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European Vacation

European Vacation

1985
Comedy
Adventure
1h 35m
The Griswalds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues. (imdb)

Directed by:

Amy Heckerling Amy Heckerling

Written by:

John Hughes John Hughes Robert Klane
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Starring:

Beverly D\ Beverly D'Angelo Eric Idle Eric Idle Chevy Chase Chevy Chase William Zabka William Zabka John Astin John Astin Dana Hill Jason Lively Jason Lively Sheila Kennedy Sheila Kennedy Mel Smith Mel Smith Ballard Berkeley Ballard Berkeley Moon Unit Zappa Moon Unit Zappa
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Franchises:

Vacation, National Lampoon

Genres:

Comedy, Adventure

AKA:

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, French, Italian, German
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European Vacation

1985
Comedy
Adventure
1h 35m
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barthalenBarthalen
Rated 26 Aug 2015
49
26th
Haha Europe Amirite: The Movie
Rated 26 Aug 2015
hellsditchhellsditch
Rated 08 Feb 2008
69
20th
Heckerling did this? The same woman who directed "Fast Times" and "Clueless"? Holy moly. I defy you to laugh at any of the "comedic" situations presented within. They knock over Stonehedge! A dog jumps off the Eifel Tower chasing after a beret! The French are arrogant and don't like Americans! ARE YOU LAUGHING YET???? A sad waste of Eric Idle, too. Worth it only for the 30-second montage at the Louvre featuring that kick-ass French song that I won't even try and spell correctly.
Rated 08 Feb 2008
uksubsUKSubs
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
80th
You always remember the first time you see a nipple in a film. And this was the film for me.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
countyhellcounty_hell
Rated 11 Sep 2009
40
18th
great use of plastic bertrand's "ca plane pour moi", and the shower scene with beverly d'angelo did give brief thrills to my 13 year old self. otherwise, a sad continuation of a classic movie.
Rated 11 Sep 2009
kasperlKasperL
Rated 23 Jan 2014
55
39th
Decent. But it's less funny than 'Vacation' and 'Christmas Vacation'. Eric Idle's cameo is enjoyable.
Rated 23 Jan 2014
jarmannJarmann
Rated 08 Nov 2007
70
41st
Because he's Chevy Chase and you're not.
Rated 08 Nov 2007
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 10 Aug 2015
60
34th
Jason Lively/Rusty looks like Rocky Dennis holiday roooooOOOoooad
Rated 10 Aug 2015
kojilessKojiless
Rated 07 Jul 2017
20
22nd
All of the Holiday Road you loved from the original Vacation, none of the Christie Brinkley. In other words, if Jerry Lewis had made a painfully unfunny movie about the Holocaust and never released it to the public, this would have been it.
Rated 07 Jul 2017
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
26th
Beverly D'Angelo's shower scene is really the only compelling reason to watch this.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 08 Oct 2020
30
3rd
Certainly the poor "Cousin Eddie" of the VACATION franchise in every way - this looks cheap, seedy and ugly from the first frame (the game show is a hideous curtain raiser) - while Chase and D'Angelo wring out a couple of good laughs, this quickly devolves into a frantic, scattershot farce with no discernible through-line - even comedies need a focus and goal, otherwise they live and die on the strength of their skits. A crude and sniggery view of women this time round leaves a bad aftertaste.
Rated 08 Oct 2020
aversasAversaS
Rated 14 Aug 2012
75
69th
Very funny, though dated.
Rated 14 Aug 2012
braddad68braddad68
Rated 27 Sep 2012
88
36th
The weakest of the series but still has plenty of great Clark Griswold moments.
Rated 27 Sep 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 11 Jul 2012
49
29th
I've never really liked this one even as a kid and watching it now It didn't even hold up to my low expectations. Most of the film is painfully unfunny and filled with bad montages used for padding on a film that would've worked better as a 15 minute SNL skit.
Rated 11 Jul 2012
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 18 Apr 2012
69
58th
I hold the unpopular opinion that the franchise was still good at this point. It may have something to do with the fact that we watched this a couple weeks before my family went on our European vacation or the fact that it was the first of the series that I saw. Either way, it still holds a place in my heart, but is probably due for a rewatch and reassessment.
Rated 18 Apr 2012
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 01 Mar 2012
51
27th
Passes as entertaining. I would watch it but it doesn't have the same magic they got with the other ones.
Rated 01 Mar 2012
chemical404chemical404
Rated 09 Jan 2012
52
42nd
My favorite Vacation movie. Yes, that's right. I hated first one because it was so mean. This one is even more slapstick-y and with one-shade darker humour, but it works for me. Beverly D'Angelo is one hell of a MILF.
Rated 09 Jan 2012
mistersplicemistersplice
Rated 08 Jan 2012
50
28th
5- worth experiencing, alright
Rated 08 Jan 2012
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 15 Dec 2011
54
7th
This is a weak outing in the series. There are a couple of funny moments but they don't add up to much. The kids are really weak in this movie. They make the character Audrey really annoying and Rusty is very one note. Watch the first or third ones instead.
Rated 15 Dec 2011
wezzoWezzo
Rated 25 Oct 2011
62
13th
I'm a staunch defender of Vacation and Christmas Vacation, and will defend them to my dying day. (I think both are in my all-time top 100.) But this.. this just isn't anywhere near as good.
Rated 25 Oct 2011
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 18 May 2011
55
8th
I remember a laugh or too.
Rated 18 May 2011
montycircusMontyCircus
Rated 29 Nov 2010
80
90th
I'd say it's as good as the first. Clark reminds us so much of my father, it's hysterical. Perfected later with "Christmas" which added heart and feeling and sentimentality.
Rated 29 Nov 2010
snallygastersnallygaster
Rated 09 Oct 2010
42
37th
I thought this was a pretty good movie as a kid, and now as an adult I can still see the humour buried in most of the jokes. Unfortunately, the screenplay is pretty hackish and Chevy Chase no longer shows much of the charm he had in the first Vacation; instead we only see his attempted slapstick routine. Still worth watching.
Rated 09 Oct 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
56
20th
Poor follow up to one of my favorite 80's comedies.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
rewindrewind
Rated 28 Mar 2010
3
35th
The movie famous for having the dead Audrey.
Rated 28 Mar 2010
ytadelYtadel
Rated 21 Dec 2009
4
44th
Definitely not up to par with the first one, although Chevy Chase still makes me laugh. Not a fan of the recast kids, especially not the replacement of Anthony Michael Hall with some douchebag. Too many potentially comedic situations are introduced (i.e. Rusty getting a hooker) only to be swept aside with no payoff whatsoever.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
eric_sEric S
Rated 27 Sep 2009
10
15th
A very disappointing sequel to the classic "Vacation." This time the bumbling Griswolds travel to Europe and get involved in a serious case of culture clash. Sadly unfunny throughout.
Rated 27 Sep 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
67
61st
Not the best of The Chevy Vacation movies. Even so I can't help but find it very funny and Mel Smith's cameo is awesome. Also D'Angelo was mighty fine in her day.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
nuotionuotio
Rated 29 Dec 2014
51
36th
The worst of the Vacation films, but it's still rather fun to see Chase and D'Angelo in their prime along with cameos from British comedians. It feels older than '85 - almost like a 70's film. It has surprisingly much sex, un-PC humor and it draws a very cliched and unpleasant picture of Europe. Most of the jokes don't work that well, but some do - like the German folk dance sequence. Not for annual rotation, but like the latter Vegas Vacation, I can re-watch this occasionally.
Rated 29 Dec 2014
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 08 Jun 2018
42
18th
C+
Rated 08 Jun 2018
yiannosYiannos
Rated 23 Oct 2017
60
48th
Sending the Griswald's to Europe was a good idea that clearly distinguishes it from the original. Some critics have complained that the comedy is too reliant on cultural stereotypes. While it's true that the Italians are especially given a bum rap as perverts and cheats, the film is really lampooning the ugly American that's devoid of world knowledge. The humour works best when exploiting cultural clashes based on ignorance, but the film devolves into silly chase mode in the final reel.
Rated 23 Oct 2017
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 26 Nov 2018
70
53rd
rvw. everything got better even the lame style unrealistic jokes lol
Rated 26 Nov 2018
sagesledgeSageSledge
Rated 09 Apr 2017
40
15th
This Holiday Road makes me wanna grab the Holiday Rope.
Rated 09 Apr 2017
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 04 Dec 2016
30
12th
The English stereotyping was a lot of fun - spot on. The Holiday song started getting kind of catchy too. However, the film is too bland and there is too much americana, especially in the ending sequences.
Rated 04 Dec 2016
glm01glm01
Rated 22 Dec 2015
56
16th
55.500
Rated 22 Dec 2015
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 20 Sep 2020
65
65th
Applying the same principle to Europe makes for a very decent and at times hilarious sequel to the first film, even if it takes things a little too far at times (descending into farce). The 'Big Ben, Parliament' scene is a highlight.
Rated 20 Sep 2020
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 01 Apr 2015
3
5th
Good for some laughs, but they are too few and far between. The memorable scenes (see the hotel room mix-up in England and the case of mistaken identity in Germany) are sparse amidst many slow and awkward ones where the humour tries but always falls just a bit short. The bad-guy-chase side-plot, meanwhile, feels cheap and does little to spice up the standard and uninspired mishap-laden plot. Altogether, the movie fails to ever pick up steam and consequently feels disjointed and boring.
Rated 01 Apr 2015
lebowski99lebowski99
Rated 18 Sep 2012
74
53rd
"Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament." I know I am in the minority on this one but I really liked it. Rivals the first one in funny but does come up a bit short.
Rated 18 Sep 2012
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 15 Apr 2021
40
3rd
It was hard to find any funny bits in this movie. Sure a few did exist. The parts where they bumped into Eric Idle were okay. The German dancing scene was okay. There were even a couple of classic National Lampoon's sweet family style moments. Overall this movie is pretty trash. I find Dana Hill utterly annoying. The boy who plays Rusty is okay but I like some of the other Rusty's more. I'm sure even fans of the series will say this is the worst one that they made. I'd take Vegas over this one.
Rated 15 Apr 2021
damildamil
Rated 18 Aug 2014
45
17th
Vacation (1983) didn't do a whole lot for me, but it wasn't a bad film. With this one though, they really didn't even try. It's pretty much a rehash of the first film, but it doesn't have the same charm. It's a shame they had to recast the kids, too. Eric Idle was probably the best part of the movie. It's not funny or memorable, and it's kind of a waste of a sequel.
Rated 18 Aug 2014
darrenDarren
Rated 09 Jul 2023
65
36th
I’m a sucker for this series
Rated 09 Jul 2023
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 14 Jan 2024
35
9th
This hasn't really aged well. It's not that funny and really fishes at the cheap stereotypes all the time rather than doing something more original. Americans are pigs, French hate everyone, British are way too polite (or just trashy, I guess). The kids are super annoying in this one and most of the jokes fail to be funny. Points for Eric Idle and Mel Smith, though.
Rated 14 Jan 2024
clark_novaClark Nova
Rated 12 Jan 2014
41
17th
Randy is missed
Rated 12 Jan 2014
msdstcmsdstc
Rated 03 Jan 2013
20
20th
Not nearly as funny.
Rated 03 Jan 2013
vv238vv238
Rated 04 Oct 2018
22
16th
Completely unnecessary.
Rated 04 Oct 2018
jimmynmujimmynmu
Rated 14 Aug 2007
23
11th
The worst of the Vacation movies.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
eschmreineschmrein
Rated 20 Jan 2008
65
41st
simple old fashioned low quality fun
Rated 20 Jan 2008
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 11 Oct 2007
70
61st
Still funny, but Vacation is better. Chevy Chase was a great comedian of 80s.
Rated 11 Oct 2007
webdwwebdw
Rated 01 Sep 2007
30
12th
The Griswolds should have had their passports revoked - after the laughs ran out - about a half hour into the movie.
Rated 01 Sep 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 15 Aug 2007
61
29th
You get to see tits.
Rated 15 Aug 2007
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
3rd
Fuckin' terrible.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
heandhishairheandhishair
Rated 14 Aug 2007
34
11th
Least favorite of the series.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mystericemysterice
Rated 14 Aug 2007
25
29th
I knew as a kid this movie sucked. I couldnt take another road plot picture, but this time with weird (ooohhh) europeans. Forget it. If it inspired Euro-trip then it deserves the points. Otherwise forget about it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jeffsullivanJeffSullivan
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
37th
Funny, quotable, memorable, but not great.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mrbeckmrbeck
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
58th
Not as good as Las Vegas Vacation or Christmas Vacation... or even the original Vacation. BBbuuuttt..... still not bad. Good 'ol Chevy Chase.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
deproductiondeproduction
Rated 11 Feb 2008
55
16th
the worst of the vacation films.
Rated 11 Feb 2008
robotjazzrobotjazz
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
25th
Look kids. Big Ben. Parliament. Randy Quaid.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
66th
Not as good as Vacation, but still memorable/watchable. Again, we get to see the golden years of Chevy Chase before he became whatever he is now.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
47th
Griswolds go home! Christmas and Family Vacation are far superior.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
barterer2002barterer2002
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
44th
Look kids Parliment, Big Ben
Rated 14 Aug 2007
cowfrappecowfrappe
Rated 14 Jul 2007
57
26th
Predictable and usually unfunny.
Rated 14 Jul 2007
timmotimmo
Rated 02 May 2007
60
17th
Big Ben, Parliament.
Rated 02 May 2007
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 21 Apr 2007
1
4th
Yeah, this movie sucks.
Rated 21 Apr 2007
hojohojo
Rated 20 Feb 2007
70
33rd
Worst one of the series but still a good laugh.
Rated 20 Feb 2007
councillorCouncillor
Rated 21 Dec 2008
50
24th
Just a good ole yarn,
Rated 21 Dec 2008
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 17 Feb 2007
35
13th
Has some laughs.
Rated 17 Feb 2007
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 29 Jul 2009
59
27th
Not as good as the first one
Rated 29 Jul 2009
pigletPiglet
Rated 22 Jul 2009
50
14th
Getting a bit fed up by Chevy Chase and co at this point.
Rated 22 Jul 2009
naurunauru
Rated 25 Jun 2009
75
84th
The funniest, and most underrated, of the Vacation films. For anyone who's been around Europe and gets the Chevy Chase comedy style this is hilarious.
Rated 25 Jun 2009
jimbojimbo
Rated 20 Jun 2009
72
39th
Starts well, but kind of derails half-way through.
Rated 20 Jun 2009
nunstranglernunstrangler
Rated 16 Mar 2009
29
6th
The Griswolds nearly redefine the term "ugly American". Stonehenge will never be the same.
Rated 16 Mar 2009
ewaltersewalters
Rated 13 Mar 2009
65
15th
Good, but not as good as it may have been.
Rated 13 Mar 2009
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 07 Jan 2009
69
66th
Oktoberfest!
Rated 07 Jan 2009
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 30 Dec 2008
60
32nd
One of the worst vacation movies. still good but it'd be better just to watch the first or the christmas one.
Rated 30 Dec 2008
havingfunHavingFun!
Rated 29 Aug 2009
45
19th
I've always wanted to see Europe, but not with Chevy Chase.
Rated 29 Aug 2009
murravenerMurravener
Rated 11 Dec 2008
68
16th
This is the worst installment in the series. It offers it's share of vacation laughs but Christmas and Vacation reign supreme.
Rated 11 Dec 2008
teeceeteecee
Rated 17 Sep 2008
20
15th
nej, det fortjener europa ikke
Rated 17 Sep 2008
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 12 Sep 2008
17
3rd
This is a filmic punchline, and one of the worst sequels in movie history.
Rated 12 Sep 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 04 Jul 2008
58
61st
okay movie
Rated 04 Jul 2008
icebloxiceblox
Rated 30 May 2008
30
7th
How the heck does anyone find this funny, I'll never know.
Rated 30 May 2008
nataliewNatalieW
Rated 28 May 2008
10
1st
Can't stand these movies.
Rated 28 May 2008
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 02 Mar 2008
5
44th
Want to see the best part of the movie? http://blog.mrskin.com/data/skinterviews/135/dangelo-vacation-1.jpg hell yeah
Rated 02 Mar 2008
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 11 Feb 2008
83
81st
I love this movie if only for the fact that I was 9 when I first saw it, it has a great soundtrack, and it's so stupid.
Rated 11 Feb 2008

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