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Even if you’re not overly interested in the house, the tour is worth it just for the views you get of the city. After Lombard’s death in 1942, Gable continued to live in this house until his own death in 1960. His widow Kay Williams lived here until 1973, when she moved to the star-studded street of Roxbury Dr. (Click Here to read about it). Studio publicists would photograph Gable driving his tractor around the property, or mending a fence. During interviews, he would go to the barn with reporters and milk a cow, or he would help Lombard gather eggs from the hen house. Those references include (but are not limited to) the house covered in lights, Clark Griswold hanging from the roof, the Christmas tree bursting through the ceiling and of course the fan-favorite character Cousin Eddie, bathrobe and all.
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The entire display would have been put on hold if he had been forced to disassemble the plastic addition meant to make his home look more like the suburban Chicago house in the 1989 comedy starring Chevy Chase. It went on to gross a total of $71,319,546 in the United States while showing in movie theaters.[25] It was the highest-grossing film in the series, until the release of Vacation in 2015. Uncle Lewis says that the light is coming from a sewage treatment plant, reminding Clark that Eddie had been dumping his RV sewage into the nearby storm drain. Before Clark can stop him, Uncle Lewis lights another cigar and tosses the match into the drain, causing a giant gas explosion which sets a Santa's sleigh decoration afire and launches it into the sky. Aunt Bethany starts singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and everyone joins in as the flaming decoration flies into the distance.
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However, Clark maintains a positive attitude and remains undeterred in his plans. He covers the house's entire exterior with thousands of lights, which temporarily cause a citywide power shortage once he gets them to work properly. Chicago-area resident Clark Griswold intends to have a great Christmas with his entire family. He drives his wife Ellen and children Audrey and Rusty out to the country to find a tree, ultimately choosing the largest one they can find.
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If you’re a horror movie fan, you must drive by the Nightmare on Elm Street house. It’s located in Los Angeles, and the iconic view you get from the street makes it well worth the trip. The house in the 2200 block of West Estes Avenue is decked out in honor of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” the beloved 1989 movie set in the Chicago area. Still, a quick look at the property will leave it feeling smaller than you remember. The show portrayed it as a two-story home when in reality, it’s a single-story house.
The Griswold House in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”
The National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation house before the Christmas lights were turned on in the movie. In the movie, Clark (Chevy Chase) has big plans for a “good, old-fashioned family Christmas.” Both sets of grandparents are coming for Christmas. The Griswolds also get a surprise visit from Cousin Catherine (Miriam Flynn) and her moocher husband, Eddie, played by Randy Quaid.
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Not that we condone canceling Christmas bonuses, but we can’t allow for public visitations to the house. Ranch where National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was filmed is set at 411 North Hollywood Way in Burbank, California. While the story takes place in Chicago amid the snow and chill, the Griswold house is actually located in Los Angeles and is part of the Warner Brothers studio. Continue reading all about the Griswold family home (and we’ve thrown in a few details about cousin Eddie’s beloved RV too). Will Rogers State Park is a massive outdoor escape from the city with tons of hiking trails with canyon and ocean views. You can tour the home and the rest of the estate but be ready to pay for parking.
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A 15-year labor of love, all to bring joy to thousands every holiday season. In the movie, the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation house is located in a snowy Chicago suburb, however, the true location of the property is on the backlot of the Warner Bros. Fans of the movie who don’t want to drape their homes in Christmas lights, but still want to add some holiday movie magic can turn to Department 56’s beautiful Christmas Vacation Village collection. Unfortunately, the memorable movie house isn’t included in the Warner Brothers Studio tour, but you can check out other real sets, backlots, and sound stages (including the set of Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls).
Over the last decade, as the family has roped in neighbors and expanded the production, the house has even become quite famous. WADSWORTH, Ohio -- Chevy Chase raised the bar for every dad looking to outdo the neighbors with their Christmas light display. A fan of the 1989 movie, Jeff Norton's recreation of the Griswold family home started when he purchased an RV - the exact same make and model as one used in the film. LA MIRADA (CBSLA) — The home glowing from thousands of Christmas lights made famous in the Christmas comedy classic "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" has been recreated in La Mirada.
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Clark is satisfied that he has provided a great Christmas for his family, while Snots stands in front of him. The film performed well at the box office, grossing $73.3 million against a $25 million budget while receiving generally mixed reviews from critics. I know kids are going to love it, but I really enjoy it when I see adults that get a real kick out of it,” said Michael Russell, owner of the home. You can tell it’s the Christmas Vacation house by the two chimneys and the attached garage. Windows and colors and a few other things have been changed, however. You can see a photo of the exterior of the house as it looks today on the back lot here.
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Principal photography began on March 27, 1989, in Summit County, Colorado,[8] with footage shot in Silverthorne, Breckenridge, and Frisco.[9] From there the production moved to Warner Bros. Ranch Facilities in Burbank, California, where the set of the Griswold family's house and street is located.[10] Filming wrapped on June 30, 1989. ROSE HILL, Kan. (KSNW) – If this house in Rose Hill reminds you of the Griswolds, you’re not alone.
According to Medium, he also tracked down the same model of chainsaw used in the movie – a 1986 McCulloch - and bought the Santa display Clark Griswold destroys in the film from the original manufacturer. Just how much does it cost to light up one's house from roof to foundation is the million-dollar question. A replica of Cousin Eddie's motor home − the real one from the movie is located not too far away at the Castle Noel museum in Medina − is parked nearby along with mannequins recreating memorable scenes from the movie. Every inch of the suburban home is covered from roof to foundation with some 250 individual strands of lights — 25,000 individual lightbulbs — along with other props that offer nods to the movie. Several of Norton’s neighbors, who did not want to be identified, said they enjoy the Griswold spectacle right outside their front door. One woman said she doesn’t mind the lights, but the crowds can get a bit annoying.
Thanks to modern energy-efficient LED lights, he said, covering the family's Wadsworth home with some 25,000 lights costs a mere $25 a month. This marks the 11th year that the family has covered their home in lights to spread holiday cheer and raise money for charity. Nathan Solis is a Metro reporter covering breaking news at the Los Angeles Times.
The family goes outside when Rocky and Ruby Sue believe they see Santa Claus in the distance. Clark tells them it is actually the Christmas Star and that he finally realizes what the holiday means to him. Clark begins to wonder why his boss, Frank Shirley, has not given him his yearly bonus, which he desperately needs to pay for a new swimming pool. After a disastrous Christmas Eve dinner, during which Aunt Bethany's cat is electrocuted and Uncle Lewis accidentally burns down the Christmas tree while lighting his cigar, a courier delivers an envelope. Instead of the bonus Clark expects, it is a membership in a jelly club.
Norton, who works in classic car sales, has painted his home the same shade of yellow as the Griswold home and installed green shutters. And the scene where his boss is wrapped up in a bow in a holiday gesture gone wrong. In 2003, NBC aired a spin-off called National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 which featured Cousin Eddie's family on a Christmas vacation in the South Pacific. Randy Quaid, Miriam Flynn, and Dana Barron reprise their roles from the previous Vacation films alongside series newcomers Jake Thomas, Edward Asner, Sung Hi Lee, and Fred Willard.
He says the community came up with the name for his display during COVID-19 when attendance skyrocketed. Russell now sees nearly 8,000 people in the month of December visit his house. While there were scenes filmed upstairs, the property has been changed so much it’s impossible to know where. Most of the upstairs is currently a shell, waiting to be remolded for its next movie role. The same street as seen in Lethal Weapon, with Danny Glover’s house on the left, and the house used in Bewitched on the right.
If you’re a die-hard fan of the funny festive film, you might want to visit Ohio to see cousin Eddie’s sweet ride. And of course, the 25,000 Christmas lights on the exterior of the house made the family home that much more memorable. Today, nobody lives in this home, which belongs to the MAK Center for Art and Architecture.
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