Review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) by Andrew O — 28 Dec 2017

Christmas Vacation is a very fun movie movie to watch. Randy Quaid and Chevy Chase are great.

This review of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) was written by Andrew O on 28 Dec 2017.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation has generally received positive reviews.

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