December 18th!

December 18th!

Christmas Vacation (1989) : A Christmas comedy film written by John Hughes and directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. This is one of the best Christmas films ever and stars Chevy Chase as Clark W. Griswold, Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Smith Griswold, Juliette Lewis as Audrey Griswold, Johnny Galecki as Rusty "Russ" Griswold, John Randolph as Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Sr., Diane Ladd as Nora Griswold, E. G. Marshall as Arthur "Art" Smith, Doris Roberts as Frances Smith, Randy Quaid as Cousin Edward "Eddie" Johnson, Miriam Flynn as Cousin Catherine Johnson, Cody Burger as Cousin Rocky Johnson, Ellen Hamilton Latzen as Cousin Ruby Sue Johnson, William Hickey as Uncle Lewis, Mae Questel, as Aunt Bethany, Brian Doyle-Murray as Mr. Frank Shirley, Nicholas Guest as Todd Chester, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Margo Chester. Clark Wilhelm Griswold Jr has REALLY got the Christmas spirit this year, and his wife Ellen, son Rusty, and daughter Audrey have noticed it. Clark has invited Ellen's parents Arthur Smith and Francis Smith, his own parents Clark Wilhelm Griswold Sr and Nora Griswold, and his Aunt Bethany and Uncle Lewis to spend the holidays at the Griswold house in Chicago. Clark is obsessed with making everything go perfectly during the holiday season, but as soon as everyone arrives, things start going haywire, especially when the Griswolds receive some uninvited surprise guests from Kansas, cousin Catherine, her sloppy husband Eddie, and two of their kids, Rocky and Ruby Sue. Clark decorates the outside of the house with 250 strands of lights with 100 bulbs on each strand for a total of 25,000 light bulbs, enough to make the power company turn on their auxiliary nuclear generator. Clark also annoys his snobby next door neighbors, Todd Chester and his wife Margo. Even with his bumbling ways, Clark manages to keep things going as he waits for his Christmas bonus from work so he'll have enough money to have a swimming pool put in the back yard. But it turns out that Clark's boss, a scrooge whose name is Frank Shirley, does not intend to give out any Christmas bonuses this year, and this causes Clark to snap and act crazy. This situation gives Eddie the idea for the perfect Christmas gift for Clark after Clark offers to help Eddie treat Rocky and Ruby Sue to a good Christmas. Clark just wants every one to have a good old family Christmas!