VACATION (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Ed Helms (The Hangover), Christina Applegate (Anchorman), Leslie Mann (Knocked Up), Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers), Beverly D’Angelo (American History X), Chevy Chase (Caddyshack), Skyler Gisondo (The Amazing Spider-Man), Steele Stebbins (A Haunted House 2), Charlie Day (Horrible Bosses), Keegan-Michael Key (Let’s Be Cops), Regina Hall (Scary Movie), Catherine Missal (Movement and Location), Elizabeth Gillies (The Clique), Tim Heidecker (Bridesmaids), Nick Kroll (Little Fockers), Kaitlin Olson (The Heat), Michael Peña (Crash)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John Francis Daley (film debut) and Jonathan M. Goldstein (film debut), directors, writers; Chris Bender (We’re The Millers) and David Dobkin (Fred Claus), producers; Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie), composer; Barry Peterson (21 Jump Street), cinematographer; Jamie Gross (MacGruber), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Eager to follow in the footsteps of his father Clark (Chase) and desperate to bond with his family, a grown-up Rusty Griswold (Helms) decides to take his wife Debbie (Applegate) and two sons James (Gisondo) and Kevin (Stebbins) on a cross-country trip to the family-friendly theme park Walley World, before it closes its gates forever.      However, not everything goes according to plan…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

National Lampoon’s classic Vacation series, which saw Chevy Chase get into various mishaps with his family over multiple family trips, is lovingly rebooted for a new generation.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST AUGUST 2015

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