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Vegas Vacation (1997)

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Release Date: February 14, 1997
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for sensuality, language and thematic elements.
Director: Stephen Kessler
Writer: Bob Ducsay, Elisa Bell
Cast: Julio Oscar Mechoso, Sid Caesar, Wallace Shawn, Roy, Seigfried, Wayne Newton, Shae D'Lyn, Miriam Flynn, Marisol Nichols, Ethan Embry, Randy Quaid, Beverly D'Angelo, Chevy Chase

Clark Griswold is back again. After going to Wally World, taking down a conspiracy in Europe, and staying home for the holidays, Clark has planned his next "perfect" vacation, Las Vegas. However, as soon as they get there, like always, things get screwed up. His son Rusty, not yet 21, finds a way to be Vegas' greatest gambler, winning everything from a dollar to a car. His daughter Audrey learns that cage dancing could pay Read more

Movie Review

Grade: C After two bad movies and a very good one (Christmas Vacation), Vegas Vacation had real potential. Randy Quaid returned to his role as the "hillbilly" cousin and once again you feel sorry for Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) as his perfect vacation falls apart around him, like always. Unfortunately, this movie lacked good humor and relied a lot more on slapstick comedy than Christmas Vacation. Read the full movie review

User Comments & Reviews

Vegas Vacation not that bad, by The Gambler

June 8, 2005

Sure it's no Star Wars, or Meet the Fockers, but for a gambler, Vegas vacation is true humor. Go gamble before you watch this movie, and you'll realize that it parady's vegas life from the line "changing 1500" to the fact that they always put the machines that "win" right in the front (they don't ever win). In order to understand this movie, you have to know the gambling world. 3 stars out of 4.

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