QIs 'Vacation' based on a book?
AVacation is based on a short story, 'Vacation '58', by American screenwriter John Hughes that appeared in National Lampoon Magazine. Hughes supposedly based it on a fictionalized account of his own family's ill-fated trip to Disneyland when Hughes was a boy. Due to the success of the movie, it was followed by European Vacation (1985), Christmas Vacation (1989), Vegas Vacation (1997), and the 14-minute video short Hotel Hell Vacation (2010). All of them feature Chevy Chase as Clark 'Sparky' Griswold and Beverly D'Angelo as his wife, Ellen. A sixth Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) aired on NBC but only features Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie.
AWhen the Griswolds finally get to Walley World, they discover that it is closed for repairs, so Clark buys a gun at a nearby sporting goods store, kidnaps Park Security Officer Russ Lasky (John Candy) at gunpoint, and forces him to take them on all the rides, until a SWAT team shows up to arrest them. As the SWATs make them stand against a wall while being frisked, Roy Walley (Eddie Bracken) himself arrives. Clark explains to Roy, who has seven children of his own, how they just spent two weeks of living hell driving there and how disappointed they were to find Walley World closed. Roy decides not to press charges. In the final scene, the roller coaster is running again and loaded with people, Roy and Clark together in the front seat.
QHow much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
AFor detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Vacation can be found here.
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