National Lampoon

In 1983, I was fresh out of high school and growing tired of the slash-and-dash horror films popular at the time. After tagging along on the Griswold family's original "Vacation," my movie tastes changed forever.

The holidays are a great time to spend time with friends and loved ones. One of the best ways to ensure you can see many of these friends and family members is to host a movie themed holiday party for Christmas or New Years.

An article about my family's Christmas tradition of watching "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"

A review of the 2006 movie starring Paris Hilton.

National Lampoon's is a well-known comedy group but most of their more recent movies are more about T & A than actual comedy.

I guess it's time to face reality. National Lampoon once produced movies that were instant classics, like Animal House and Family Vacation. Today, their movies are basically all the same; a bunch of horny men try to land women who are out of their league.

Movie review and some cool extras about the movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989).

National Lampoon's "Vacation" is the best movie of all times for several reasons which are described in the article. There are also links to purchase the video.

Since its release December 1, 1989 release, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation has realized $35 million in video rental profits; nearly half its $71 million US box office revenues.

"National Lampoon's Vacation" takes every family's worst vacation nightmares and combines them into one hysterical trip for the Clark (father), Ellen (mother), Rusty (son), and Audrey Griswold (daughter).

Everyone has a favorite holiday film. Mine just happens to be one riddled with dysfunctional family members and catastrophes galore. Here are my ten favorite quotes from this holiday classic.

Hollywood mostly ignores this holiday, but here are a few films that give it its day in the sun.

In addition to area movie complexes showing the big winter blockbusters, a few independent theaters in Central Pennsylvania - the greater Lancaster and Harrisburg areas - are decorating their big screens with festive favorites this holiday season.

A review of the movie starring John Candy and Steve Martin.

An analysis of the struggle of conformity versus non-conformity in the film National Lampoon's: Animal House.