Summer officially starts this Wednesday.
Looks like it’s vacation season and so I thought this week we’d feature links to online articles about the classic movie, National Lampoon’s Vacation. It was originally released on July 29, 1983 which means that in a couple weeks it’s going to be 37 years since it first hit the theaters!
Below are a half a dozen links to the original film plus a video of a reunion with the original cast and then there’s the weekly MBIP Coming Attractions!
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SUNDAY LINKS
Read John Hughes’ Original National Lampoon Vacation Story That Started the Movie Franchise - Before it was a movie and before John Hughes became a teen movie tycoon, he was a writer for the National Lampoon magazine and Vacation was an article titled, “Vacation ’58.” It was a little darker in tone than the movie for which he wrote the script. Here’s the lead line to the original article: “If Dad hadn’t shot Walt Disney in the leg, it would have been our best vacation ever!”
‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ - The original NY Times 1983 review by Janet Maslin.
14 Road-Worthy Facts About National Lampoon’s Vacation - Number 13 is interesting and something I had never seen, warning: It’s not very good.
20 things you probably didn’t know about ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ - Number 11: I never realized that was Jane Krakowski till I read this!
30 Things We Learned From the ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ Commentary - Notes from the DVD commentary.
‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ Stars: Where Are They Now? - A gallery of then and now photos and information of what the cast has been up to since 1983. *Spoiler Alert: Imogene Coca and John Candy are still dead.*
Chevy Chase & The Original Griswold’s Get Together For ‘Vacation’ Reunion - A reunion with the original cast back in 2012.
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MBIP COMING ATTRACTIONS!
Monday: A new restaurant opened up in The Metro Centre and the name of it is, The Queen of Squash. I went there last night and you can see photos from my dining experience on tomorrow’s blog post.
Tuesday: We continue our 23 week grilled cheese tour with a stop at El Taco Loco for Mexican-styled grilled cheese sandwich.
Wednesday: I went and saw Heather Maloney at 3300 Event Space last Wednesday along with High Tea and it was a great show!
Thursday: I had lunch at Jack’s On Adam’s with Tom, who’s doing research on a book about WWCT radio station.
Friday: We’ll be sampling another mall meal from Northwoods Mall next Friday
Saturday: It will be another trip down memory lane as we post another Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: The Monterey Pop Festival, The Assassination of R.F.K., The 25th Anniversary Of The Seinfeld Finale.