Directed by:
Amy HeckerlingCinematography:
Robert PaynterComposer:
Charles FoxCast:
Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, John Astin, Paul Bartel, Malcolm Danare, William Zabka, Mel Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Maureen Lipman (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
After winning a tour package in a game show, the bickering Griswald family carve a trail of destruction through England, France, Germany, and Italy. Somehow Ellen (Bevery D'Angelo), the mom, gets kidnapped by gangsters, leading to a car chase that reunites the family, despite their differences. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Chevy Chase](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267699_84072a.jpg)
Chevy Chase
USA
Best movies:
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Vacation (1983)
Hero (1992)
![Beverly D'Angelo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/813/162813757_231040.jpg)
Beverly D'Angelo
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Hair (1979)
Annie Hall (1977)
![Dana Hill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247506_1dc2e1.jpg)
Dana Hill
USA
Best movies:
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Rover Dangerfield (1991)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
![Jason Lively](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247496_9922f6.jpg)
Jason Lively
USA
Best movies:
European Vacation (1985)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Brainstorm (1983)
![John Astin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267540_9d0af6.jpg)
John Astin
USA
Best movies:
West Side Story (1961)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
![Paul Bartel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218731_6ee349.jpg)
Paul Bartel
USA
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Basquiat (1996)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Malcolm Danare
USA
Best movies:
Independence Day (1996)
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
Christine (1983)
![William Zabka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/003/169003404_vazav4.jpg)
William Zabka
USA
Best movies:
European Vacation (1985)
Where Hope Grows (2014)
The Karate Kid (1984)
Mel Smith
UK
Best movies:
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
![Robbie Coltrane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/022/164022762_db025e.jpg)
Robbie Coltrane
UK
Best movies:
![Maureen Lipman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/328/328273_f8a8a0.jpg)
Maureen Lipman
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Solomon and Gaenor (1999)
![Eric Idle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269108_199707.jpg)
Eric Idle
UK
Best movies:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) (theatrical recording)
Life of Brian (1979)
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010) (theatrical recording)
![Victor Lanoux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/418/418992_31f0b4.jpg)
Victor Lanoux
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
The Common Man (1975)
The French Detective (1975)
![Jacques Herlin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275946_2ecdf9.jpg)
Jacques Herlin
France
Best movies:
Welcome (2009)
The Monsters (1963)
Il marchese del Grillo (1981)
![Alice Sapritch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/340/340744_7b4028.jpg)
Alice Sapritch
Ottoman Empire
Best movies:
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
![Bruno Di Luia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/360/360399_09dc16.jpg)
Bruno Di Luia
Italy
Best movies:
The Octopus (1984) (series)
The Valachi Papers (1972)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
![Jacques Maury](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160540_9c97fc.jpg)
Jacques Maury
Belgium
Best movies:
Love and Death (1975)
Aces High (1976)
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
![Salvatore Billa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058857_c94a00.jpg)
Salvatore Billa
Italy
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
![Moon Unit Zappa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/150/678/150678616_8d9464.jpg)
Moon Unit Zappa
USA
Best movies:
European Vacation (1985)
The Boys Next Door (1985)
Student Exchange (1987) (TV movie)
![Gloria Charles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/559/158559445_3ed978.jpg)
Gloria Charles
USA
Best movies:
Brewster's Millions (1985)
European Vacation (1985)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)