Griswold (Chevy Chase) strung his twinkle-light masterpiece ... While set in a snowy suburb of Chicago, Christmas Vacation was lensed primarily in sunny Los Angeles (along with a few exteriors ...

Director Chris Columbus claims he quit working on “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” after he met with the film’s leading actor, Chevy Chase. In a new interview with Vanity Fair ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Chevy Chase, who played Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” will be in Denver on Wednesday for the anniversary of the iconic Christmas movie.

actor Chevy Chase. Speaking to Vanity Fair, director Chris Columbus said he had already signed on to direct Christmas Vacation, which was released in 1989, and had begun shooting when he first met ...

Christmas Vacation could have been part of his bio as well. "I was signed on … and then I met Chevy Chase. Even given my situation at the time, where I desperately needed to make a film ...