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The New Rusty Griswold For The VACATION Reboot Is...
The Kidd here...
Ed Helms is all set to become the new Rusty Griswold in New Line's reboot of VACATION, as this time it's Rusty taking his family on a road trip vacation of sorts that is sure to be the worst possible idea ever. I'm not entirely sure why Rusty would be putting himself through another one of these ordeals after his trips to Wally World, Europe and Las Vegas all turned out to be so disastrous, but I guess this can easily be chalked up to like father, like son.
VACATION would head into production sometime next spring after Helms completes his obligations to THE HANGOVER PART III and the next season of THE OFFICE, per Variety, and, of course, there are still rumors of Chevy Chase making at least an appearance in the new film, as what's a VACATION movie without Clark Griswold?
Initially upon hearing the news, I thought Helms might have been too old to pull this off, but it happens he's ony 38, which is six years younger than Anthony Michael Hall who played the initial Rusty in the first VACATION, and four years older than Ethan Embry, who was Rusty in the last installment of VEGAS VACATION. Either way, Chevy Chase is actually 68, so the years work out that Ed Helms could realistically be Chevy Chase's son, so now it's up to co-directors/co-writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (writers of HORRIBLE BOSSES) to make sure this VACATION is funny and lives up to the standard that first film set. Granted, the sequels never were quite as good, yet still good for a few laughs, but it'd be a shame to see a film that either directly borrows beats from its predecessors or just doesn't get what made those VACATIONs funny to begin with.
At least from THE HANGOVER films, Helms is a target for bad shit to happen to, so he may fit right at home here, where everything that can go wrong will go wrong for the patriarch of the family.
-Billy Donnelly
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Loved the Vacation movies, good and bad, hope this works out!
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First.
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Just something for the Google Translator. Cheers.
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I'm fond of the original. But sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots.... sigh..
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I loved the humor in horrible bosses, I hope their are some great well used cameo's and a smart script thats not afraid to be raunchy, I think it could work.
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No need in rebooting. Let Chevy come back for one last ride. I hope they don't make him a bumbling goof though. Rusty never was one in the original movies. Also could be a funny joke if Clark is looking at old photo's of the family trips and mentions the kids looking awkward at there age.
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July 11, 2012, 3:38 p.m. CST
BTW, Beverly D'angelo made me crazy as a youth, Christie Brinkley was virtually invisible.
by the Green Gargantua
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July 11, 2012, 3:38 p.m. CST
Every time Katherine fired up the microwave, I'd piss my pants and forget who I was for a half-hour or so...
by jimmy rabbitte
Christmas Vacation is still my favorite of the series, with the first one a very close second. Beverly D'Angelo showed off a great rack in that first movie.
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Think about how they ended up, at least with Wally World and Vegas. Wally World, they get to ride every ride without waiting, basically getting a theme park to themselves. Awesome. Vegas? Rusty gets the family, what? 4 new, expensive cars? They totally came out ahead on that one!
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Jeez how many were there? Which ones are worth checking out?
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July 11, 2012, 3:40 p.m. CST
Actually, Rusty had a pretty good time in Europe and Las Vegas.
by Royston Lodge
I don't see how Rusty could have any positive memories from the Wally World trip, but I can totally see him having fond, nostalgic memories about Europe and Vegas. The only person for whom every single vacation was a disaster is Clark.
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Really? Christmas Vacation was at least on par with the original Vacation, if not better. European was forgettable, but Vegas had some pretty funny moments.
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It can't be a hard R, and it should not be too family friendly. I really hope they don't f--- this up. It sucks that these remakes are becoming the originals to a whole generation of idiots. At least our generation of idiots got the good stuff.
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July 11, 2012, 3:40 p.m. CST
I've masturbate the hell out of myself with Beverly in the first one
by RedLeaderStandingBy
Good memories.
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Get Chevy back! Just get him back!
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Don't watch the Christmas one. It stinks worse than a fanny fart.
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I can deals. They did have different Rusty's after all. It'd be great to include Chevyy and Beverly D'Angelo in some capacity. Even though Chevy is an ornery sonuva gun I think he still has some chops as displayed on the hilarious Community. Vacation and Christmas Vacation I can watch a zillion times and not get tired of. seriously.
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What are you smoking?
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not watching this horse shit. ed helms is annoying as fuck and nobody cares that you can play instruments you god damn retard.
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July 11, 2012, 3:52 p.m. CST
John Francis Daley should write a Freaks and Geeks reunion movie
by Atticus Finch
Love that show!
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The original I would rank as no. 2. Also enjoyed Vegas Vacation. Helms should be perfect for Rusty as he embarks on his own vacation adventures. Btw,,...Hangover II was horrible, but I know it made bank.
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Are you shitting me? Lots of people still watch it every year at Christmas because it's just so fucking great. First one and Christmas Vacation are both equals in the funny.
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I found the original short story (published in Nat'l Lampoon) to be more hilarious than the film version.
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I concur 100% about Beverly D'Angelo. Christie Brinkley is an attractive woman, and has the right qualities to be a model. But Beverly is the one giving me an erection and the one I'm fantasizing about fucking. That shower scene....wow. And fat rancor keeper, VACATION and CHRISTMAS VACATION are both classics and funny as hell. Watch them. EUROPEAN VACATION and VEGAS VACATION have their moments and some good laughs, but they're not on the same level.
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July 11, 2012, 3:59 p.m. CST
@erichaislar Christmas is the best one after the Original. FACT
by donkingkong
No sense arguing
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She was a fucking red hot babe and one of the all-time hottest MILFs that I'm sure many a teen had some impure thoughts about. It's safe to say I lost many a sperm over her back in the day!
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12 years later in 1992 we catch up with our friends who attended McKinley High. I would kill to see Freaks and Geeks the reunion. Sadly I can't see Linda Cardlini and Jason Segal working together, unless they have buried the hatchet. And ya guys, Bev was a fox back in the day.
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Everything the man has EVER done has been pure, unfiltered SHIT! He is HORRIBLE and USELESS on The Office, and the Hangover movies are the worst pieces of shit I have EVER seen!
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I like it actually i think hes gonna do a good job, if the script delivers
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ha that post was in reference to @jellypop. I guess i should have mentioned his name before hand oops. Just for the record Christmas IS the best one after the original. FACT!
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July 11, 2012, 4:03 p.m. CST
We're gonna have the hap hap happiest christmas since Bing Crosby tapdanced with Danny fucking Kaye!
by eric haislar
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I hadn't even heard about this till just now, but I already don't give a shit. Who cares about a grown-up Rusty UNLESS it's actually a movie about a Grandfather or even Great Grandfather Clark having a huge ass family reunion/vacation at which point -- sure -- then you can bring in an adult Rusty. But adult Rusty going on vacation just to milk the franchise? Fuck, is Hollywood SO creatively bankrupt that it just can't stick Helm in some movie ABOUT going on Vacation without feeling a need to call him "Rusty" just so they can milk and ass rape the original films? Just on principle alone, I hope this fucking tanks and dies a miserable death and costs the studio millions in losses to teach them a fucking lesson. Sadly, it's a lesson they never learn from being the non-creative cunts that they are.
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We're ten hours from the fucking fun park and you want to bail out. Well I'll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun. I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun. We're all gonna have so much fucking fun we'll need plastic surgeory to remove our godamn smiles. You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of you're assholes! I gotta be crazy! I'm on a pilgrimage to see a moose. Praise Marty Moose! Holy Shit!
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He might be hands off, but it would be kind of funny to see everything come full circle and have Rusty's kids have to see their dead grandpa similar to the dead grandma in the original vacation.
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Not thrilled about this. Helms is not a leading man. He fumbled the Office promotion and Cedar Rapids was a snoozefest except when Heche was on the screen. They need Chevy and Randy Quaid to show up in this movie desperately for this to work at all. They don't have to be leads, but they need them to show up in the 2nd act and be part of the 3rd act or this is going to flop. And it should be R but we all know it won't.
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July 11, 2012, 4:06 p.m. CST
Christmas Vacation is all time fav Christmas movie...classic!
by xcornealiousx
And yes second best to the original.
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But you have to have a Chevy somewhere in the movie.
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So now clear-cut sequels are "reboots" as well?
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I can't think of any other reason why someone could hate Christmas Vacation, probably my favorite Christmas movie of all time.
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It should be Rusty, his wife, his kids, and them all having to drag along grandpa. The bickering those two could do might be epic. They need a crazy senile Clark and maybe a couple of cameos from his now fatass wife.
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Yes, any sequel that comes out over 5 years after the original now is called a reboot. This is due to people in today's world of tweets and immediate gratification having the memory of a goldfish, and take more comfort in being able to watch a movie called a reboot so there's no fear in having to remember much of the originals.
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I'm sorry, but I am experiencing a moment of clarity, and this nothing but A BUNCH OF GODDAMN SHIT. Thank you.
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who think that Beverly D'Angelo is way more boneworthy than Christie Brinkley. Oh, and I really wish it could have been Anthony Michael Hall reprising the role of Rusty. He was always the most memorable one.
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I would be her Sparky any day.
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Last I checked, he's still alive.
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July 11, 2012, 4:21 p.m. CST
John Hughes and Chevy Chase are rolling their graves
by SergeantStedenko
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July 11, 2012, 4:22 p.m. CST
You guys would honestly prefer Anthony Michael Hall to lead the Cast?
by chaseguy17
I can see Ed Helms going Clark crazy. I cannot see Anthony Michael Hall going Clark crazy.
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NO! This is going to be fucking bad...disrespectful not only to the originals but move goers in general. It is going to be PG-13 and not be edgy at all. Helms is a good actor. Watch him in "cedar rapids"
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July 11, 2012, 4:24 p.m. CST
Will Randy Quaid be cooking chicken on a desert rock and drinking Eggnog from a moose?
by SergeantStedenko
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July 11, 2012, 4:26 p.m. CST
Casting agents be on notice: No Chevy Chase = no RKDN ever watching this. not even on netflix.
by Arcadian Del Sol
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Ed Helms is actually a pretty inspired choice. He's been playing variations on that clueless nerdy Griswold persona for years.
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It should be Anthony Fucking Michael Hall . Chevy Chase shouldn't be making a fucking cameo, he should be the main fucking star. And it should be a sequel, not a fucking reboot. No Ed Helms. Try harder you fucking suits.
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I'm just wondering if the bloke was even considered.
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"I haven't seen a beatin' like that since somebody stuck a banana in my pants and turned a monkey loose." C. Eddie
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July 11, 2012, 4:55 p.m. CST
ChaseGuy17 -- YES. Anthony Michael Hall would MAKING FUCKING SENSE
by Big Dumb Ape
First, if you were going to do a grown Rusty, why not bring back THE Rusty and go all-out? Second, even though he's basically had a middling career doing lots of TV stuff and whatnot, people still KNOW who he is -- they recognize his face on a basic level. So if you cast Helms, it really does feel like "Oh look, the HANGOVER guy is doing a VACATION" movie versus if you had Hall doing it, then you'd be saying "Fuck yeah! Rusty grown up! If Chevy Chase shows up as his older self, this has possibilities!" And finally, the whole POINT of the VACATION movies is that Clark is clueless. He's playing it straight, he's just determined to have a nice family vacation and even as shit is happening and falling apart around him, he's still clueless. THAT is what makes the character so charming and lovable and Chase was able to convey that happy go lucky, clueless mentality perfectly. So as for your notion that Helms would be better at portraying a Rusty that goes "crazy" that's the one thing the character SHOULDN'T be doing -- well, unless you want Rusty to be nothing more than the same character Helms plays in HANGOVER, at which point what is the fucking point anymore? So, fuck yeah, Anthony Michael Hall playing the character straight to all the craziness around him over Helms just playing crazy any day of the week.
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Ed Helms....please, just act and refrain from bursting into song. We'll all be happier for it.
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July 11, 2012, 4:57 p.m. CST
This didn't suprise me at all. That's the first person that came to my mind.
by Wcwlkr
I like Ed Helms at first I wasn't feeling the guy at all on the Office. And was highly skeptical of The Hangover, but he's won me over. I'm just glad it wasn't Steve Carrell
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July 11, 2012, 4:58 p.m. CST
Some movies need to be left alone. Vacations, Vegas and Christmas are some of them.
by Franck
There is no fucking way anyone will get close to catching the chemistry, the humor, the jokes. It's not about talent, it's about timing. Leave it alone and create something original. Are studio execs that desperate?
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You guys are growing up so fast, I hardly recognize you anymore!
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The nice thing about Brinkley? She gets props for looking beautiful and like...well, like a model...so she has that going for her. But ultimately it's that runway model "look at me, aren't I pretty" kind of thing. The great thing about D'Angelo? She exuded an actual heat. And she had a smoking hot bod and killer voice and eyes that went right through you. Bottom line -- with D'Angelo, you could see her being a nice, sweet woman in public...Clark loved her for being the good housewife who took care of things at home, minded the kids, who could throw a great dinner party or get-together with the neighbors... ...But once everyone was gone and you were alone with her, SHE would turn into the tigress and close the door on you and twist the lock, at which point she'd glare at you and say "Hope you're well rested because we're gonna be fucking all night."
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July 11, 2012, 5:06 p.m. CST
You're all forgetting the best one of the entire series... Christmas Vacation 2
by KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS
Yes, it's a real movie.
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I'm talking about how Clark goes crazy in the original. I'm assuming you've seen the original and not just the toned down sequels? Chevy Chase plays an absolute manic by the end of that film who eventually pulls out a gun and hijacks a theme park. I could never see Anthony Michael Hall pulling off something like that and making it funny. Helms could pull this off, Hall could not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydp2mN3d_gM
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I agree with the rest if you want to bring people back should have had AMH
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Modern comedians and their audiences are such sluts.
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This could actually work!
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July 11, 2012, 5:20 p.m. CST
Bevery D'Angelo's gap also lent to her bewitching effect upon me.
by the Green Gargantua
yes her body is amazing, but that little detail, man.... That scene in The Sentinel??? When starts rubbing one out??? Goddamn, she is one of my favorites.
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July 11, 2012, 5:22 p.m. CST
I don't give a frog's fat ass about a Vacation film without Bev and Chevy.
by the Green Gargantua
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July 11, 2012, 5:22 p.m. CST
nice to see all the Veverly D'Angelo love..thought I was alone
by zom-bot.com
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July 11, 2012, 5:23 p.m. CST
Why not get Johnny Galecki (Leonard in Big Bang Theory) as Rusty?
by Dirty Awesome
After all, he did play Rusty in Christmas Vacation (love that movie, might be nostalgia though...) In any case, Galecki does have that desperate, do-goody air, which would be ideal for the part. Ah well, it's been decided anyway, so this is moot. Weird that nobody mentioned this before me though. (I know Anthony Michael Hall would be better, in case you were wondering.)
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Thats why Ed is wrong for the part and Anthony Micheal Hall would be perfect! The decided to go the easy way by making Ed(Rusty) act like Clark when in fact, Rusty was the sane one. They should have Rusty remain like he was and instead have his family be like Clark instead. Just saying.
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July 11, 2012, 5:28 p.m. CST
And I agree, NO Chevy or Beverly means NO MONEY from me!
by HollywoodHellraiser
EOM.
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Have none of you seen the Dead Zone tv show? AMH is not a comedic actor anymore.
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I was getting excited for this movie until I saw this. Why does this guy get so much work? He's one of the unfunniest idiots ever on tv or in the movies. THIS GUY SUCKS!
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I'm totally fine with this. Ed Helms is a good choice. And in John Francis Daley I trust.
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tries to psych the entire company up behind a blatantly bad idea. Most of the cogs roll their eyes as the middle managers and big bosses preach the benefits of "This great new thing" I tend to think the Hollywood PR machine is the same way, It's great because we say it's great. Producers and stars hype the hell outta the projects. Union workers don't care their getting paid, and the audience just roll their eyes. It was refreshing to hear Jason Bateman on the Daily show just dismiss the bodyswapping movie he did with Reynolds, as yeah it's basically just a bodyswapping film. It was beautiful
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July 11, 2012, 5:41 p.m. CST
Beverly D'Angelo was definitely a hottie in the Vacation films
by lv_426
As for this new Vacation film, I think it would have been fun seeing Anthony Michael Hall reprising this role, but Ed Helms can probably pull it off too. Speaking of AMH, I miss The Dead Zone TV series. The USA channel needs something like that again, as all their new and current shows are just rehashes of the same tired formula that started with that doctor in the Hamptons show. I remember USA having a nice supernatural/sci-fi themed combo with The 4400 and The Dead Zone a few years ago.
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I know over the years Chevy did a ton of crappy projects just for the money ( hell he's said so himself) but damn when he's in the zone like in Vacation and Christmas Vacation he was/is just so goddamn funny it hurts. I'll hope for the best, unlike some of the haters I never want to see a bad movie or see something bomb, but not real excited for this.
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July 11, 2012, 5:46 p.m. CST
So to continue the tradition, Rusty Griswold will need a hot blond wife for this film
by lv_426
Malin Ackerman...? I think she could pull off the hotness and the comedy with the right dosage.
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July 11, 2012, 6:01 p.m. CST
I would love to give Beverly D'Angelo the most dissapointing 9 seconds of her life...
by ChickenStu
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so ed helmes is the right age to be chevy chase's son? oh, good, because it would have totally sucked otherwise. what the fuck.
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Are all hilarious!!! Especially Christmas. Billy, I just lost trust in you.
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July 11, 2012, 6:29 p.m. CST
Beverly D'Angelo in the shower. Hell to the YEAH. But, the scene was later fucked with....
by Trying_It_Again_Part_2
If I recall properly, the film was edited to a ridiculous PG-13 rating for the DVD. In that process of course, there was less of that shower scene to admire. I think. I could swear there was more to see of that glorious pair than what ended up on the cheap-ass DVD. If I'm right, then the Rated R version must be found.... Anyone care to chime in?
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Or they could make Rusty's wife the overzealous one, Or make it Audrey's and Rusty's families on some group ish.
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July 11, 2012, 6:39 p.m. CST
Not sure what you're talking about trying_it_again_part_2
by Ted Knight
My DVD has always been R and the shower scene has always featured Beverly's bazongas in glorious plain view. I should know I've freeze framed the shit outta that scene.
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Fuck I fucking LOVE that fucking song!
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On the first of december every year I watch that movie. And watch it and re-watch it countless times and stop before Christmas Eve. Then it goes back in a drawer for a year. BEST. FUCKING. CHRISTMAS. MOVIE.EVER.
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Want to see it done better? Try ARE WE THERE YET?...one of the funniest comedies ever.
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just to make things as mediocre as possible.
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While most of the family had issues on each vacation film, it's worth noting rusty did fairly well in 3 of the first 4 I've no real memory of rusty's fate in the xmas one. Vacation #1 Got to go to wally world, was able to enjoy it after park guard doesn't press charges Vacation #2 European boobs! Vacation #3 NFC Vacation #4 Gambling success (he won all the cars, put a dollar in won a car, put a dollar in won a car, etc)
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July 11, 2012, 7:29 p.m. CST
It's Rusty, and it sounds like an actual sequel. How is this a reboot?
by Playkins
Isn't a reboot a complete retelling of the original story?
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With the dog tied to the car scene.
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July 11, 2012, 7:41 p.m. CST
@stargrove: It must have been a television edit or something that I'm thinking about.
by Trying_It_Again_Part_2
With that said, I'm getting this fucker in 1080p to freeze-frame those wonderful jugs all over again!
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July 11, 2012, 7:48 p.m. CST
I WOULD RATHER SEE ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL CONTINUE THE SAGA
by Mullah Omar
He's a decent actor, but I don't know if he's as bankable as this Helms guy (who I honestly don't recognize from anything). I wouldn't get significantly more excited about this film either way, but it's always kind of cool to maintain some continuity with properties that succeeded before.
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Which is outrageous, but anyway, stick with the original. If you like it, watch European. Christmas Vacation is the best...but much different in format from the others. Skip Vegas Vacation at all costs.
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July 11, 2012, 8:04 p.m. CST
How can you say "are we there yet" is funnier than "vacation"?
by pr0g2west
That is an outrageous claim.
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About a year ago, IGN first had rumors about Helms attached to a Vacation reboot with Ed taking over as Clark. At least they wised up to that idea.
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They'll probably just change the name "Clark" to "Rusty" and keep it the same exact script.
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No THAT is a Blu-Ray extra I would buy the European Vacation disc for. In the movie Ellen does a striptease (which we only see from the back) for Clark's video camera, and then he leaves it on while they do the nasty. The video ends up selling big in Europe when the camera is stolen. I feel cheated we never got to see Ellen better and its high time we get the cutting room floor footage. That's my two cents.
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That little white blouse she wore in Christmas Vacation always drove me crazy.
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July 11, 2012, 9 p.m. CST
Wait... what? Vacation re-boot? Why? Just play the original. It holds up!
by gotilk
And it has John Candy playing THE BEST stereotypical security guard character of all time. Ed Helms is hilarious! He's great! Why not develop something new for him? Why the re-boots? Just stop, Hollywood. Just..... stop. It's over. It's done. ...just.stop...
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...Who the fuck is he?
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July 11, 2012, 9:05 p.m. CST
Department Store Girl > Beverly D'Angelo > Christie Brinkley
by jimincognito
Christmas Vacation will always be my favorite - and not just for this reason.
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oooohoooooh say can you see....
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Well that didn't last long. That was nice, being able to use quotation marks for a while again. Thanks, IT team!
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July 11, 2012, 9:14 p.m. CST
Dennis from It's Always Sunny would have been great in this role.
by Charlie
Glenn Howerton who plays Dennis on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia would have been great in this role.
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July 11, 2012, 9:15 p.m. CST
I think the old rich guy from Community would be great for it.
by gotilk
Yeah, he's kinda dumb, but I think he'd be good.
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If you don't know I was joking, you're new around here. That's okay.
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I like Ed Helms, don't get me wrong. However it just seems like executives with out a script, with out any thought would put his name out there. Rusty can't be Clark. He has to not want to be Clark, but then the film and the vacation brings out that despite everything else, he shares traits. That's why I like my suggestion of Glenn Howerton. I think he could play that perfectly. Especially when the character finally cracks. Get the real crazy. Ed Helms, everything i've seen him in. His getting made, getting angry just isn't right. You need psychotic. Not a nice guy raising his voice.
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Did you happen to catch Christmas Vacation? Because, yeah....it's all kinds of "quite as good."
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July 11, 2012, 9:45 p.m. CST
Christmas Vacation is the best film to come out of this series. Eat a dick if you think otherwise.
by YourMomsBox3D
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July 11, 2012, 9:46 p.m. CST
Hangover III which was a copy of Hangover II, which was a copy of Hangover I
by btc909
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I think you have to make Chevy Chase an integral part of the cast for this to be successful. He's still doing pretty well with Community, so this would be a great time to bring him back in one of his most famous characters.
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July 11, 2012, 9:57 p.m. CST
I thought the Vacation short they did for the superbowl a couple years ago was funny. It's on Youtube.
by DarthBlart
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July 11, 2012, 10:01 p.m. CST
Vegas had the hottest and funniest Audrey. It's moreso people who are nostalgic for the first 3 and also for the 90's.
by DarthBlart
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I think that's the only way this movie won't suck. Uh, what's that?... Randy Quaid is out of his damn mind? Oh shit!
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July 11, 2012, 10:13 p.m. CST
Not an awful idea. Chase should be in it as part of the main cast, the crazed grandpa Griswold.
by Chris
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you'd think maybe they would get Johnny Galecki and have him team up with Chevy and do a straight sequel. Since both have hit tv shows. Well, I guess Chevy's is more of a cult hit, but still having Clark and son embark together could be funny. Just a thought.
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I need a brain-ectomy.
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Marisol Nichols was definitely the hottest chick in the series. My God, the legs on that girl ...
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On the Beverly D'Angelo front: 1) Just think, Al Pacino was married to that woman. Serpico routinely had sex with Ellen Griswold. It's a nutty world. 2) Although it's sexist and a little creepy, I also wonder how Bev D'Angelo would react to all the drooling and talk of chicken-choking? Would it be flattering? I feel like she's not an actress who most people talked about, sex-symbol-wise, but clearly she had an effect on many of us. 3) As long as we're honoring once-hot older actresses from our youth: Kathleen Turner. God. Damn. The Man with Two Brains and Body Heat. Double feature that and try to cross your legs. Yeesh....
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How the hell is this a "reboot"? I am so fucking sick of people using that term for everything. It doesn't replace the older movies. Obviously, it takes place after the other movies, and therefore isn't a reboot. It's a fucking sequel. Quit using the term.
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July 12, 2012, 12:30 a.m. CST
I think cross America would be best but what about going to costa rica or atlantis resort, how would that be?
by seabiscuits
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Sandler and Schneider continue to get work yet you choose to shit on ED HELMS??!?
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July 12, 2012, 2:03 a.m. CST
I look at D'Angelo in Vacation... then I look at her on Entourage
by DougMcKenzie
and I wanna fucking cry. ALL women lose it, and they lose it FUCKING HARD. Why do men generally get better looking as they get older, but women fucking fall right apart?
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July 12, 2012, 2:37 a.m. CST
Would rather see Hall, and have the visit Wallyworld
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
one last time before it is closed down.
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Hell, I had several old copies of National Lampoon magazine, and every single one of them had photos of tits, sex humor, and toilet humor in it. Let this one be true to the NL magazine, and be "R" rated.
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That could be cool given the success enjoyed by Nick Andapolous with his Muppets script.
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July 12, 2012, 9:17 a.m. CST
Eddie, I couldn't be more suprised if I woke up in the morning with my head stapled to the floor.
by Dogmatic
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Rusty is the teenage son. Jesus.
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Remember this long version of the Superbowl commercial? Rusty looked a little too child molester in this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm9JB7WdbhM
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would be appropriately aged
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that so many are fondly recalling how SMOKIN' D'Angelo was in that scene. @dougmckenzie, it's funny you mentioned Entourage...I remember thinking the same thing when I saw Colleen Camp on it.
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July 12, 2012, 10:54 a.m. CST
I would love to see old-ass Juliette Lewis as old-ass Audrey.
by Royston Lodge
She is definitely age (and weirdness) appropriate.
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July 12, 2012, 11:15 a.m. CST
I can't imagine a universe in which this doesn't suck the shit out of Rosie O'Donnell's ass
by Blarg Barfington
Christmas Vacation was the only worthy sequel.
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thanks for the imagery
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Men when they get old, they look like Sean Connery. Women when they get old... ...they look like Sean Connery.
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July 12, 2012, 11:27 a.m. CST
The twist is that the vacation goes completely as planned
by SergeantStedenko
and everybody has a great time.
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July 12, 2012, 11:30 a.m. CST
Age doesn't matter in this franchise...Rusty started the oldest, ended up the youngest
by Darth Macchio
By the last film, Rusty had gone from the older to the younger brother. Older in the first two and younger in everything else. While it's nice to try and keep age consistent - it really doesn't matter (unless you choose someone less than 20 years younger than Chase, which obviously wouldn't happen). And sorry Billy, Christie Brinkley was never more than "dimestore" hot - there are thousands just like her (Carol Alt, Kathy Ireland, even Cindy Crawford) - they're hollow beauty. Beverly DeAngelo is not remotely 'dimestore' hot - those big eyes just smolder and burn, that tiny gap in her teeth makes her far more hotter and her ownership of her own sexuality make her infinitely more alluring and hotter than Brinkley. You see - the entire aesthetic approach by our society is wrong - beauty is often skin deep and inner beauty is often unrelated to physical appearance but the most captivating and true physical beauty derives from what IS inside after that initial "skin deep" aspect is accomplished...Beverly had that in excess and Brinkley wouldn't have known what I was talking about.
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But that fucking overbite makes her look like a Simpson's character.
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I've always had a thing for Juliette Lewis. I loved "Dusk till Dawn" until the moment the vampires show up (immediately after Selma Hayek finishes that mind-bending dance). But her line to schizo Richie (Tarantino) and that camera pan as he's oggling her shortly after in the winnebago and then in "Strange Days" - oh my my my, she's smokin hot to me on every level. She cannot be Cousin Eddie as the kids were never portrayed as bumbling idiots but more as foils to Clark's bumbling idiocy. But then again, I'm not against Juliette Lewis appearing in anything.
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Just to piss Chevy off.
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Worst made for TV movie EVER and it freakin' starred Cousin' Eddie. Just goes to prove that you can't have Cousin' Eddie as the leading man if you're going to transform a comedic character into the straight man. That worries me on if they'll try to transform Rusty's character. Count me as in the camp wanting Anthony Michael Hall back as Rusty. I'm in the minority here, though, as I was always more attracted to Christie Brinkley.
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...needs to eat. He's currently seeking asylum in Canada and has applied for refugee status. He and his wife are fugitives from justice after in 2010 they were arrested for squatting in a vacant home. They later jumped bail and headed to Canada. Why someone hasn't approached him about a reality show is beyond me. This guy wasn't acting when he was playing Cousin' Eddie...
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she is a lot younger and way more naked in that movie. sure it's a musical but suck it up its entertaining . and yes I'm very old
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Zach Zalifanakis to play Rusty !!!!!!! That would have been weirdly good. That being said Ed Helm's can often be hilarious, and at least they didn't choose Russel fucking Brand!!!!!!
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What do I think? I think you're all fucked in the head...
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No, Cedar Rapids was great. The Hangover was funny. Helms was great in the Office for the first few seasons. You are a tard. This is not the best idea in terms of casting. I'd much rather have seen Hall reprise his role... Vacation and Christmas Vacation are fucking classics, anything to the contrary is being spewed by a dipshit.
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DAMMIT. YOU JUST CAN'T LET A FUCKING CASH GRAB GO, CAN YOU SUITS?!?!
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I actually enjoy Ed Helms when he's given material that is actually funny. "Daily Show", his early days on "The Office", "The Hangover". He's got the "I'm a HUNKY DORY Dad!" thing down to a tea, which was right for Clark. But I don't want to see him as Rusty. They have at least TWO stars who are in the acting game ready to play him, and a couple who are doing less acting nowadays. Perhaps they turned the movies down? Still it would have been great to see a reprise. Rusty was SMARTER than Clark though. The kids ALL were. It's not fair. This movie will do bupkiss. I even liked 'Horrible Bosses' and think this will suck the life out of a franchise who's last outing was a TV Movie Sequel. Goddamnit, Hollywood.
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July 12, 2012, 7:52 p.m. CST
This could totally work. The devil will be in the details.
by Royston Lodge
I'm surprised how many of y'all are saying this is a bad idea. The Vacation movie formula is pretty simple, and since this is a sequel rather than a reboot it's not like they're raping anybody's childhood. The devil will totally be in the details. How good is the script? Who is in the cast? Where do they go on vacation? Etc, etc, etc. I think Helms could be a great choice for an adult Rusty. It all depends on how the script treats the character. If he's just a rehash of his characters from The Office and The Hangover, it won't work. If Helms really tries to create an adult version of how we remember Rusty, it will work fine. Basically, if the script is funny, it'll work. If the script isn't funny, it won't work. Pretty simple, really.
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Yes, Rusty was always smarter than Clark. They don't need to change that to make this work. Keep Rusty smart, and make the comedy come from the ridiculous situations. The whole joke can be about how Rusty approaches the challenges differently than Clark would, and yet things STILL go to shit. No matter how smart you are, the Universe still kicks you in the ass. I sorta see an adult Rusty playing like Steve Martin's character from Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
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July 12, 2012, 7:57 p.m. CST
Remember, Clark WAS a smart guy. It was the situations that made him dumb.
by Royston Lodge
He was a high-profile biochemical engineer, after all. He invented the non-permeable food varnish for breakfast cereal, fer cryin' out loud! ;-)
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Hail nerds! CHOPPED
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July 13, 2012, 2:57 a.m. CST
I was always partial to Jane Krakowski as Cousin Vicki.
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
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Laughed about three times....."Is this PF Changs?" Never saw any of the "Vacation" films.
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July 13, 2012, 9:49 a.m. CST
They could fill this movie up with cameos by former Rustys, Audreys, and Vickis.
by Royston Lodge
Heh heh heh...
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July 13, 2012, 2:17 p.m. CST
moviemanstill, I was more impressed with the monkey than with any of the comedic performances by the actors in Hangover 2
by SergeantStedenko
But, isn't that almost always the case when a movie has a monkey or ape in it?
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July 13, 2012, 2:18 p.m. CST
Weapon X program. Super Soldier program. It's all the same shit in the end.
by Royston Lodge
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Weird.
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Sexiest overbite ever! Seriously. "Her mouth was made to suck my kiss!"
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And that's a fact. Everyone else in the show: natural. Ed Helms: forced.
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Ed helms has proven funniest in supporting roles, this is just a joke waiting to flop. Helms should have more sense of his acting ability and see for himself how retarded this is.
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i will shut up if if chase is crazy grandpa griswold and randy q. uncle eddy is back, that is the ONLY WAY
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July 14, 2012, 1:46 a.m. CST
He is a bad choice - but Chevy only plays one character himself
by FrodoFraggins
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He did win four cars.
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Rusty usually makes out ok...and in Vegas he makes out incredibly well, luck placing him as a winner in a suite and slathered with Cash, Cunts and Cars...he even gets to keep the fucking cars at the end of the film. So I don't see where they can make a film about Rusty having a bad vacation...unless something happens to a Griswold at age 35 and they turn from Lucky to Looser.
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and what happened to her after that one night of slootin around in Vegas... http://legacy.barstoolsports.com/_images/articles/2007/05/04/marisol_nichols.jpg http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/10800000/Marisol-Nichols-marisol-nichols-10826908-605-720.jpg
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Not that you care. Yo, what's up, Conspiracy?
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July 14, 2012, 5:42 p.m. CST
The 1rst Audrey was also in Christnas Vacation 2, the 2nd Audrey died, Randy Quaid is on the run from the law
by DarthBlart
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July 14, 2012, 5:44 p.m. CST
jenna from 30 rock was hot in the 1rst one, so was audrey 4, beverly d'angelo was hot as a simpson
by DarthBlart
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July 14, 2012, 5:45 p.m. CST
chevy chase may go crazy on the set and fire the director, but the hotel vacation short was funny
by DarthBlart
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July 14, 2012, 8:09 p.m. CST
I'm curious if they'll make it an R like the original, or a family friendly PG13 like the sequels.
by RedJester
Who am I kidding, they'll probably turn it into a kids film and slap the PG label on it.
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July 14, 2012, 8:13 p.m. CST
Whoever suggested Anthony Michael Hall would be a better casting director than half of the hacks in Hollywood.
by RedJester
Awesome casting choice sir!
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July 14, 2012, 8:27 p.m. CST
Shit, I was thinking of Michael C. Hall. Anthony Michael Hall would suck almost as bad as Ed Helms.
by RedJester
Michael C. Hall has the acting/comedic chops (Six Feet Under/Dexter) to pull this off and would be an inspired choice.
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July 14, 2012, 9:40 p.m. CST
Not a Jennifer Aniston Fan, but damn she was hot in Horrible bosses..
by ganymede3010
Especially when she told the tude to slapp her face with this cock. This movie should rock if the same makers of horrible bosses is behind it.
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