History Film / Vacation

* ContinuityNod: A brief scene shows that ''Vacation '15'' acknowledges all previous films in the series as Rusty admires photos of him and his old family's [[Film/VegasVacation time in]] UsefulNotes/LasVegas, [[Film/NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation their Christmas family gathering]], [[Film/NationalLampoonsEuropeanVacation their European excursion]] and, of course, [[Film/NationalLampoonsVacation the original, infamous Walley World trip]].

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[[caption-width-right:256:This is not your father's ''Vacation''\\

''Vacation'' is a 2015 [[RoadTripPlot road trip]] [[{{Comedy}} comedy]] directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. It serves as both a reboot and a sequel to the ''Film/NationalLampoonsVacation'' series, following the escapades of Rusty Griswold instead of his father Clark, though maintaining the same format and featuring appearances from Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/BeverlyDAngelo, and Creator/LeslieMann as the old members of the Griswold family, Clark, Ellen, and Audrey respectively.

All grown up and with a family of his own, Rusty Griswold (Creator/EdHelms) plans a cross country trip to Wally World to reconnect with his wife, Debbie (Creator/ChristinaApplegate), and bond with his two sons, James (Skyler Gisondo) and Kevin (Steele Stebbins). Typical to every Griswold family trip, HilarityEnsues.

The film also features many celebrity roles and cameos, with appearances from people such as Creator/ChrisHemsworth, Creator/CharlieDay, and Creator/KeeganMichaelKey.

* RealityEnsues: Debbie finds out the hard way that the years of living as a responsible married mom have taken a severe toll to her once legendary party-going skills and drinking stamina.

''Vacation'' is a 2015 [[RoadTripPlot road trip]] [[{{Comedy}} comedy]] directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. It serves as both a reboot and a sequel to the ''Film/NationalLampoonsVacation'' series, following the escapades of Rusty Griswold instead of his father Clark, though maintaining the same format and featuring appearances from Creator/ChevyChase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Creator/LeslieMann as the old members of the Griswold family, Clark, Ellen, and Audrey respectively.

* ChekovsSkill: Kevin putting a plastic bag over someone's head.

* TheAce: Stone seems to have everything going for him - looks, money, "endowment" and more.
* TheAllegedCar: Taking the place of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster is the Prancer minivan[[note]]a heavily modified Toyota Previa[[/note]] from Tartan, the "Honda of Albania". The Prancer comes equipped with several odd features, including a detachable bumper and a button that turns the driver's seat completely around. [[spoiler:Rusty has to resort to his dad's Family Truckster after the Prancer explodes.]]
* AmusementPark: Wally World is once again the family destination.

* BumblingDad: In Rusty's case, it looks like the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

-->'''Rusty:''' Oh come on sweetheart, we don't know that it's human.
* ContinuityNod: A brief scene shows that ''Vacation '15'' acknowledges all previous films in the series as Rusty admires photos of him and his old family's [[Film/VegasVacation time in]] UsefulNotes/LasVegas, [[Film/NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation their Christmas family gathering]], [[Film/NationalLampoonsEuropeanVacation their European excursion]] and, of course, [[Film/NationalLampoonsVacation the original, infamous Wally World trip]].

* GagPenis: Chris Hemsworth, who plays Audrey's husband, sports one of these.

* KillTheCutie: A re-creation of an iconic scene from the original ''Vacation'' film. In the original, a beautiful, mysterious blonde babe (Christine Brinkley) driving a [[CoolCar red Ferrari]] catches Clark's eye on the road. In the reboot, Rusty is tempted as an attractive woman (Hannah Davis) drives by in a red Ferrari and waves seductively. Unlike the original, where Brinkley's character meets up later with the Griswolds at a roadside hotel and goes skinny-dipping, this one doesn't end so well (she gets plowed head on by a semi-truck in the opposite lane).

--> '''Debbie:''' So you just want to redo your vacation from thirty years ago? Don't you think that's going to be kind of a letdown?

* MrFanservice: The trailers put Stone (Chris Hemsworth) in some situations meant obviously to highlight his features.

** Subverted in that James' display of "rage" is so ridiculously mild. But it ''does'' work. [[spoiler:The credits show him getting more satisfying revenge by putting a plastic bag over Kevin's head the same way he did earlier.]]
* RealityEnsues: Debbie finds out the hard way that the years of living as a responsible married mom, have taken a severe toll to her once legendary party-going skills and drinking stamina.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Chris Hemsworth gets one while he lingers in Rusty and Debbie's room showing them how the TV remote works with his shirt off. Just to get the full effect, he stands in a pose showboating his abs for several seconds without saying anything.

* {{Adorkable}}: James, as shown by his awkwardness with girls and inability [[spoiler:at first]] to stand up to his JerkAss little brother.

* AbortedArc: The film makes a point of mentioning that Stone is extremely conservative, but then quickly abandons this premise. The WebVideo/CinematicExcrement review even noted this, with the reviewer saying that it felt like the writers were setting it up to have Stone make a bunch of racist or homophobic comments, but then did nothing with the idea.
** There were a couple of offhand jokes about Stone not allowing Audrey to get a job, even a part-time one, despite her obvious interest in joining the work force.
** We don't ever learn what the Svastika button does.

** Once again, [[HelloNurse an attractive, young woman]] in a [[CoolCar red Ferrari]] drives up beside a Griswold family man (in this case, Rusty) and gives him flirty looks. Only this time, when Rusty turns away, she's promptly plowed over by a semi-truck. Doubles as a ShoutOut to ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' which did a similar joke.

* DysfunctionJunction

* TooDumbToLive: Rusty falls into this so many times, one wonders if he was more mature as a child. Debbie also falls into the same situation her husband has. From ignorance that their youngest son is a sociopathic bully, incompetent road skills, and they just land the family in more and more trouble.

* NeglectfulParents: Rusty and Debbie are simingly oblivious to the fact that Kevin is a monster, and Rusty's advice to James only makes things worse.

--> '''Debbie:''' So you just want to redo your vacation from thirty years ago? Don't you think that's going to be kind of a letdown?\\\
'''James Griswold''': I've never even heard of the original vacation.\\
'''Rusty''': Doesn't matter, ''the new vacation will stand on it's own'', m'kay?

--> '''James Griswold''': I've never even heard of the original vacation.\\

** --> '''Debbie:''' So you just want to redo your vacation from thirty years ago? Don't you think that's going to be kind of a letdown?
** --> '''James Griswold''': I've never even heard of the original vacation.\\

--> '''Debbie:''' So you just want to redo your vacation from thirty years ago? Don't you think that's going to be kind of a letdown?
--> '''James Griswold''': I've never even heard of the original vacation.\\

**

** --> '''James Griswold''': I've never even heard of the original vacation.\\

** Once again, an attractive young woman in a [[CoolCar red Ferrari]] drives up beside a Griswold family man, in this case Rusty, and gives him flirty looks. Only this time, when Rusty turns away, she's promptly plowed over by a semi-truck. Doubles as a ShoutOut to ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' which did a similar joke.

** Various versions of Lindsay Buckingham's 1983 hit single, "Holiday Road" (the theme song to the ''Vacation'' series), including the original, are played all throughout the film.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Inverted in the scene where, once again, an attractive, [[MsFanservice fanservicey]] woman in a red Ferrari attempts to distract Rusty, which ends with her death (caused by her car colliding violently with an oncoming semitrailer truck). [[note]](Incidentally, in the original, Clark nearly crashes the car into an oncoming semi, but is able to steer out of the way. Unlike the girl, he had a nearly deserted highway and large shoulders to work with.)[[/note]]

** Once again, an attractive young woman in a CoolCar drives up beside a Griswold family man, in this case Rusty, and gives him flirty looks. Only this time, when Rusty turns away, she's promptly plowed over by a semi-truck. Doubles as a ShoutOut to ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' which did a similar joke.

* ContinuityNod: A brief scene shows that ''Vacation '15'' acknowledges all previous films in the series as Rusty admires photos of him and his old family's [[Film/VegasVacation time in]] UsefulNotes/LasVegas, [[Film/NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation their Christmas family gathering]], their European excursion and, of course, the original Wally World trip.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Inverted in the scene where an attractive, [[MsFanservice fanservicy]] woman in a red Ferrari attempts to distract Rusty, which ends with her death (caused by her car colliding violently with an oncoming semitrailer truck). [[note]](Incidentally, in the original, Clark nearly crashes the car into an oncoming semi, but is able to steer out of the way. Unlike the girl, he had a nearly deserted highway and large shoulders to work with.)[[/note]]

The film also features many celebrity roles and cameos, with appearances from people such as Creator/ChrisHemsworth, Creator/CharlieDay, and [[Series/KeyAndPeele Keegan-Michael Key]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Though ''Vacation '83'' is rated R, the prior sequels are toned down a lot in comparison [[LighterAndSofter]]. This is most evident with the fourth and previous movie, 1997's ''Vegas Vacation'' which virtually has no harsh language or offensive content. As a result, the MPAA gave it a family-friendly PG rating (Parental Guidance Suggested). This installment intentionally jumps right up to R with its heavy amount of raunch, swearing, and morbid jokes. In fact, the movie went through a brief period of development hell as the filmmakers couldn't decide on the film's target audience.

* BlackComedy: If the trailers are anything to go by, ''Vacation'' will retain this sort of humor from the original.