vegas vacation

Griswold, following a big promotion, announces to his family that he is taking them on vacation. Their enthusiasm wanes, however, when they hear they are headed to Las Vegas, Nevada. His wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) and teenage children Rusty (Ethan Embry) and Audrey (Marisol Nichols) have their doubts, as Las Vegas is not known for its family-friendly atmosphere.

Upon arriving in Vegas, the family embarks upon a series of mishaps and adventures that bring them in contact with many famous people, as well as returning cousin Catherine (Miriam Flynn) and her eccentric husband Eddie (Randy Quaid).

Trivia

• The Mirage Resort on the Las Vegas Strip was a major filming location for this movie.
• Filmed during the busy tourist season, from mid-June, through late September 1996.
• Several sections of the movie are filmed at Shenandoah, the home of entertainer Wayne Newton, who also appears in the film.
• Producer Jerry Weintraub makes a cameo appearance as "Gilly from Philly".
• Siegfried and Roy's world-famous stage show is featured, with the entertainers (and tigers) interacting with Chase.
• Dharma & Greg veteran Shae D'Lyn plays Cousin Vicki.
• Wallace Shawn, Julia Sweeney, and Toby Huss have small roles; Sid Caesar appears in a cameo.
• The "Cousin Vicki" and "Cousin Dale" characters appear here for the first time since the original Vacation film (though both are played by different actors).
• Christie Brinkley has a cameo as "the girl in the Ferrari" from the first Vacation film, although this time she is revealed to have a baby.
• Clark tells Rusty and Audrey that he hardly recognizes them anymore, a reference to having different actors play the Griswold children in each of the four movies.
• Early working titles include National Lampoon's Las Vegas Vacation and National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation
• Although depicted as a joke, casino war is a real casino game.

Tagline

• This time the Griswolds are on a roll.