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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Comedy
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy broad holiday farce, escalating household disasters, and a fundamentally affectionate portrait of chaotic family togetherness.
- Tone
- lighthearted, sentimental, darkly comic
- Payoff
- amusement, comfort
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- family dysfunction, holiday expectations, domestic chaos, perseverance
- Setting
- late twentieth-century, suburban family home during the Christmas season
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