Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stephen Kessler
Screenplay by	Elisa Bell
Story by	Elisa Bell Bob Ducsay
Based on	Characters by John Hughes
Produced by	Jerry Weintraub
Starring	Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Randy Quaid Wayne Newton Ethan Embry Wallace Shawn
Cinematography	William A. Fraker
Edited by	Seth Flaum
Music by	Joel McNeely
Production companies	Warner Bros. Pictures Jerry Weintraub Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 14, 1997 (1997-02-14)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$36.4 million (US)

Vegas Vacation is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Stephen Kessler in his feature directorial debut. It is the fourth installment in National Lampoon’s Vacation film series, and was written by Elisa Bell, based on a story by Bell and Bob Ducsay. The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Wayne Newton, Ethan Embry, and Wallace Shawn. It tells the story of Clark Griswold taking his family to Las Vegas to renew his vows to Ellen as the series' usual hilarity occurs. The film opened at #4 at the box office and grossed over $36.4 million domestically.^[1] Vegas Vacation is the first theatrical Vacation film not to carry the National Lampoon label or a screenwriting credit from John Hughes. Also, this is the only National Lampoon film to be released in the 1990s and the final film released before National Lampoon magazine folded. this was also the last Vacation movie to be released until New Line Cinema, a production company of Warner Bros, produced a reboot that was released 18 years later in 2015.