Speaking to Vanity Fair, director Chris Columbus said he had already signed on to direct Christmas Vacation ... but I can’t do this movie with Chevy Chase.’ " The move, it turned out, was ...

Griswold (Chevy Chase) strung his twinkle-light masterpiece in the 1989 comedy. To me, Christmas movies are like fine ... National Lampoon’sChristmas Vacation. I’ve watched the film about ...

Director Chris Columbus claims he quit working on “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ... I met Chevy Chase,” Columbus recalled, while discussing the the hit 1989 holiday movie.

Christmas Vacation could have been part of his bio as well. "I was signed on … and then I met Chevy Chase. Even given my ... comical miscues throughout the movie threatens to derail the family ...