Christmas Vacation (1989)

Turkey Dinner

At the family feast, Aunt Bethany (Mae Questel) recites the Pledge of Allegiance and the main course withers.

Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.

Released in 1989 by Warner Bros..

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  • character-type: Aunt
  • character-type: Grandmother
  • character-type: Crazy Person
  • character-type: Grandfather
  • character-type: Daughter
  • character-type: Wife
  • character-type: Son
  • action: Pray
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • secondary-genre: Slapstick Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Comedy
  • mood: Family-Friendly
  • primary-occasion: Holidays
  • secondary-occasion: Christmas
  • prop: Food
  • prop: Wine Glass
  • setting: Dinner Table
  • theme: Patriotism
  • actor: William Hickey
  • actor: Mae Questel
  • actor: Doris Roberts
  • actor: Johnny Galecki
  • actor: Cody Burger
  • actor: Chevy Chase
  • actor: Miriam Flynn
  • actor: Randy Quaid
  • actor: John Randolph
  • actor: Diane Ladd
  • actor: Juliette Lewis
  • actor: Beverly D'Angelo
  • actor: Ellen Hamilton Latzen
  • director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
  • producer: Mauri Syd Gayton
  • producer: William S. Beasley
  • producer: Daniel Grodnik
  • producer: Ramey E. Ward
  • producer: John Hughes
  • producer: Matty Simmons
  • cinematographer: Thomas E. Ackerman
  • composer: Angelo Badalamenti
  • editor: Michael A. Stevenson
  • editor: Gerald B. Greenberg
  • role-name: Cousin Ruby Sue Johnson
  • role-name: Nora Griswold
  • role-name: Aunt Bethany
  • role-name: Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Sr.
  • role-name: Audrey Griswold
  • role-name: Frances Smith
  • role-name: Uncle Lewis
  • role-name: Clark Griswold
  • role-name: Ellen Griswold
  • role-name: Cousin Catherine Johnson
  • role-name: Russell 'Rusty' Griswold
  • role-name: Cousin Rocky Johnson
  • role-name: Cousin Eddie Johnson
  • screenwriter: John Hughes
  • year: 1989
  • studio: Warner Bros.