Fresh
The subplots involving D'Angelo and Newton and Ethan Embry -- the Griswolds' son, who can't stop winning -- have their charms.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Vegas Vacation
This time the Griswolds are on a roll.
1997 · 1h 33m · PG
Comedy
Directed by
Stephen Kessler
Overview
The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.
Director and cast
- Stephen Kessler Director
- Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold
- Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold
- Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie
- Ethan Embry as Russell 'Rusty' Griswold
- Marisol Nichols as Audrey Griswold
- Miriam Flynn as Cousin Catherine
- Shae D'Lyn as Cousin Vicki
- Wayne Newton as Himself
- Wallace Shawn as Marty
- Siegfried Fischbacher as Siegfried
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
13%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A tepid fourth entry in the popular 1980s series that is decidedly showing its age.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Rotten
I'll lay you 3-to-1 odds that by the end of this flick even fans will be thinking that this wasn't a trip worth taking.
Bruce Walker, Washington Post
Rotten
There is nothing more memorable about Vegas Vacation than the flatness of the writing in Elisa Bell's script and the uninspired direction of first-timer Stephen Kessler.
Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The first half hour in particular is clogged with wheezing routines that appear to have no punchlines.
John Hartl, Film.com
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