Random Interesting Details From 'Christmas Vacation' That Make Us Think It's Time For A Rewatch (13 items)

(#8) Fashion At Its Best

From Redditor u/Peacewise:

In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, you can see that [Cousin] Eddie is wearing a mock turtleneck [commonly referred to as a dickie] that shows through his sweater.
(#9) Open The Doors... To See All The People

From Redditor u/ict316:

In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Cousin Eddie does "Here's the Church, Here's the Steeple, Open the Doors and See All the People" during the dinner blessing.
(#11) Full Speed Ahead

From Redditor u/Lobanium:

In Christmas Vacation, you can clearly see the detonation cord before Clark "sleds" down the hill.
(#7) 'Hocus Pocus' Featuring The Griswolds

From Redditor u/cru_jonze:

Hocus Pocus* has a scene shot directly in front of the famous Christmas Vacation house. Odd because this is a Walt Disney Pictures movie shot on the Warner Brother's backlot.

*(Hocus Pocus is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures)
(#5) Look, A Deer!

From Redditor u/spellyalewitha6:

The pickup that tailgates the Griswolds in Christmas Vacation is the same truck that Kurt Russell uses as a work truck in the movie Overboard*.

*(Overboard is distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
(#4) Eggnog, Anyone?

From Redditor u/sleepwalkchicago:

In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), the glasses Clark and Eddie are drinking eggnog out of are from Walley World, the destination of the first Vacation (1983) movie.