Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik Written by John Hughes   Cast Chevy Chase ... Clark Beverly D'Angelo ... Ellen Juliette Lewis ... Audrey Johnny Galecki ... Rusty John Randolph ... Clark, Sr. Diane Ladd ... Nora E.G. Marshall ... Art Doris Roberts ... Francis Randy Quaid ... Cousin Eddie Johnson Miriam Flynn ... Cousin Catherine Johnson Cody Burger ... Rocky Ellen Latzen ... Ruby Sue (as Ellen Hamilton Latzen) William Hickey ... Lewis Mae Questel ... Bethany Sam McMurray ... Bill Nicholas Guest ... Todd Chester Julia Louis-Dreyfus ... Margo Chester Nicolette Scorsese ... Mary Keith MacKechnie ... Delivery Boy Brian Doyle-Murray ... Frank Shirley (as Brian Doyle Murray) Natalija Nogulich ... Mrs. Shirley (as Natalia Nogulich) Tony Epper ... Bozo #1 Billy Hank Hooker ... Bozo #2 (as Hank Hooker) Alexander Folk ... Swat Officer Jeremy Roberts ... Cop Woody Weaver ... Cop Michael Kaufman ... Young Executive Doug Llewelyn ... Parade Announcer (voice) Uncredited Cast Devin Bailey ... Clark (age 9) Frank Foti Jr. ... SWAT Team Sargeant Traci Kochendorfer ... Downtown Shopper Produced by William S. Beasley   Mauri Syd Gayton   John Hughes   Tom Jacobson   Matty Simmons   Ramey E. Ward   Daniel Grodnik   Original Music by Angelo Badalamenti

Additional Info Premiere: November 30, 1989 Theatrical Release: December 01, 1989 DVD Release: November 18, 1997 Blu-ray Release: December 05, 2006 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Alternate Titles National Lampoon's Winter Holiday Production Companies Warner Bros. (presents) (as Warner Bros.) Hughes Entertainment (as A Hughes Entertainment Production) National Lampoon Distributors Warner Bros.   (1989) (USA) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Pictures, A Warner Communications Company) Warner Home Video   (1990) (USA) (VHS) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1992) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1997) (USA) (DVD) (also in 2003, 2008) Warner Home Video   (2006) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD) Warner Home Video   (2015) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Digital HD) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.6 / 10 Our Rating 7.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.5 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #955 / 20,905 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 9 total ratings Almost Perfect 5 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Site Ranking #951 Rocky III (1982) #952 Underworld: Evolution (2006) #953 Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian (2009) #954 The Meg (2018) #955 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) #956 Unstoppable (2010) #957 Run, Lola, Run (1998) #958 Carrie (1976) #959 Falling Down (1993)