However, she hands it to Ellen and heads off for the lunch table like she never really needed it. Very confusing... does she need a walking frame or doesn't she? - Daria
  • Maybe it is supposed to be funny?

• About 3/4 of the way through the movie, the family truckster launches "fifty yards" off the end of a closed road in the desert. Once it is repaired, Ellen gets in the drivers seat and Clark goes to pay. Right after Clark realizes that the dishonest mechanic is also the sheriff, they leave and take a left onto the highway. Then, the scene changes, the truckster is now coming toward the camera but only the driver is in it. Shouldn't the rest of the family be in there, too? hehe. (VHS) - Jamboul

• As Clark scares his wife in the shower scene, she is startled and raises up. The camera captures a glimpse of a semi-clothed actress concealing her upper body. - jasta

• (Revealing mistakes) At the end of the movie when the Griswald's get busted for holding up the security guard at Wally World (John Candy), Mr. Wally shows up and doesn't press charges, you can clearly see Ellen get excited and run towards Clark to give him a hug, when she throws her arms around his neck while wearing handcuffs, her wrists get pinched by the cuffs because she is shorter than Clark and she literally hangs for a second or so. Right when this happens, take a close look at her face and you can see her say, "ouch". - Spyder75

Corrected Goofs

• After Clark is warned by the marshall not to insult the 'ornery cuss' of a bartender, he decides to give the bartender a number of insults until the bartender decides enough is enough and fires off a shotgun. Audrey is deafened by the shotgun blast and Ellen is understandably upset by this. But when the Griswald's are back in the car again, Audrey seems to have gotten her hearing back, which doesn't make sense. If she really had been deafened by the shotgun blast, shouldn't the deafness be permanent? - Claudia
  • Correction: Audrey is pretending to be deaf, she isn't actually deafened by the noise of the gunshot. - liz