National Lampoon's VACATION Filming Locations - 40th Anniversary

National Lampoon's VACATION Filming Locations - 40th Anniversary - w/ Never Before Found Locations

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4 ай бұрын

Finally, I am covering the filming locations for my favorite movie of all time!
This video was originally intended to come out in 2023 for the 40th anniversary. Due to multiple unforeseen circumstances, including having to restart the editing process over twice due to software glitches, the video is going public a little bit late. Thank you for your understanding.
Although this movie has been covered multiple times, I did want to point out that in this video, you will find at least 3 locations that, as far as I know, have never been discovered before. That's something I'm pretty proud of.
#filminglocations #thenandnow #40thanniversary #80s
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@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

This video was supposed to come out in 2023 for the 40th anniversary. See the description for more details. I hope you enjoy!

@robertaBooey69 4 ай бұрын

Love all the videos aunt Edna really had a stroke and they had to stop filming. Was a hard shot since they went to each place.

@adambloodworth6856 4 ай бұрын

Hey Kurt is the version of holiday road done by Vector Hold? I really dig the song I have been checking out some of his music on band camp reminds me of Jan Hammers work. Great sound!

@gabrielaguilar1391 4 ай бұрын

What was your bands name? I've heard you reference it in several videos and I'm curious. Nice video, as always!

@ValenteOchoaJr 4 ай бұрын

This was great! I love how you involved your family (I’m guessing, or strangers you found along the way) and recreated some of the scenes, I laughed my ass off.

@birdsoup777 3 ай бұрын

Same Car Dealership in Commando ? The on where he drove out the window at the beginning

@jimmyjames6267 4 ай бұрын

Roy Wally, is also The Toy Store owner in Home Alone 2 Lost in New York!

@matta.5363 3 ай бұрын

Right, Eddie Bracken was a famous actor from the WW2 era and forward. I think playing Mr. Duncan in Home Alone 2 may have been his last movie.

@user-ft6og5vl6n 2 ай бұрын

Roy Wally is a parody of the actual Walt Disney

@baylorsailor 17 күн бұрын

@@user-ft6og5vl6n or Roy Disney who took over the company upon his brother's death.

@kiramadison5555 4 ай бұрын

I’m happy you finally got to release this obvious labor of love.

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

ME TOO! haha. Thank you so much!

@crush41gb 2 ай бұрын

I hope Warner is finally giving you the escrow from this. You deserve it especially for all of this hard work and quality.

@billmartin3198 3 ай бұрын

The amount of time & effort put into creating this is staggering. A fitting tribute for a classic slice of my childhood. A simple thank you barely scratches the surface. Hats off to you my friend!

@wilbur7096 3 ай бұрын

You’d think he’d know the car wasn’t called the “Queen Family Truckster” though.

@someguy2998 4 ай бұрын

Does your son know how cool his dad actually is or does he think you're a dork like most kids his age think of their fathers. YOU ROCK KURT!!!

@exploringwithJim 4 ай бұрын

Epic filming location video. This needs to go viral. Amazing job love your work.

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Let's make it happen. Thank you so much!

@drummerdaver 4 ай бұрын

Your film location videos are absolutely the best on the Internet. I love your research, presentation and delivery. Thank you so much for doing these

@Echolyris212 4 ай бұрын

😂 dancing with a bologna sandwich and your skit with your son at the hotel cracked me up. This was so freaking awesome! You did freaking a lot of work and we appreciate it!!!

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Haha. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much!!

@smallberries 4 ай бұрын

She'a beaut, Kurt. My buddy got to work on the production as a production assistant when they filmed the Wally World stuff at Santa Anita. We were in high school and they had a very local specific class you could take called "race track management" so he was working at the race track and got picked to drive Chevy around in a golf cart. Pretty cool. Thanks for making this one

@MetalEd. 4 ай бұрын

Classic masterpiece 🤘🤘🤘🤘

@justinwootton7551 4 ай бұрын

Definitely worth the wait. 🗺

@moparlifescatpack 4 ай бұрын

Bro your videos are so much fun but this one was just EPIC! Your meltdown scene deserves an Oscar! You are living your best life and watching your family be involved and enjoying it too is heartwarming. I’m always ready for what’s next!

@johnnyz7752 3 ай бұрын

Wow, you did an excellent job putting this video together. Your locations, then and now, were perfect. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@rlacombe 4 ай бұрын

Hands down the best and most accurate Vacation locations video. Exceptional work.

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! You don't know how much I appreciate that.

@netzombiee646 4 ай бұрын

Amazing job tracking all of that down.

@heatherkastenmeier7530 4 ай бұрын

I have many "favorite" movies, but the original Vacation will always be my number one! Your research and details are most excellent! Thank you, Kurt, for putting this together!

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!

@thed2la 4 ай бұрын

Hi Kurt, Jeff from Detroit. You just did one of my Top 10 movies. I never knew the gas station was on Santa Monica Blvd. I stay in that area all of the time when I visit, and I think my son and I ate at a restaurant that was where the gun shop was shown. My mind is blown! I don't know how you don't have 500k subs yet, as I've been enjoying your videos for many years. Keep up the great work!

@KenVic02 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the props to Adam...I saw his post a few months back. That homeowner was completely deranged. After Adam left, the guy jumped in his truck and chased him down. Good grief. On another note, I saw on a recent ComicCon type event that Dana Barron (Audrey) is in a motorized wheelchair. I wonder what she's afflicted with. So sad, though...she seems like a genuinely good and decent person.

@vectorhold6489 4 ай бұрын

Happy to see this posted after all the set backs! Great work

@Nick_B_Bad 4 ай бұрын

I always got a laugh at what the pimp in St Louis says on the edited for tv version. “ What I look like? Christopher Columbo” 😂

@waverider227 3 ай бұрын

Hey Bro Pardon me.. Can you tell me how to get back on the express way?.... " F@#K Yo MAMMA " Thanks very much !😅😂😂🤣🤣 Always loved both of those lines as a kid !

@joshsteinhouser4947 4 ай бұрын

My ALL TIME favorite movie. Thanks for making this.

@jeffmerz3595 4 ай бұрын

The amount of research and detail that goes into making these videos is amazing 👏 👏👏

@MrGoldenPair 4 ай бұрын

Love your filming location videos!

@chk2711 4 ай бұрын

It's only a matter of time before you're in the movies. Great acting as usual, Curt!

@CousinLarrySitsThere 4 ай бұрын

Great research, great edit, great acting. You're an 80s fan after my own heart.

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you, and thank you 😊 I really appreciate it

@raf2269 4 ай бұрын

That was great! You nailed it!

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@neubergermj 4 ай бұрын

Great job! I showed my dad the Warner Ranch and Gremlins filming location videos, he loves all those movies, he raised me on Second City, can't wait to show him this one, keep up the good work! 👍

@bryngunn 4 ай бұрын

That was brilliant. Thank you for your labour of love!

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@deco983 4 ай бұрын

Amazing video! Well done!

@Onlythatfunkyshit 4 ай бұрын

Amazing job brother 😎👍

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@NickP 4 ай бұрын

Excellent all-over the map work from a bonafide classic. Getting into character 😂

@michaelr.1321 4 ай бұрын

Great video Kurt! Well worth the wait!

@Christine-fo3bo 4 ай бұрын

LOVE this! Great job!

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@tuffram2165 4 ай бұрын

Great filming location video. I actually still have the same BB gun that was from my childhood that Clark uses in the movie.

@TheCOZ 4 ай бұрын

I used to have that same BB gun too!

@albertbekassy2709 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for a great episode! One of my favourite 80's movie! Even my children use the line "good talk dad" 😂

@omarceballos5405 4 ай бұрын

Awesome!!

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@peymang 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the hard work Kurt. Love location videos.

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure. Thank you!

@RSX1825 4 ай бұрын

Awesome dude, you hit it right on! Well done!

@billrivenbark8983 4 ай бұрын

Gee, thanks for making me feel old! 40 years! Time flies. Great video.

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

It sure does. Sigh. Thank you for watching.

@KitKat-1976 4 ай бұрын

Great work, and knowing every line of the whole film! 🎉

@Richy.Boi. 4 ай бұрын

I simply love your filming location vids! They are well researched and very entertaining

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. That means a lot to me

@isarrider4020 4 ай бұрын

This was just perfect. Thank you, Kurt.

@veedubcrazy 4 ай бұрын

What a great video of an excellent movie! I know y'all had fun making it!

@spookymorales 4 ай бұрын

Just like the movie THIS WAS FUN! So appropriate that the whole Crucial family took part in this! My favorite location video of Kurt's favorite movie! Great work and thanks for the memories down "Holiday Road" 👻💙🫎

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙂

@deliverancetwo 4 ай бұрын

Oh, my goodness that was so freaking amazing Kurt. So detailed

@dobbins2550 4 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Vacation is the number one comedy of all time, IMO. Watch it every summer season.

@paleo704 3 ай бұрын

Better than Summer Rental??

@zumazmusic 4 ай бұрын

Woohoo 🎉🙌 4th time is a charm?! Thank you for redoing this and getting it out there for us! 🤪🍻

@matteoromenghi 4 ай бұрын

Revolution. Historic, iconic roller coaster. Finally back to classic. I love this ride.

@timlabell 4 ай бұрын

well done. 👏 thanks for all the hard work you have done. 🤯🙋

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

It's my pleasure. Thank you so much!

@mindthedrift. 4 ай бұрын

I think I would agree this is also my favorite movie of all time. Thanks for this!

@chrisregister8021 4 ай бұрын

This is also my favorite movie of all time!!! so cool, buddy. ❤

@marcigriffith8195 4 ай бұрын

Great video!! Looks like your family had fun! Vacation such a classic!!

@airplanedude7105 4 ай бұрын

Kurt, love all your videos, but this is by your best. I actually was right there on Leroux last year and didn't even realize the significance of that location. Keep up the fantastic work.

@paulbithell1562 4 ай бұрын

Best one I've seen yet. Great stuff Curt 👍

@lsantelli1214 4 ай бұрын

This looks like a lot of work! Thank you, Kurt!! Great video ❤

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

It was. But it was worth it. Thank you so much!

@jeremys.travels 4 ай бұрын

Absolute legend! Amazing job thank you

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! 😊

@pierceout 4 ай бұрын

My favorite video of yours by far. Thank you for making these!

@edgodsall3740 4 ай бұрын

This guys become the go to 80’s film location guy..

@dew6874 4 ай бұрын

This was WAY TOO GOOD of a video!!!!! You should get a KZfaq Oscar or something!!!!

@kencenerelli6769 4 ай бұрын

Amazing stuff, Kurt! So much great detail in this video.

@iamthesnowgod 4 ай бұрын

LOVED this video (and of course the movie). Extra kudos for giving credit to Adam the Woo. He's equally amazing. Great work and an amazing video!

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Of course. I must give credit where credit is due. Thank you so much for the kind words. I really appreciate it

@crxin2000 4 ай бұрын

Amazing job once again. Love the outfits and reenactment of the scenes. Awesome!

@mzdawn05 4 ай бұрын

This video was awesome! This is one of my all time favorite movies and you're ad libs were awesome. Thanks for sharing

@gerhardhartwig143 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the memories 🎉😅

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure. Thank you for watching

@watchthetriple8224 4 ай бұрын

Great job. I appreciate all your work on this video.

@JayEss414 4 ай бұрын

awesome video , your hard work is evident. The re-enactments were pure class , so funny. thank you.

@HumanAction1 4 ай бұрын

This one was really well done. It was so awesome that you included your family. Great upload.

@seanedwards6804 4 ай бұрын

So cool man!! You did a fantastic job. Thank you

@YT1300PILOT 4 ай бұрын

Pure Awesomeness . Great video. Love how your family is involved in your love of film . You are a great team. 👨🏻‍🚒👍🏼

@nhdenver7883 4 ай бұрын

REALLY enjoyed this and thanks for all the work pulling it together!

@bennyvaldivia6094 4 ай бұрын

Such a good video of the filming locations and great re-enactments.. all time classic movie and one of my favorites. This video will be right there in one of my favorites. Well done! Thank you .

@doughnutzz 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video! I just love your style and how you and your son reenact some of the scenes. Well done!

@breedavis8838 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the filming locations videos.. I enjoy them very interesting.. it would be a blast doing what u do.. keep um coming 👍

@jayweiss4378 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed watching 👍🏻

@alanprice9453 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much . That was very entertaining to see all that from a true classic movie . I love it . Very well done! 😊

@gfs1 4 ай бұрын

Great Job.........so much detailed work and good to see you including the family. Thank you

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure. I love including them. Thank you so much!

@joshmorgan838 4 ай бұрын

Maybe your best video Kurt. Love how you incorporated the family into the video. So many funny lines in Vacation that you guys nail. Great job with all of the details of the locations. Love your channel, keep up the great work.

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

That really means a lot to me. I'm glad my hard work paid off. Thank you!

@MARKWILLIAMS-tm4rf 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video presentation Thank you

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure. Thank you so much

@1965gp 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video, just watched it again on VHS.

@aaprofessionalcarpetandtil3189 4 ай бұрын

Great video great family 👪 Thank you sir!!😎👍

@80sLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@riptheripper9060 4 ай бұрын

That was awesome Kurt. Thanks for all the detailed descriptions of this classic movie. Loved it.❤

@cjcadventures 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant video Kurt really enjoyed it I'm definitely going to watch more then once and I'm going to share it with a lot of my friends you are definitely the king of Filming locations and more 👍

@thesolidsnakealpha 4 ай бұрын

Man, this video was amazing. So many fantastic memories. Thanks man, sincerely. God bless you and your family 🙏

@shawnn2787 4 ай бұрын

Great job! We live in Arizona and I've been to that gas station but had no idea it was used in Vacation

@donnytucker 4 ай бұрын

Wow, you did such a great job with this! Thanks for all the work you had to do to get this video finished. Love this movie.

@TJ-qz6hr 4 ай бұрын

Nicely done sir.

@Bullet_1987 4 ай бұрын

Wow great video. One thumbs up is not enough

@trainman101 4 ай бұрын

That was fun I sure enjoyed it thanks for sharing

@davestation6344 4 ай бұрын

Your joy for film and love of the movies really show in your videos. You are my favorite filming locations KZfaqr and I really appreciate all your work on your videos. Thank You!

@frankb821 4 ай бұрын

Well done, sir! Warms my heart seeing the original locations...and realizing I've stood at the lobby at the Strader Hotel in Durango without even knowing it was used in the movie!