Ratings
Financials
Revenue: $71,300,000
Budget: $27,000,000
Profit: + $44,300,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: Yule crack up!
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Nov 30, 1989
Rating: PG-13
Run Time: 1h 37m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Hughes Entertainment , Warner Bros. Pictures
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Synopsis
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Production | Casting |
Heidi Levitt
Risa Bramon Garcia
Billy Hopkins
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Producer |
John Hughes
Tom Jacobson
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Casting Assistant |
Juel Bestrop
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Unit Production Manager |
William S. Beasley
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Associate Producer |
William S. Beasley
Ramey E. Ward
Mauri Syd Gayton
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Executive Producer |
Daniel Grodnik
Matty Simmons
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Extras Casting |
Franklyn Warren
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Assistant Location Manager |
Stephen Andrzejewski
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Location Manager |
Robert C. Decker
Thomas J. Busch
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Editing | Editor |
Gerald B. Greenberg
Michael A. Stevenson
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Assistant Editor |
Kathryn Camp
Carlyn Montes De Oca
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Michael Kaplan
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Makeup Artist |
Lee Harman
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Set Costumer |
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
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Hairstylist |
Kaye Pownall
Stephen Robinette
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Costume Supervisor |
Eddie Marks
Mari Grimaud
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Sound | Original Music Composer |
Angelo Badalamenti
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Orchestrator |
Angelo Badalamenti
Andrew Barrett
Charles Samek
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Sound Editor |
George H. Anderson
Victoria Rose Sampson
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Glenn T. Morgan
Dan Hegeman
Lou Kleinman
David Baldwin
Neal Burger
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Sound Effects Editor |
Dino Dimuro
Rickley W. Dumm
Mark Lanza
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Conductor |
Shirley Walker
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Scoring Mixer |
Robert Fernandez
Franklin Jones Jr.
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Music Supervisor |
Ron Payne
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ADR Editor |
Joe Gilbert
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Foley Artist |
Gary A. Hecker
Edward M. Steidele
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Supervising Sound Editor |
Wylie Stateman
Larry Kemp
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Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Chris Jenkins
Doug Hemphill
Mark Smith
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First Assistant Sound Editor |
Karen Baker Landers
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Supervising ADR Editor |
Stan Gilbert
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Music Editor |
Jim Harrison
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Sound Mixer |
James R. Alexander
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Boom Operator |
Greg Agalsoff
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Visual Effects | Animation |
Ralph Eggleston
Bill Kroyer
Bob Scott
Tony Fucile
Dennis Venizelos
Mark M. Pompian
Dave Woodman
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Visual Effects |
Hoyt Yeatman
David McCullough
Chris Buchinsky
Justin Klarenbeck
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Crew | Stunts |
Kenny Bates
Jeannie Epper
Erik Cord
Steve Kelso
John Robotham
Dick Ziker
John Meier
Bill McIntosh
Tommy J. Huff
Chad Randall
Tim A. Davison
Steve Picerni
Noon Orsatti
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
William H. Burton Jr.
Gregory J. Barnett
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Scott Wilder
Janet Brady
Annie Ellis
Philip Romano
Sammy Thurman
Harold Jones
Jason White
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Stunt Coordinator |
Charlie Picerni
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Special Effects |
Allen Hall
Dieter Sturm
Gary L. Karas
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Transportation Coordinator |
Dan Marrow
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Unit Publicist |
Eileen Peterson
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Stunt Double |
Leslie Hoffman
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Video Assist Operator |
Richmond G. Cogswell
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Cableman |
John Agalsoff Jr.
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Writing | Screenplay |
John Hughes
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Camera | Camera Operator |
Douglas Knapp
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Director of Photography |
Thomas E. Ackerman
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Assistant Camera |
Kirk Bales
Ann Lukacs
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Steadicam Operator |
Randy Nolen
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Still Photographer |
Ron Phillips
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Second Unit Director of Photography |
Eric Engler
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Key Grip |
Scott M. Robinson
Ted Rhodes
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First Assistant Camera |
David L. Parrish
William Coss
Tama Takahashi
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Best Boy Grip |
Charles John Bukey
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Dolly Grip |
Kurt Young
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Second Assistant Camera |
Craig Asato
John Wagner
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Art | Set Decoration |
Lisa Fischer
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Property Master |
Timothy W. Tiedje
Barbara Adamski
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Production Design |
Stephen Marsh
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Production Illustrator |
David J. Negron Jr.
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Art Direction |
Beala Neel
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Construction Coordinator |
Richard Dean Rankin
S. Bruce Wineinger
Kenneth J. Gagnon Sr.
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Greensman |
Neil David Pontecorvo
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Leadman |
John Rozman
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Assistant Property Master |
David P. Newell
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Standby Painter |
Glen Cooper
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Directing | Director |
Jeremiah S. Chechik
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Second Assistant Director |
Frank Capra III
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Second Unit Director |
Charlie Picerni
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First Assistant Director |
Matt Earl Beesley
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Script Supervisor |
Marcia 'Mavis' Girard
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Second Second Assistant Director |
Bryan Denegal
Vicki Jackson-Lemay
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Second Unit First Assistant Director |
Eric Jewett
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Lighting | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
Mike Amorelli
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Electrician |
Albert Hood
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Gaffer |
Bill Silic
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Chief Lighting Technician |
Bill Silic
Kevin Kelley
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