It’s the holidays, and making the most money off of film lovers during this time of year is what the movie studios are all about. Going with that theme, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is getting a re-release in the theater in celebration of the film’s 30th anniversary.

Playing at AMC theaters in the Cleveland area and across the country, the film runs on the big screen starting Friday, Dec. 6 through Thursday, Dec. 12.

Christmas Vacation — despite being an incredibly stressful movie following Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) and his family through a series of funny-to-some misadventures when they decide to stay home rather than go elsewhere for Christmas — is considered a holiday classic. It originally came out in 1989.

Find out more about times and locations for next month’s movie screening right here.

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This article appears in Nov 20-26, 2019.

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‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ Turns 30 This Year and of Course is Getting a Re-Release in Cleveland

Laura MorrisonNovember 25, 2019June 2, 2025

One reply on “‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ Turns 30 This Year and of Course is Getting a Re-Release in Cleveland”

Eyeb4ll says:

November 26, 2019 at 8:50 am

It’s probably a Fathom Events thing, right? Those people are geniuses; charge full price for something many of us already have on a dusty DVD anyway. Snide-ness aside, Christmas Vacation and Christmas Story are so popular because they do such a great job of showing the stress and blatant commercialism of the season.