Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation follows Clark Griswold, who has received a large bonus from his employer after inventing a long-lasting food preservative, and decides to take his family to Las Vegas. Once the Griswolds arrive in the gambling and entertainment capital, the trip quickly frays: Clark loses the family's money at the tables, Ellen is drawn to a lounge singer, Audrey is unsettled by a new dress and a nightclub, and Rusty takes to the local fast-living crowd. Cousin Eddie, who happens to be nearby, offers advice that does not help matters.

Stephen Kessler directed the film, his first feature, from a screenplay by Elisa Bell. Jerry Weintraub produced for Warner Bros. Pictures, with a budget of 25 million dollars and a worldwide gross of 36 million. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo return as Clark and Ellen, alongside Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie, Ethan Embry as Rusty, Marisol Nichols as Audrey and Miriam Flynn as Cousin Catherine. The credited cast runs to 82 people and the crew to 52.

Audiences rate the film modestly, at 5.9 out of 10 on IMDb from around 56,000 votes and 6 out of 10 on TMDB from roughly 757 votes. A critics' rating of 4 out of 10 from 33 reviews places it below those audience scores.