Christmas Vacation - 1989 - a podcast by Elicia & Gen

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HOLY SHIT! 
The Griswold family Christmas is a horrifying experience if ever there was one. Ellen Griswold is a saint for the shit she puts up with. She must be on lithium, because she keeps her cool the entire time. This family as a whole is tolerable, other than Clark, who is just a selfish asshole. Audrey sticks by her dad when her grandmother tries to put him down and Rusty is basically the man of the house since his father is a bumbling buffoon. Seriously, Rusty doesn't get enough credit for his contribution to the Griswold household. 
The holiday is already off to a rough start with a creepy, hillbilly trucker altercation and a near-death experience, that has the Griswolds driving underneath a semi truck! Once they've gotten things under control, that's when the cavalry comes in. Both sets of grandparents (who don't get along), and an unexpected visit from Cousin Eddie and his family. 
It's disaster after disaster for this Christmas movie (that actually ends on Christmas Eve), that really seals in that horror movie flavor.  
We found some fun trivia goodies, like how much it cost Clark to run al those damn lights, and which director turned down the chance to work on this film. Also, if you don't rock a white sweater with a black, turtleneck dickie underneath at some point in your life, what are you even doing?

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