"Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned."
Chevy Chase
as Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo
as Ellen Griswold
Anthony Michael Hall
as Rusty Griswold
Imogene Coca
as Aunt Edna
Randy Quaid
as Cousin Eddie
Dana Barron
as Audrey Griswold
Eddie Bracken
as Roy Walley
Brian Doyle-Murray
as Kamp Komfort Clerk
Miriam Flynn
as Cousin Catherine
James Keach
as Motorcycle Cop
Eugene Levy
as Car Salesman
Frank McRae
as Grover
John Candy
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Christie Brinkley
as Girl In The Red Ferrari
Jane Krakowski
as Cousin Vicki
John P. Navin, Jr.
as Cousin Dale
Nathan Cook
as Man Giving Directions
Christopher Jackson
as Pimp
Mickey Jones
as Mechanic
John Diehl
as Assistant Mechanic
Jeannie Dimter Barton
as Dodge City Cashier
Randy Lowell
as Wyatt Earp
Virgil Wyaco II
as Indian
Gerry Black
as Davenport
James Staley
as Motel Desk Clerk
Adelaide Wilder
as Car Hop
Tessa Richarde
as Motel Guest
Fritz Ford
as Neighbor
Eric Stacey
Scott Perry
as Swat Leader
Dennis Freeman
as Policeman
Michael Talbott
as Cowboy
John Craigmile
as Camel Rider
Henry Gibson
as Hotel clerk (uncredited)
Harold Ramis
as Car salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Ralph Burns
Original Music Composer
Director
John Hughes
Screenplay
Pembroke J. Herring
Editor
Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
Matty Simmons
Producer
Tony Epper
Stunts
Dick Ziker
Second Unit Director
Jophery C. Brown
Glenn R. Wilder
David R. Ellis
Lindsey Buckingham
Songs
Jack T. Collis
Production Design
Vocals
Robert Grand
Associate Producer
Joe D. Mitchell
Set Decoration
Susan Arnold
Casting
Caryl Wickman
Dialogue Editor
Martin Raymond Bolger
Sound Mixer
Ross Brown
Second Assistant Director
Alan Greedy
Script Supervisor
Earl Clark
Assistant Camera
Bernie Schwartz
Dolly Grip
Sam Mercer
Location Manager
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Property Master
Hal Whitby
Boom Operator
Phyllis Huffman
Robert P. Cohen
First Assistant Director
Alan Robert Murray
Sound Editor
Robert M. Stevens
Camera Operator
Robert G. Henderson
Bub Asman
Kevin Jewison
Second Assistant Camera
Sonny Van Hecke
Assistant Property Master
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Unit Production Manager
Karen Holley
Leadman
Eugene Marks
Music Editor
Brooke Henderson Ward
Assistant Sound Editor
Frank Griffin
Makeup Artist
Earl Gilbert
Gaffer
Gaylin P. Schultz
Key Grip
Richard J. Bayard
Construction Coordinator
Patrick Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Rhio Haessig
Best Boy Electric
Carl Barth
Adele Taylor
Hairstylist
Paul Vombrack
Second Unit Director of Photography
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
John M. Woodward
Transportation Coordinator
Tim Board
Assistant Editor
Elliott Marks
Still Photographer
Stunt Coordinator