Die Hard, everyone has their own go-to Christmas movies. Then there are the holiday movies that have been consigned to the Island of Misfit Christmas Movie Sequels movies that people don’t love, because they just plain don’t know about. (Though, admittedly, film quality may also often play a part.) Here are seven examples of the latter.
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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure (2003)
Fourteen years after rolling up to Clark Griswold’s house in a run-down old RV in 1989’s
National Lampoon’s
Christmas Vacation, Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) got a seasonal saga of his own with the made-for-TV
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National Lampoon s Christmas Vacation Cast: Where are They Now?
On 12/24/20 at 4:58 PM EST
In the 31 years since its release,
National Lampoon s Christmas Vacation has earned the distinction of being a holiday classic. A lot has happened in those three decades, of course, including with the cast that helped make the comedy so memorable in the first place.
Before we get to the cast, though, let s talk about the title. Yes, it s true, there s no actual vacation in the film. It s a holdover from the two previous films in the franchise,
National Lampoon s Vacation (another classic) and
National Lampoon s European Vacation (not so much). Like those films,
Scrounging up gift money when you might be out of work.
And then, of course, thereâs still that pesky COVID-19 pandemic.
We donât really need reminders as to why weâre under stress. And while minutiae of the holiday season is traditionally taxing given all we feel we need to squeeze in, 2020 has proven to be particularly challenging.
Fortunately there is music. Though it might not be a cure-all to solve all woes, the uplifting tunes and the comforting tones that help define the holidays provide at least a temporary respite from the troubles of the day.
In the spirit of the season, Iâm offering this list of personal holiday favorites. This is not intended as a definitive âbest ofâ list, the songs are not listed in any particular order of importance and the overwhelming majority are tied to Christmas (itâs hard to fight the onslaught from radio and the recording industry). Itâs just a list of songs I like, and I hope you do, as well.
Filmmaker John Hughes made some of the most memorable teen movies but the director also had success with holiday movies. Some of his Christmas movies are perennial favorites.