An interesting fact I wasn't aware of, but National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation actually grossed more than the original National Lampoon's Vacation, and second-most grossing National Lampoon movie of all time. What takes first place? Animal House of course.

The Plot

It's a few weeks before Christmas and the Griswold family is once again on an adventure. Clark has the amazing talent to get the family into the most insane situations, and this Christmas is no exception. This year, The Griswolds are going out beyond their suburban boundaries to find a real Christmas tree.

After having an interesting time out in nature and bringing the Christmas tree back home, Clark learns both his parents and his wife's parents are coming to spend Christmas with them. Of course, this is the season to be nice, and since he put $7500 down on a new pool in the backyard because of his guaranteed Christmas bonus from work, dusting off 25,000 Christmas lights from the garage, and having a SWAT team about to bust through the windows and doors of the Griswold home...couldn't be a recipe for disaster. Could it?