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@Razlo50002 жыл бұрын
25 years later I'm still laughing my ass off at that 'bend over and I'll show ya' line.
@mylovesongs24292 жыл бұрын
I still wish Hughes woulda clued us viewers in on why Todd & Margot hated Clark so much.
@brianswimmer2 жыл бұрын
"I wasn't talking to you"
@ryans413 Жыл бұрын
Why’s there carpet wet. I don’t know Margo lol
@PatTheBatmanFan Жыл бұрын
25 years later and I’m still USING that line.
@thelordofdarkness141 Жыл бұрын
It's brilliant
@michaelpaoneproductions2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Aunt Bethany is the final role of Mae Questel, the original voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl.
@bleeneo1012 жыл бұрын
GRACE!? She died nearly 30 years ago!
@michaelpaoneproductions2 жыл бұрын
@@bleeneo101 THE BLESSING!
@BloodGuyReviews2 жыл бұрын
Funner fact: the old cigar smoking relative is Dr Finklestein in Nightmare Before Christmas.
@IsmailofeRegime2 жыл бұрын
@@BloodGuyReviews Yeah, William Hickey. I've only seen him in Christmas Vacation and Mouse Hunt, and was surprised to find he was only 69 when he died in 1997 (by contrast, Questel died in 1998 at 89.)
@justincoleman38052 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: everything dies.
@forgettablelisa2 жыл бұрын
“Where’s the Tylenol?” One of the greatest rants in cinema history lol.
@AllOuttaBubblegum1232 жыл бұрын
This and the car rental scene from planes, trains and automobiles.
@@forgettablelisa Whadya know it’s Mr Peterson… You still want his daytime number?
@forgettablelisa Жыл бұрын
@@MikeLikesChannel lmao another great one
@bleeneo1012 жыл бұрын
THIS IS the quintessential all time number 1 Christmas movie in cinematic history. 🏆
@Bobbywoodhogan2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@85wastedyears2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. My family always tries to watch Christmas vacation, Scrooged, and A Christmas story. If we don't have time/ someone isn't able to show up, we always squeeze in Christmas vacation, if nothing else...
@bleeneo1012 жыл бұрын
@@85wastedyears Scoorged is my favorite it brings back memories and nostalgia of the good ol days when things were better times. Those are all the greatest with family for the holidays. Definitely need to watch at least one of those all together. 🌟✨🎄🎆
@Anthony_Spilotro2 жыл бұрын
I always liked A Christmas Carol (1951) starring Alistair Sim
@jameshughes60492 жыл бұрын
A Christmas Story & this are my favorites.
@ParadigmShifted2 жыл бұрын
This movie will never get old. It’s not a Christmas holiday unless this movie is being watched just as many times as a Christmas story. Nothing will ever beat Clark’s post bonus rant….or how everyone freezes when the cops bust in.
That's how we feel about it. We bought Christmas Vacation t-shirts for everyone that comes over for Christmas and after dinner we all watch the movie. New kids in the family get a t-shirt for their 1st Christmas here. The end scene you talk about is on my granddaughter's dvd we watch.
@xippzap Жыл бұрын
I suggest you go back and watch that part again and watch with close attention when Ellen is bending over beside Clark and she reaches her hand out to shake hands, watch where she puts her hand when she retracts it, Mind you not once but twice she cups Clarks family jewels. and no one has ever caught that part. I think ol Chevy and Barbs had a lil something something going on.
@ParadigmShifted Жыл бұрын
@@xippzap I’ve caught it every time.. just never really thought into it.
@What.its.like. Жыл бұрын
The other crazy thing is is once you watch this movie as an adult you could already tell the people in your household or family that are each one of those characters =)
@BKkillaz Жыл бұрын
It never gets brought up but Beverly D Angelo’s Christmas outfit in this movie is stunning she looks amazing
@superstarreviews99376 ай бұрын
She always did! Especially in the original vacation. I could never understand why they always had clark, chasing after these girls! Ellen put them all to shame!
@laythg2 жыл бұрын
I will never admit how many times I watched this movie before realizing just a few years ago that Clark slipped the box of lightbulbs on top of the shopping cart right before Eddie smashes it with another bag of dog food. Such a small thing, but hilarious!
@Dave_the_Dave2 жыл бұрын
I literally just noticed that for the first time watching it last night, even though I've seen it dozens of times!
@dougherbert78992 жыл бұрын
Is there a second joke there that Eddie eats dog food? I could never tell if that’s what we are supposed to think.
@laythg2 жыл бұрын
@@dougherbert7899 Not sure about that. I never assumed it. I figured it was all for Snots. We know Eddie loves his lime jello with cat food though!
@billsimms25112 жыл бұрын
I just wonder if Clark went ahead and bought those crushed light bulbs ? Maybe this will be answered in a sequel?
@mylovesongs24292 жыл бұрын
one of the funniest scenes of the movie!!!
@curtislackey8846 Жыл бұрын
If you have a dvd copy of this, be sure to listen to the commentary. Hearing the actors and makers talk about it and what went on during filming is great. One example is when they are commenting that the actor playing Rusty wasn't required to be on the set when they filmed the pool scene with the model, but he was there anyway.
@reesebrindle18098 ай бұрын
Eddie with the water bottle in the front of his pants. The Dickie under his sweater. I never even noticed till I listened to the commentary version. Love it!
@johanneszwilling7 ай бұрын
Uhh, I'll have to check that out! BTW: Rusty is played by Johnny Galecki, who's also Leonard on The Big Bang Theory.
@dangolfishin7 ай бұрын
The pool scene was in a different movie with a different rusty. Play by Anthony Michael Hall
@KimC6577 ай бұрын
@@dangolfishin I think I know what scene your talking about, the one where Clark gets in the pool with the mysterious woman he first saw driving a sports car. But I’m pretty sure here they are referring to the scene in Christmas Vacation when Clark imagines the hot sales woman taking of her swimsuit while standing on the diving board.
@wti706 ай бұрын
There was a pool scene in Xmas vacation.@@dangolfishin
@chrisfoxwell41282 жыл бұрын
This really demonstrates what an actor does with the lines. Just reading them some seem angry and some seem flat, but, out of Chevy's mouth they become funny and bright.
@ChopperOutdoors6 ай бұрын
One of the best scenes is the dinner scene. The sounds with them eating that were produced is so fitting and really makes you think you are there in the room.
@drhkleinert82416 ай бұрын
In german synchro you hear Rusty say "Mompf Pigfood"...Reminds me to the synchro in every Hill/Spencer movie while they eat...i mean the complete dinner scene.
@metalbrainmextrememetalent68106 ай бұрын
It is great sound design. The clinking of dishes, and crunching of turkey.
@ryanspengler48772 жыл бұрын
I honestly believe that Chevy's commitment to following as much of the script as closely as he did is a testament to the level of respect Chase must have had for John Hughes and his writing abilities. Chevy didn't seem to find much need for ad-libbing wiggle room, something he was notorious for. Plus so many scenes being deleted show that director Jeremiah Chechick and writer Hughes totally understood how fat was supposed to be trimmed and exactly where to do so, which only tightens the film in all the right places. Even scenery and line gags that never get explicitly addressed, like Eddie wearing his own pair of awful white dress shoes mentioned in the original Vacation, Rusty's poster of the mating turtles, Frank Shirley receiving the same mystery gift from every single employee at the company, the Marty Moose mug, Betheny's cat being wrapped in birthday paper (and poorly!), Rocky's Las Vegas shirt (their home in the next film), Rusty mentioning that they should have gone to Hawaii (calling back to what he said to Roy Walley in NL Vacation) and many, many more help cultivate the universe that these movies inhabit and make it more real. Touches and brushstrokes like these have only further cemented NLCV the masterpiece it remains today.🎄🦃
@deanhart96272 жыл бұрын
This is the only film (series) I can think of where Chevy Chase doesn't play himself with the constant deadpan sarcastic lines. He really kept Clark a down to Earth dad.
@DrMurdercock2 жыл бұрын
Lol you know nothing about CHevy then. He is/was a self centered prick that gave absolutely ZERO fucks about ANYONE around him
@Rockhound6165 Жыл бұрын
Funny considering that by many accounts he's a first class asshole. This is why Will Farrell vetoed him being in Elf.
@AJR-zg2py Жыл бұрын
@@DrMurdercock But the fact that Chevy Chase never demanded his lines in the shooting script to be rewritten says a lot about how much he did respect John Hughes - because Chase almost always demanded things to be "his way" for his spoken lines. Yes, he was absolutely a nightmare to work with... but not so much on a Hughes movie set. That definitely says something.
@stevenbirmingham5531 Жыл бұрын
Great comment to point out these many gags built into the movie.
@TheWinstonSlip2 жыл бұрын
My second favorite Christmas movie behind Home Alone. The way it captures the true feeling of a huge get together for a family holiday is just perfect.
@mattydips28872 жыл бұрын
The mad magazine article is wayy better too
@MiguelArcos20032 жыл бұрын
Honestly I considered National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to be the greatest Christmas Movie of all time, IMO no other Christmas Movie even if it’s great can never top Christmas Vacation for me just me tho
@nicks48022 жыл бұрын
Home Alone’s moral hits too close to home for me… Being an adult is hard shit, man. Kevins mom left him for like a week and he had a blast until the end. I haven’t spoken to my mom in 4 years…. Lil twerp lives like a gangster and it hurts to see, basically In that regard, the less motherly love bullshit i have to sit through in a movie, the better.
@GisherJohn242 жыл бұрын
John Hughes 3 hour cuts of many of his movies are all locked up, in A basement somewhere. Some over 3 hours. Breakfast club, Home Alone, planes,trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck. So sad we may never see them.
@andywinslow96382 жыл бұрын
Agreed with you. Also It's A Wonderful Life
@coloradofotomatt2 жыл бұрын
Fun memories! I was a photojournalist in Colorado at the time. I got to photograph a lot of the filming done in Summit County including the semi truck scene (Hwy. 9 north of Silverthorne); The Christmas tree scene (Hwy. 9 north of Breckenridge...now a golf course and million dollar houses); the sledding scene beginning at Breckenridge Ski Area crossing Hwy. 9 in Frisco and ending at the Walmart and the Walmart scene. Little known is they built the entire attic inside the (then) high school gymnasium. Great video. Thanks!
@ScareventuresHaunts2 жыл бұрын
I went this summer and visited all those filming locations! Fun trip, beautiful town. There's a great article online covering everything that was filmed in Breckenridge, the snow storm etc. Bingo!
@mousetreehouse6833 Жыл бұрын
Matthew, thanks for the filming details. I knew the towns that were film in, but not the exact route. I would also love to visit these sights, but, yeah, the million dollar homes would be depressing. 😑
@MsGigglesluv2 жыл бұрын
I got on to watch the video as soon as I saw the notification. I love this movie!
@crush41gb2 жыл бұрын
That's what she said lol but, same! 🤪🤘
@seereadnhear2 жыл бұрын
Saw this in theaters back in 89. Love this film and took toooo long to make Vegas Vacation.
@fakeshemp95992 жыл бұрын
Whoa. TMI
@ryandowney87432 жыл бұрын
This movie is hilarious. My family and I watch it every Christmastime.
@Obese1Kenobi2 жыл бұрын
@matt allen your loss
@Robert-ti5ku2 жыл бұрын
@matt allen And your opinion matters....how?? #FJB
@Rockhound6165 Жыл бұрын
Vacation came out in 1983. This movie came out in 1989. Brian Doyle Murray is in both movies. He plays the owner of Kamp Komfort in Vacation and in this movie he plays Clark's boss Frank Shirley. In 6 years he seemed to age about 30 years. He was also in Caddyshack as Lou the caddy boss. Hard to recognize him as he looks so young in Vacation. In another John Hughes classic he plays the priest in Sixteen Candles.
@nickrustyson8124 Жыл бұрын
Also he was the Flying Dutchman in Spongebob, how the hell I didn't know this
@Thomasmemoryscentral Жыл бұрын
@@nickrustyson8124 Holy crap, the mayor of Pugsatony in Groundhog Day previously was Clark's boss? Perhaps he changed professions later following Eddie's kidnapping to connect to the working man
@jeshkam7 ай бұрын
And then he stopped aging again.
@JB00710519827 ай бұрын
Brian Doyle Murray was also in another major movie released in 1989, Ghostbusters II where he plays the doctor at the mental hospital that Jack Hardemeyer commits the Ghostbusters to. This is but one of my many movies he and brother Bill Murray worked together on.
@4tuneagent6 ай бұрын
He was also in Modern Problems with Chevy Chase from 1981. He looks young in that also.. maybe mid 30's.
@heitzd12 жыл бұрын
I recall hearing somewhere that the tirade that ended with "Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?" was actually written on cue cards held by the cast/crew off-screen to help Chevy out
@crush41gb2 жыл бұрын
I think they mention this in the commentary for this. It's much better than the original Vacation commentary where Chevy either seems super unenthused or some reasonable facsimile lol.
@lutherheggs4512 жыл бұрын
that wouldn't be surprising, even a great actor would have problems remembering and saying all of that at one time that quickly...You could hardly expect Chevy Chase an OK actor to get through that.
@BradsGonnaPlay2 жыл бұрын
@@lutherheggs451 he wasn’t that bad. He was just a good enough character actor that they made the mistake of thinking he was a leading man
@karatefella2 жыл бұрын
It's a great comedy film. I love it when Eddie asks Clark if he's surprised to see him and Clark replies "If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be as surprised as I am now !" 🤣
@Jakob-zs1qu Жыл бұрын
We need a extended version of the movie!
@adnamamedia2 жыл бұрын
God, this truly is one of the best written movies, let alone Christmas movies, ever made. every single little snippet of it is memorable and iconic
@gabe_s_videos2 жыл бұрын
The epilogue with Todd and Margo made me laugh REALLY hard. XD
@mylovesongs24292 жыл бұрын
they were not the nicest neighbors, were they... i wish Hughes woulda explained the reason why they hated Clark so much.
@gabe_s_videos2 жыл бұрын
@@mylovesongs2429 cuz they’re a couple of awful yuppies, that’s why :P
@ReinEngel2 жыл бұрын
Christmas Vacation is one of those rare, perfect movies that you can watch 100 times (you probably have) and never get tired of it.
@brianmeen21588 ай бұрын
Agree 100%.. Christmas vacation is truly a perfect Christmas movie - there is not a single scene that is weak
@ShaneAlan17 ай бұрын
I get tired of it
@SirIkeMedia2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the scene with the shovel did seem pointless. The closeup of Clark, the "boing" sound, and the cut to the tree on the car said it all. Sometimes less is more.
@RichV202 жыл бұрын
I thought they dug it up by hand.
@BrandonTharphorrortownusa2 жыл бұрын
@@RichV20 yeah it clearly shows the tree was either pulled up or dug up definitely not cut down.
@YouTw1tFace2 жыл бұрын
@@BrandonTharphorrortownusa @rich viola It was pulled up....even if the scene had been in, the guy was not going to give them a saw.
@jessekeogh50692 жыл бұрын
There's a scene where Clark mentions to Eddie that he dug up the tree
@CraftySouthpaw2 жыл бұрын
I agree, the surprise of seeing the tree dug up was essentially a punchline in itself.
@joemedley1952 жыл бұрын
Chase pulls off an amazing trick in this film. He believably plays a guy earnestly trying to create the best Christmas ever for his family, while somehow managing to still be Chevy Chase. Much of that comes down to Hughs’ script. And Hughs had the advantage, which few script writers have, of knowing who was going to play his lead. I should have guessed that things like ‘nipply/nippy’ and other such Chaseisms weren’t improvised, but I didn’t know that until now.
@ireallylikemoviesplusgames70232 жыл бұрын
I vividly remember seeing the drunk Santa clause on tv only like 4 years ago
@Kai0nTheMoon2 жыл бұрын
I get that a film must be cut for time for theatrical release. And I also get that when it comes to films that are a bit older, as in pre DVD and blu-ray and now 4k days, we couldn't have expected directors and producers to save all of the cut footage in the hopes that in the future, formats with much larger storage would exist for home releases. Still though, it would be nice to have all of the cut footage for our viewing pleasure these days. The 70's and 80's contain the majority of my favorite films, and getting to see parts of movies that I more or less know word for word at this point would be a treat. I'd have especially liked to see more of Uncle Lewis and Aunt Bethany, both of whom are arguably the most humorous characters in the end half of the film. And man, you are so very correct in saying that that last cut scene with the Santa would have been hilarious to see. The film ending with one final 'F U' to the neighbors would become one of the best scenes. It could have popped up a few moments into the credits. There's a technical term for those scenes but I can't remember it.
@jedhawkins17692 жыл бұрын
Its called a post-credit scene.
@Kai0nTheMoon2 жыл бұрын
@@jedhawkins1769 Yes. I don't mean after the entire credits though, like Marvel films. I mean just a couple of seconds in.
@ashleytuchin76932 жыл бұрын
@@Kai0nTheMoon a stinger?
@BobbyvilleMan2 жыл бұрын
older movies than this one have 4K Blu-ray releases with deleted scenes. Still, it's possible the deleted scene footage may have been lost to time, which would be a shame.
@weirdproq2 жыл бұрын
I think it's just called a mid-credits scene.
@leightnite30562 жыл бұрын
Your dead on, the writings off the charts! The fact he was just straight banging these out back then as well is astounding.
@joeboyko80132 жыл бұрын
John Hughes was a contributing writer to National Lampoon magazine back in the 70's and 80's. A lot of the inspiration for his short stories and adaptations come from his real-life family experience growing up. 'Christmas Vacation' was a screen adaptation of his short story _'Christmas '59'_ that was published in 'National Lampoon' magazine in 1980.
@albundy77942 жыл бұрын
Say what you will about Chevy Chase, but if there were a hall of fame for on-screen dad rants, the one from the original Vacation ('This is no longer a vacation, it's a quest...') would be first and the Christmas Vacation one would be a close second. So brilliantly written by Hughes and brought to life by Chase.
@otis6791 Жыл бұрын
This movie is such a classic for me. I was a teenager when it came out and the whole thing is so relatable to me and my family. We actually had so many similarities in our family. We had a cousin Eddie (my uncle Nathan), and I am not exaggerating. We had those big holiday gatherings of dysfunction and laughter. So nostalgic. Good times. Sometimes 🤣
@bigmouthstrikesagain40566 ай бұрын
Thas what Christmas is really about.... striving to make the best of it in spite or hardships and setbacks
@travismorgan1032 жыл бұрын
This movie is a family Christmas tradition. My family and I have watched this together every year since I was a little boy and I’m almost 40 now…
@bull34402 жыл бұрын
I wish one day they would release the original ending of the Vacation movie from 1983. It has a completely different ending at Roy Wally's mansion and all this crazy stuff happens. I heard even Christie Brinkley shows up as Roy Wally's daughter and that is why she is in the movie to begin with. It has been said that Chevy Chase has a copy of it and the Vacation fans would love to see it.
@TemakiTom2 жыл бұрын
Oh my GOD Joe, I've always been mystified by that DVD photo and also wondered how the heck they dug up the tree. Thank you for this, I will sleep a little better tonight. (Great video as always!)
@ericc87902 жыл бұрын
The musical score makes the movie ten times better. It’s absolutely perfect in every way. Every scene is complemented perfectly.
@napalm52 жыл бұрын
Except for the sledding music
@ScareventuresHaunts6 ай бұрын
@napalm5 in the commentary they talk about the original song being removed and replaced with the track that's showhorned in. They couldn't get the rights, but I forgot what song it was supposed to be.
@Rayfaedundee2 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite top ten Christmas comedy films to watch, not just at Christmas time but anytime of the year. So many classic scenes and one liner comic genius lines. Still looks a bit nipply out.
@crush41gb2 жыл бұрын
You're telling me they cut Rocky's only line! At least we know he can talk lol!
@TightyWhiteyTrash Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: after the part where Clark is screaming about his boss saying “with a big ribbon on his head” and started cussing out his boss, all of the cast members had signs around their neck with the cuss words he was supposed to use. During the part, the camera cuts back to the family watching him cussing, but for those takes they weren’t watching him. They were taken beforehand and then added so you could see the family reaction without the signs.
@pennwoman Жыл бұрын
Wow!
@mtnewman1672 жыл бұрын
Quite a few scenes including the opening car and truck scenes, the searching for the Griswald Christmas tree scene, Clark and Cousin Eddie shopping scene, the sledding scene and Clark in the attic scene were filmed in Breckenridge, CO. There is an article about the movie on the GoBreck blog. A lot of their information came from Ann Lukacs who is a Breckenridge local and was part of the camera crew for Christmas Vacation. She might know who "Jolly Jerry" is or at least she might have more info on that particular scene as that would have taken place there in Breckenridge as well.
@braysfinds74792 жыл бұрын
The entire car and truck scene did not look anything like a place on Illinois. I noticed that as a kid but never looked it up.
@mountnman36092 жыл бұрын
I've been in Breck a few times and love it there. I was watching the movie one time and noticed the area in the movie. I thought to myself that it looked like the Breck area. In fact, I thought I recognized exact locations. So, went to the credits to see filming locations and sure enough, Breckenridge was mentioned.
@justin4873222 жыл бұрын
@@braysfinds7479 It probably was though. John Hughes love that place
@DoctorNerdly2 жыл бұрын
This is gonna be good
@DoctorNerdly2 жыл бұрын
UPDATE: It was. Merry Christmas everyone!
@AllOuttaBubblegum1232 жыл бұрын
I Didn't think this movie could been any funnier but that line about the squirrel is hilarious 🤣
@mylovesongs24292 жыл бұрын
But the biggest mystery of the movie remains... Why was everyone sooo deathly afraid of the squirrel?
@bentramer6822 жыл бұрын
My family tries to watch this movie every Christmas eve, yes we have the VHS and we seem to be able to quote this movie every day. This and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles have apparently lost of deleted scenes and i would be delighted to see both of them.
@drewtheunspoken39882 жыл бұрын
Planes, Trains and Automobiles was actually reduced from a 4 hour film. Sadly, most of the original footage has deteriorated beyond the capacity for restoration so we'll probably never get to see it.
@andrewcb92552 жыл бұрын
As someone who’s into lost/unreleased media, it’s always interesting to hear about lost cuts and deleted scenes popular films that you wouldn’t have even thought twice about. It’s relieving to hear that the cut scenes didn’t effect the story too much and didn’t change the key elements we know and love today (especially since John Hughes has a history of story-altering lost cuts). The Christmas tree farm scene in particular is interesting to me as there’s a good chance that it’s out there somewhere if it appeared in early television airing of the film. That Lost Media Wiki might need to be consulted about this as I’d love to see it surface one day. And as a final side note: I’d love to see you cover the lost deleted scenes of ‘A Christmas Story’ one day. They’re pretty interesting and would’ve added some great scenes to the film, even if they didn’t necessarily contribute to the story.
@DiGiTyDarKMaN2 жыл бұрын
Less than two minutes in and your clever editing has already made me laugh a few times. Love all these videos.
@randyhos76732 жыл бұрын
As I saw the picture I remembered that scene and some others from the 90s that I have not seen the 3 or so times I've seen this movie in the past 20 years
@mikeshirleyforever2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I didn't know so much was omitted from this gem and it is still one of my favourite Christmas films. Thank you so much for putting this together. John Hughes really was in his element with this and Home Alone at the time. I can see why Chris Columbus opted out of this film (Chevy didn't help matters) and went to Home Alone. I also am amazed how well Chevy did with his ranting scene that wasn't adlibbed. I have no idea who played the tree seller but knowing Hughes, it might have been a Chicago regular from one of his other films, that's my guess. Lots of great moments and still my favourite of all the Vacation films.
@Kai0nTheMoon2 жыл бұрын
It must suck to have been cast in what would become a holiday classic, only to be cut from the final version.
@NewFriendJason2 жыл бұрын
Two good examples of this is Rik Mayall cut from Harry Potter. Michael Jai White was cut from Kill Bill.
@williamshaw90472 жыл бұрын
@@NewFriendJason Kevin Costner in The Big Chill. Tracey Ullman in Death Becomes Her.
@christopherwall21212 жыл бұрын
The receptionist in _UHF_
@mikeg2491 Жыл бұрын
Read up on The Thin Red line. Adrian Brody was cast as the leading man but Terence Malick shot some 6 hours or so of footage. By the time he edited it down to 2 hours how he liked he ended up making Jim Cavezel the lead and Brody was cut down to only a few minutes of screen time and didn’t even find out until he watched it at the premiere and was embarrassed as hell. (Probably was all exciting telling his friends and family about starring in it as he was still up and coming at the time I believe)
@LordDesolator7772 жыл бұрын
Been watching this movie every christmas for about 20 years and each time I watch I feel like I laugh at a joke I didn't previously get.
@Toteke2 жыл бұрын
I swear you're me, man, with the movies you love. This is even the first DVD I bought as an adult. Amazing as always.
@BeamFox311 Жыл бұрын
When he drinks the eggnog and says "It's good, it's good", I crack up every time..
@leoroberts38422 жыл бұрын
As much as I love Chevy Chase, I feel he has never given John Hughes the credit he deserves when it comes to these films and prefers to take most of the credit for himself. Its a shame.
@ianfinrir87242 жыл бұрын
That's the problem with streaming: no special features.
@drewduck-yt2 жыл бұрын
These videos are really awesome and fascinating! Another John Hughes ‘lost cut’ that I find interesting is the 2.5 hour cut of one of my favourites the Breakfast Club.
@xoler21672 жыл бұрын
Even though it makes sense that these scenes were cut, I’d still like to see a fully restored directors cut. Honestly, that’s what studios should do now if they have enough deleted footage to release a directors cut for it like Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Batman Forever
@jeffhreid2 жыл бұрын
As far as I know the theatrical release was the director’s cut. I never heard Hughes was forced by the studio to cut anything he didn’t want to.
@ChrisRoth19722 жыл бұрын
I don’t need to waist time seeing Christmas Vacation 2! The Original was a trip & like so many fans we’d love to see the deleted scenes!
@SlapShotRegatta222 жыл бұрын
Dude, you're videos are amazing. Keep em coming. Thanks!
@josephbrown96852 жыл бұрын
I’ve never thought about the cut footage. This was really interesting. I think they made good choices on what to cut with one exception. The Todd and Margo epilogue scene should have been in the finished movie in some form, perhaps as a post credits clip.
@poposterous2362 жыл бұрын
The content on this channel is fascinating. This is some real Xmas sleuthing to get me ready for the holidays.
@richardh37612 жыл бұрын
THIS should be an extra on one of the (many) future releases, superbly done Joe.
@vicwolfrin2 жыл бұрын
I watch this film every Christmas
@AmandaNOTMandy2 жыл бұрын
This movie is a Christmas tradition for my family... we know every line. Even though I'm writing this on the day after Christmas... your video officially made my Christmas a little bit brighter. Thank you!!
@quicksilver25102 жыл бұрын
Every Christmas my sister text me "What's that sound? You hear it? It's a funny squeaky sound." And I reply "You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerin plant."
@leviblevins5132 жыл бұрын
Here faster then Snots at a full garbage can! You are my absolute favorite movie and actor review channel since I found your video on Sinbad in Houseguest. I wish more people would find your channel!
@jameschanda8743 Жыл бұрын
You did an amazing job with this and we so appreciate it.
@vincentjenkinsjnr2 жыл бұрын
Love your work dude !!
@csimet Жыл бұрын
I really wish the full uncut version was available... I'd love to see it as it was edited for the original release. I've watched this movie at least 100 times and can recite it almost line for line.
@dirk4926 Жыл бұрын
I saw the movie at the theater back in 89 and have been looking for an uncut version since the DVD version came out.
@statementleaver8095 Жыл бұрын
Happy Honika,Merrychritmas,HappyNewyear, AND GO FUCK YOURSELF 🤣😂🤣😂 Best Deleted scene.....Presents and Farewell to other Employees
@TranscendingEuphoria Жыл бұрын
@@dirk4926is the VHS version uncut?
@paigelamar76582 жыл бұрын
Always excited when my favorite channel uploads a video
@thunderhorse49mmc622 жыл бұрын
WHAT A FANTASTIC JOB YOU DID WITH THESE EXPLANATIONS ~ NEVER KNEW ANY OF THIS STUFF ~ VERY IMPRESSED ~ DEFINITELY GOING TO SHARE THIS ON FB AS IT'S OUR #1 FAVORITE FAMILY'S HOLIDAY MOVIE ~ THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!
@burnthisghost2 жыл бұрын
This movie is a dear family tradition. I just love to hear my Mum laugh as loud as she does watching this stupid film every year. Merry Christmas y’all 🎄
@mountnman36092 жыл бұрын
I think I've seen this movie at least 2 dozen times. I've watched it in the middle of summer just to feel a little Christmassy. EVERY time I see just a still from it, it brings a smile to my face. EVERYTIME I watch it I anticipate certain scenes or lines and still laugh at them. Only one other movie does that to me the same way, the original Home Alone.
@toob19792 жыл бұрын
I always assumed that, somehow, Clark got the station wagon back to the tree and ripped the thing out by its roots with the car. A shovel makes much more sense. Dickster. _snicker_ I would've paid more for more Uncle Lewis and Aunt Bethany. William Hickey is one of those great, "Look, it's _that guy!"_ actors, and Mae Questel killed it as batty Aunt Bethany. Major props to both John Hughes for scripting Clark's freak out and Chevy Chase for delivering it in a way that makes me cry from laughing so hard. Oh, that post credits scene would have been superb. It's a shame John Hughes isn't around anymore. I'd love to pick his brain about other situations he would've put Clark and the rest of the Griswolds into.
@MalissiaCreates7 ай бұрын
Same I’ve always thought that they just put a chain around the trunk and use the car to pull it straight up out of the ground! I don’t know why I thought that, but in my head it’s canon
@stea78 Жыл бұрын
What an absolutely awesome video! Thank you so much for putting this all together.
@irishgotee2 жыл бұрын
I love your channel man.
@jonathanfrancesco33052 жыл бұрын
Kind of sad they never put all of these deleted scenes on the DVD in the initial releases of it, when Bonus Features were a huge selling point for DVDs. I do see why most of these were cut. However, I think it's a huge sin that they got the post-credits scene as it's hilarious, wouldn't mess with the pacing, and actually sort of brings the Todd/Margo subplot to a hilarious conclusion. Plus, if I had one very minor criticism of the movie, it's that it needed one final laugh after the whole national anthem bit. Those post credits bit would've provided that and I think it's the one deleted gag that would've strengthened the movie. I can only hope they filmed it and eventually put it out.
@GisherJohn242 жыл бұрын
John Hughes 3 hour cuts of many of his movies are all locked up, in A basement somewhere. Some over 3 hours. Breakfast club, Home Alone, planes,trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck. So sad we may never see them.
@barryfields29642 жыл бұрын
A lot of those deleted scenes don’t exist anymore. They end up on the floor, and the in the garage.
@GisherJohn242 жыл бұрын
@@barryfields2964 john hughes took a lot of his secrets of his movies to the grave
@jamesduncan67292 жыл бұрын
God, I love those films! Chevy Chase was such a funny actor back then 😆❤️
@johngammon9632 жыл бұрын
Always good content, hats off to you sir!
@larryepling2 жыл бұрын
I've looked for years and I mean years for that Damn Tree lot scene and always thought I was crazy, thank you so much
@Ronnie-og5vq Жыл бұрын
One deleted scene that I have seen once but can't seem to find again is earlier in the movie with Clark and a few of his coworkers talking about what to get their boss for Christmas. One of them says what he likes. Sorry I forget what it exactly was. later in the movie when Clark is giving his boss his gift explains why all the gifts are the same.
@MsLeenite2 жыл бұрын
The Three Stages of Life: Stage 1: When you're a kid, you make fun of confused old Aunt Bethany and musty old Uncle Lewis. Stage 2: When you're grown up, and they die, you miss them. Stage 3: You BECOME Aunt Bethany or Uncle Lewis. I am nearly at Stage 3. Fortunately, I have not yet begun wrapping my garbage as presents, or making Jello with dry cat food garnish.
@mikehamilton46018 ай бұрын
I remember the DVD extra scenes and thought when I saw that I'd finally found the list/cut scenes. I was disappointed to find out they weren't on there. I believe there was also version of the DVD that asked for a code to see the deleted scenes. I've never found it. I've searched high and low for these cut scenes. Thank you for bringing them to light.
@RhettyforHistory2 жыл бұрын
Nice job on this! This is my favorite Christmas movie!
@JasonSum19792 жыл бұрын
never knew there was cut/deleted scenes…. Another outstanding video! i don’t think i’ve ever heard of any John Hughes film have a workprint leak out into the wild (which is interesting) 👍
@AntiNihilist2 жыл бұрын
I assumed they pulled the tree out of the ground using the rope attached to the tree
@m.hreels98222 жыл бұрын
I was just watching this with my family yesterday for the Christmas season! 🎅🏻🎄👏🏻🙏🏻❤️
@gungagalunga77616 ай бұрын
Next to Die Hard... Christmas Vaca has got to be one of my must see movies during the holidays! Thanks for sharing and the insights!
@L_Train2 жыл бұрын
Just because people "remember" seeing something doesn't mean it actually aired.
@ianfinrir87242 жыл бұрын
False memories. Happens to everyone.
@IsmailofeRegime2 жыл бұрын
@@ianfinrir8724 It reminds me how, a few years ago, people asked Sinbad if he ever played a genie in a film back in the 90s. These people were confusing him with Shaq, who did play such a role (in a film called Kazaam.)
@ianfinrir87242 жыл бұрын
@@IsmailofeRegime Sinbad did dress sorta like a genie when hosting a marathon of Sinbad the Sailor films. Most likely where that came from.
@river_acheron Жыл бұрын
People always thought I was crazy! I would describe scenes from movies that I saw on cable that everyone swore to me never existed. Then I'd watch the blu ray or DVD and the scene wasn't there lol. I thought it to be some kinda Mandella Effect. I don't understand why the cable tv versions with the extra scenes were never used again....and many probably lost forever.
@andos2923 Жыл бұрын
I had a similar situation. I have watched How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) for 20 years and was familiar with the movie. I then watched the movie on Freeform and there were about 5 scenes that I have never seen before. What a surprise! I have no idea why that wasn't included in the dvd. Those are not considered deleted scenes either. I would think that the cable version cut parts to save time... instead of the dvd.
@kencrowe1965 Жыл бұрын
Have watched this EVERY year, for at least the last 20 year, and STILL LOVE IT!!! Best Christmas movie EVER made!!!
@williamstellmann2 жыл бұрын
This year I went out an did the Clark Griswold thing and cut my own Christmas Tree from the forest (with the proper permits of course) and luckily remebered to bring my saw!
@Someyungrebel2 жыл бұрын
My old man used to tell me about all the deleted scenes they cut out of the original jaws when I was a kid. Never believed him until I found them, and honestly, they add so much more to the movie that I’d love to see an uncut edit
@EdtheComicGuy2 жыл бұрын
I love Vacation. Watched it every year since it came out. I also read that shooting script-or an early draft-back in February. One thing I noticed was how many of Margo’s lines in the movie were originally Todd’s.
@eig19792 жыл бұрын
I don't remember the tree salesmen. And I seen this in the theater.
@JohnDoe-kf7md2 жыл бұрын
I hope your channel becomes so popular that people start leaking unreleased versions to you.
@derryXDINES2 жыл бұрын
This is great! I find it interesting scenes from these movies haven't surfaced. I'm still waiting for them to release a full version of Ace Ventura like the VHS or TV edits.
@apriletmanski2 жыл бұрын
I heard that the whole side of the house at the end was supposed to blow off in the explosion. There was concept art (maybe storyboards) that recently sold on Ebay.
@JLOFlix Жыл бұрын
Excellent job!! This remains I believe my all-time favorite comedy!!
@andytrace2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this 🙏
@Jared_Wignall2 жыл бұрын
It would be great if we were all able to see these deleted scenes, same if we were able to see the deleted scenes of other films that John Hughes had either written, produced and/or directed.
@lutherheggs4512 жыл бұрын
Well you also run into the problem that in the 80s pretty much up until the early 2000s studios didn't make it a habit to hang on to all their cut footage. They might store it for a bit, but eventually everything was going to get destroyed because there was no need to keep hanging on to that stuff back then... And even then thats IF there isn't something that happens at the studio. Like the Friday the 13th unedited cuts, which have only ever been released on VHS and, never been remastered or re-released because a fire at the studio destroyed the footage...Universal has had a few studio fires that may have destroyed some footage to some of their movies, a studio fire destroyed the original King Kong attraction from the studio tour.
@TheChrisHype2 жыл бұрын
“BUYER PROVIDES OWN DAMN SAW” made me laugh way harder than it should have.
@mikeymizor29342 жыл бұрын
BROOKLYN NY, Best Holiday Movie Ever,I Remember seeing it when it first came out, & Every Xmas After,Such Great Memories, Thanks for Posting it
@geoffersongeofferies4772 жыл бұрын
Great video! It’s my favourite movie and I found the same script online a few years ago and read along at least once a season!
@travingalloverthemap83752 жыл бұрын
I think it would be pretty cool to see an extended version of the movie
@sj82482 жыл бұрын
Would absolutely love to have a version that has the deleted scenes being my favorite Christmas movie but I personally love the ending, so perfect and simple "I did it."
@mgratk7 ай бұрын
I watch this movie a few times each Christmas, and also ALWAYS when wrapping Christmas gifts. It hits true because the company I worked for in Durham, NC did this to us one Christmas. Thankfully though one high ranking guy talked the VP into announcing it a few weeks early instead of making it a surprise no bonus. And true enough, we didn't even get a jelly of the month club. But at least my kids were toddlers and didn't know they got cheaper gifts that year.
@cdude95902 жыл бұрын
There's a 4K Blu-ray coming next holiday. Fingers crossed that it'll have the omitted footage.