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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Description: There’s one thing that’s undeniable about the Vacation film series - Chevy Chase is a genius. I mean, he’s a horrible human being, but dammit he’s funny. He makes the absolute dumbest jokes somehow make perfect sense and makes every scene he’s in better. Which is what makes Christmas Vacation somewhat disappointing - John Hughes is back with his twisted vision of It’s a Wonderful Life, and the Griswold extended family is packed with great actors, young and old. But the final product is just not up to snuff. Maybe hiring an unproven music video...