Was National Lampoons European Vacation movie shot on location?”
National Lampoon’s European Vacation (originally given the working title Vacation ‘2’ Europe) is a 1985 comedy film. The second film in National Lampoon’s Vacation film series, it was directed by Amy Heckerling and stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. Dana Hill and Jason Lively replace Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall as Griswold children Audrey and Rusty. After Hall declined to reprise his role (he decided to star in Weird Science instead), producers decided to recast both children. This was the only Vacation film that did not feature Randy Quaid’s “Cousin Eddie” character. In the opening “Pig in a Poke” sequence, the family’s name is shown as “Griswald”, though in every other instance and film it is spelled “Griswold. The film’s plot is another family misadventure, full of over-the-top slapstick. Chase and D’Angelo again portray the married couple Clark and Ellen Griswold, living in suburban Chicago with two children, Rusty and Audrey. The family competes in a game show called
Filming locations for European Vacation (1985) More at IMDbPro ยป advertisement Bressanone, Bolzano, Trentino – Alto Adige, Italy Crockett Hotel – 320 Bonham, San Antonio, Texas, USA London, England, UK Paris, France Rome, Lazio, Italy The literal translation of the Italian billboard featuring Ellen’s (Beverly D’Angelo) half-naked picture is “The Lady in the Shower”. more Goofs: Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the beginning of the movie when they are using the barbecue, Clark and Ellen both squeeze the lighter fluid container and it makes a metal sound although it’s clearly plastic. more Quotes: Clark Griswold: There’s the Left Bank, kids. Russ, I bet you can’t guess what bank is on the right. Rusty Griswold: The Bank of America.
The Vacation movie franchise hit another home run with European Vacation. It followed the Griswald clan trekking across Europe stopping at various destination points for fun and chaos. To make it as authentic as possible the movie was filmed on location in the various cities they made stops in such as Paris and London.
