Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) and his wife, Ellen, live a placid but uninteresting life in the suburbs with their two children, Audrey and Rusty. One day, the family competes on a game show entitled "Pig in a Poke", where they surprise themselves and everyone else by managing to win a trip to Europe. With no real foreign travelling experience to speak of, the family sets off on their European vacation. In London, Clark's driving is a menace to the other drivers when he cannot adjust to driving on the left side of the road. Oblivious to the chaos he is causing, he continues on, managing to destroy Stonehenge in the process. Comical misfortune continues to dog the family throughout their trip. In France, a local resident steals their camera, while in Rome, Ellen is kidnapped by terrorists. Despite all of this, the family must work out how to stick together and somehow make it back to the United States in one piece.
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Chevy Chase | Clark Griswold |
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Beverly D'Angelo | Ellen Griswold |
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Dana Hill | Audrey Griswold |
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Jason Lively | Rusty Griswold |
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John Astin | Pig in a Poke Host - Kent |
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Sheila Kennedy | Game Show Hostess #1 |
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Paul Bartel | Mr. Froeger |
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Cynthia Szigeti | Mrs. Froeger |
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Malcolm Danare | The Froegers' Son |
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Kevi Kendall | The Froegers' Daughter |
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Tricia Lange | Game Show Hostess #2 |
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William Zabka | Jack |
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Wendy Goldman | Stewardess |
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Angus MacKay | Announcer at Court |
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Julie Wooldridge | Princess Di |
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Peter Hugo | Prince Charles |
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Jeannette Charles | Queen Elizabeth |
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Derek Deadman | Taxi Driver |
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Mel Smith | Hotel Manager |
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Gwen Nelson | Hotel Manager's Mother |
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Robbie Coltrane | Man in the Bathroom |
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Maureen Lipman | Lady in the Bed |
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Paul McDowell | First English Motorist |
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Ballard Berkeley | Second English Motorist |
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Eric Idle | The Bike Rider |
| Director | Amy Heckerling |
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| Writer | John Hughes, Robert Klane | |
| Producer | Stuart Cornfeld, Matty Simmons | |
| Musician | Charles Fox | |
| Photography | Robert Paynter | |
| Edition | Special Edition |
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| Packaging | Snap Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Dolby Digital Mono [English] Dolby Digital Mono [French] |
| Subtitles | Chinese | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Georgian | Korean | Mandarin | Portuguese | Spanish | Thai |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Apr 02, 2002 |
| Regions | Region 1 |