The Griswold invasion sweeps America!

Well maybe not but news of the upcoming Homeaway.com marketing is all over the web.

Not only does Clark Griswold have a Twitter and facebook accounts:

http://www.facebook.com/griswoldclark

http://twitter.com/CkGriswold

But Homeaway has lots more planed including several Web Games featuring Clark and the Family Truckster.

EW.com has an quick article dropping some tidbits like Rusty will be played by a new actor (Sorry Anthony Michael Hall fan!)

Check it out at:

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/02/04/vacation-griswolds-hotel-hell/

Sneak peak at the HomeAway Super Bowl Ad!

Thanks to Mark for bringing us this bit of news. Entertainment tonight show us our first sneak peak at the Griswold's in the 21st century!


The commerical is scheduled to appear during the 3rd quarter!

The clip shows some interviews and some clips of the commercial it's self!

Check it out:
HomeAway Super Bowl Family Truckster Griswolds Entertainment Tonight 01-29-10

Chevy Chase super bowl ad

Something’s in the air and it smells like Chevy Chase! News of the new Griswold/HomeAway Vacation super bowel ad is popping up everywhere and people are even saying nice things about Chevy!


The ad will serve as a mock movie trailer for the 15-minute short film “Hotel Hell Vacation,” which will be available on HomeAway.com.

The plot involves Clark surprising Ellen with a romantic second honeymoon before an extended vacation with son Rusty and his brood. Expect plenty of mishaps along the way though – it wouldn’t be a Griswold vacation without them.

Check out these sites for more:
http://tvguidemagazine.com/news/super-bowl-vacation-3917.html
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/31/watch-for-the-griswolds-during-the-super-bowl/

Griswold Reunion‏

Thanks to Mark for this scoop. lehighvalleylive.com has a preview of the new Chevy Chase super bowel commercial where he and Beverly D’Angelo reprise their roles as Clark and Ellen Griswold! The ad is for the vacation-rental Web site HomeAway. Good to see them together again. I can't wait for this one.

Check out the story from lehighvalleylive.com about the price of super bowl ads.

Thanks Mark!

Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo getting back into the Family Truckster

Well after Chris over at The Chevy Chase Show broke the news the other day about Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo getting back into the Family Truckster as Clark and Ellen Griswold in a new Superbowl ad the internet has exploded with mixed reaction!

The ad will air Feb. 7 2010 during the Superbowl and is for HomeAway vacation rentals and will be Chase's first Superbowl ad since 1993.

Seeing that National Lampoon’s Vacation is my all time favorite movie, I am excited and hope that this will bring some attention back to the series. Chase and D'Angelo have not reprised their classic roles since their brilliant cameo on the Family Guy’s Star Wars episode in 2007.

Remember a few weeks back stories broke that a new Vacation film is underway with a grown up Rusty Griswold taking the helm. Hopefully this renewed interest will show Warner Brothers that Chevy Chase is a Movie star and should star in his own film. Fingers crossed.

Check out these sites to read more:
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/11/20/chevy-chase-and-beverly-dangelo-to-take-another-vacation-sort-of/
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a187830/chase-dangelo-to-reprise-vacation-roles.html
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/discuss-would-you-go-on-another-vacation-with-chevy-chase-colea.php

Well, the Griswold’s are back… sort of.

I don’t know if this is good or bad news but here goes. It looks like New Line films (no longer just a studio for crappy horror films as it is now a subsidiary of Warner Brothers) is planning what is being called a reboot. New Line's Sam Brown and producer David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Mr Woodcock) are planning a sequel where a grown Rusty Griswold would take his family on a Vacation where wackiness ensues. No word on the casting of Rusty but it is planned that Chevy and Beverly will play a part as Grandparents though no one is signed yet. You all know how I feel that you can’t do a Vacation without Chevy. We will see. Check out these links for more:
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Empireonline
Eonline
Atomicpopcorn
Cinemablend
firstshowing

Christmas Vacation is tops

Empire online has named Christmas Vacation number 39 on its list of 50 greatest movie sequels.
http://www.empireonline.com/50greatestsequels/default.asp?c=39



Not only that, Warner Brothers has decided to make me buy another special edition of Christmas Vacation with its “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Ultimate Collector's Edition)” being released November 3rd. Included: Coasters, Fake Snow, collectable tin, Santa hat and for the bluray version a Marty Moose mug!

Russ?

Our Community blog is turning into a Chevy Chase Blog as there has been little Community news. Ironically after a decade of no news Mr. Chase is popping all over and with nice things being said too! Here Empire online does a neat story about famous recasting in films and the Griswold’s make the list at number 6.




http://www.empireonline.com/features/recast-movie-characters/default.asp