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European Vacation is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Robert Klane and John Hughes and based on a story by Hughes. The second film in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, it stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, Victor Lanoux, and Eric Idle. The Griswald family compete in a game show called Pig in a Poke and win an all-expenses-paid trip to Europe where mayhem ensues. The Griswalds: Chevy Chase as Clark Griswald, the patriarch of the Griswald family Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswald, the wife of Clark Dana Hill as Audrey Griswald, the daughter of Clark and Ellen Jason Lively as Russell "Rusty" Griswald, the son of Clark and Ellen

Jen Myers, former cohost, and Tayler Stuart, the first guest, join me for episode 100! This one's a family battle as I fulfill my promise to pit The Croods: A New Age against National Lampoon's European Vacation. Get the bees! Theme song: I dunno by grapes Ft: J Lang, Morusque dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 (c) 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi and Thrasher discuss National Lampoon's European Vacation. A family goes to Europe and causes mayhem.  A bit less dark than the first entry, National Lampoon's European Vacation has a bigger scope but fewer laughs. Despite her comic chops (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Johnny Dangerously), director Amy Heckerling does a bit of whiff here. Not awful, but not great either.  Sequelcast 2 and Friends is part of the Greenlit Podcast Network Follow the show on Twitter @Sequelcast2 Like our Sequelcast 2 Facebook Page Listen to Marc with a C's music podcast Discography. Buy One Starry Night, a Cthulhu Live scenario Thrasher contributed to, from DriveThruRPG!  Buy Mat's new book The Films of Uwe Boll Vol. 1: The Video Game Movies!  Watch Alex Miller's YouTube series The Trailer Project!

We begin a month of franchises with Christmas sequels with 2 family vacations with the Griswolds (er, Griswalds?). Buckle in and try to ignore that one sound.

We’re a couple of Pigs in a Poke this week as Ty Raney comes on to talk about National Lampoon’s European Vacation. We talk family and Americans at home and abroad. You promise you erased that tape?   Follow Ty on Instagram: @comediantyraney Follow Kill You Last Podcast on Instagram: @killyoulastpodcast Follow Alex on Instagram & Twitter: @alexpischera Follow Peter on Instagram & Twitter: @theguarraci (IG) / @guarraci (Twitter)

This week the Nerds welcome Dev-i-boy to the group. Dev-i-boy is also known as Brad, a Brisbane game developer, who we interviewed around a year ago. Check that one out too, it's a good one and it'll be in the show notes below.Professor and Dev-i-boy are gushing over Half Life: Alyx, despite a massive lack of Valve Index availability in Australia. Why, Valve, why?. HL:Alyx also doubles as an online lecture platform, a Cover your Cough training simulator and apparently, a generally good game.DJ wants to see the Dragons Lair movie. Ryan Reynolds has been cast in a live action remake of a classic animated Laserdisc game from 1983. Don Bluth is on board, so it should be something interesting to watch.Once again, the Nerds take on the topic of dinosaur chickens. Professor rants about the software design skills of Dennis Nedry and Dev-i-boy thinks there's no point in bringing back dinosaur chickens. But imagine the drumsticks on those chooks.As usual, we cover the games of the week and remember some famous figures who passed away this week.Half Life & Valve news- https://uploadvr.com/new-valve-vr-games/- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271440/Next_Gen_HP_VR_Headset/- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKsSsEmfjoE&feature=emb_titleDragon’s Lair Movie remake-https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ryan-reynolds-talks-tackle-live-action-film-80s-game-dragons-lair-1279270Recreating living dinosaurs now a reality-https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247402?fbclid=IwAR2oerRwD5V1i3wiT_uBZglAOB5pbAazIK5GYFTxWFwlYbV4KrClpkFsRzkGames PlayedProfessor– Half-Life 2: Update - https://store.steampowered.com/app/290930/HalfLife_2_Update/Rating – 4/5DJ– Call of Duty : Warzone - https://www.callofduty.com/warzoneRating – 4/5Dev-i-Boy- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_WakerRating – 4/5- Colin McRae Rally 2005 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_McRae_Rally_2005Rating – 5/5Other topics discussedA Nerds Special - An Interview with An Aspie Life developer : Bradley Hennessey - https://thatsnotcanon.com/topshelfnerdspodcast/episode87Valve to pay AU$3 million fine for misleading Australian gamers- https://www.cnet.com/news/valve-to-pay-3-million-fine-for-misleading-australian-gamers/F-Stop or 'Directed Design Experiments'- https://vcc.wiki/wiki/F-StopMath Teacher’s class in Virtual Reality- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3g9jrqjOZsOculus Headset- https://www.oculus.com/?locale=en_USOculus Rift Store- https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/?locale=en_USSullivan Bluth Studios (Irish-American animation studio established in 1979 by animator Don Bluth.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_Bluth_StudiosDetective Pikachu (2019 urban fantasymystery film directed by Rob Letterman.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Pikachu_(film)Free Guy (upcoming 2020 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, a story by Matt Lieberman, and a screenplay by Lieberman and Zak Penn.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_GuyCastlevania (an action-adventure gothic horrorvideo game series about vampire hunters created and developed by Konami.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CastlevaniaBlack Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018 interactive film in the science fiction anthology series Black Mirror.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror:_BandersnatchGreen Lantern (2011 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lantern_(film)R.I.P.D. (R.I.P.D.: Rest in Peace Department, or simply R.I.P.D., is a 2013 American science fiction action comedy film starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.I.P.D.Clive Palmer's dinosaur Jeff destroyed by fire at Palmer Coolum Resort- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-03/fire-guts-jeff-the-dinosaur-at-clive-palmer-resort/6276188Dennis Nedry (a computer programmer at Jurassic Park and the secondary antagonist of the orginal Jurassic Park Film.)- https://jurassicpark.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis_NedryFakeFactory Cinematic Mod for Half-Life 2- https://www.moddb.com/mods/fakefactory-cinematic-modNo Man’s Land (2001 Bosnian war film that is set in the midst of the Bosnian War.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man%27s_Land_(2001_film)Black Beauty (1994 American film adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel by the same name directed by Caroline Thompson in her directorial debut.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Beauty_(1994_film)The Matrix 4 (upcoming American science fiction action film and the fourth installment in The Matrix franchise. The film is co-written and directed by Lana Wachowski, one of the two Wachowskis who directed the previous three films.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_4That’s Not COVID (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/thatsnotcovidpodcastShout Outs29 March 2020 - Alan Merrill, ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll’ Songwriter dies at 69 - https://deadline.com/2020/03/alan-merrill-dead-coronavirus-i-love-rock-n-roll-songwriter-joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-obituary-1202895407/Merrill was a member of the band The Arrows along with drummer Paul Varley and guitarist Jake Hooker. While in the band, he wrote the song “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” which the band released in 1975. The song would later become a chart topper for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts in 1982. In an interview with Songfacts, Merrill said he wrote the song as "a knee-jerk response to the Rolling Stones' 'It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)'." This version was first released as a B-side, but was soon re-recorded and flipped to A-side status on a subsequent pressing of the record. Arrows performed the song in 1975 on the Muriel Young-produced show 45, after which Young offered Arrows a weekly UK television series, Arrows, which was broadcast on ITV starting in March 1976. Joan Jett saw the Arrows perform "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" on their weekly UK television series Arrows while she was touring England with the Runaways in 1976. She first recorded the song in 1979 with two of the Sex Pistols,Steve Jones and Paul Cook. He died from complications arising from COVID-19 at the age of 69 in Manhattan, New York City.29 March 2020 - Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86 - https://deadline.com/2020/03/krzysztof-penderecki-dies-composers-work-used-in-the-exorcist-and-the-shining-was-86-1202895207/Krzysztof Penderecki, a Polish composer and conductor whose modernist works were on soundtracks for The Exorcist and The Shining. Penderecki was an avant-garde composer and prolific in his output. His resume includes eight symphonies, four operas, a requiem, and several concertos. Film directors often used Penderecki music to capture their moods. His music was used in Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, Peter Weir’s Fearless, David Lynch’s Wild at Heart and Inland Empire in addition to The Exorcist and The Shining. Pop music also revered Penderecki. Artists ranging from Kele Okereke of Bloc Party and Robbie Robertson of the Band to Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead were fans. He died from a long illness at the age of 86 in Kraków.31 March 2020 – MDK2 turns 20 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDK2MDK2 is a 2000 third-person shooter, action-adventure video game developed by BioWare and published by Interplay Entertainment for the Dreamcast,Windows and PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 1997 game MDK. First released for the Dreamcast in March 2000, it was later released for Windows in May, with newly selectable difficulty levels and the ability to manually save. The game begins moments after the end of the original MDK. MDK2 received generally positive reviews across all systems, with critics praising the graphics, variety of gameplay styles, level design, boss fights, the game's sense of humor, and its fidelity to the original MDK. The most commonly criticized aspects of the game were the difficulty level, which was felt to be too high, and the platforming sections, which many critics found frustrating and too exacting.Remembrances30 March 1962 - Philip Showalter Hench - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Showalter_HenchAmerican physician. Hench, along with his Mayo Clinic co-worker Edward Calvin Kendall and Swiss chemist Tadeus Reichstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for the discovery of the hormone cortisone, and its application for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The Nobel Committee bestowed the award for the trio's "discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects." His speech at the banquet during the award ceremony acknowledged the connections between the study of medicine and chemistry, saying of his co-winners "Perhaps the ratio of one physician to two chemists is symbolic, since medicine is so firmly linked to chemistry by a double bond." In addition to the Nobel Prize, Hench received many other awards and honors throughout his career. He also had a lifelong interest in the history and discovery of yellow fever. He died from pneumonia at the age of 69 in Ocho Rios.30 March 2004 – Michael King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_KingNew Zealand popular historian, author, and biographer. He wrote or edited over 30 books on New Zealand topics, including the best-sellingPenguin History of New Zealand, which was the most popular New Zealand book of 2004. King was well known for his knowledge of Māori culture and history. New Zealand Listener, one of New Zealand's most popular weekly magazines, dubbed King "the people's historian" for his efforts to write about and for the local populace. He died from a traffic collision at the age of 58 in near Maramarua,Waikato.30 March 2008 - Dith Pran - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dith_PranCambodian photojournalist, he was a refugee and survivor of the Cambodian genocide and the subject of the film The Killing Fields. In 1975, Dith and The New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg stayed behind in Cambodia to cover the fall of the capital Phnom Penh to the Communist Khmer Rouge. Schanberg and other foreign reporters were allowed to leave the country, but Pran was not. Due to persecution of intellectuals during the genocide, he hid the fact that he was educated or that he knew Americans, and he pretended that he had been a taxi driver. When Cambodians were forced to work in labour camps, Dith had to endure four years of starvation and torture before Vietnam overthrew the Khmer Rouge in December 1978. He coined the phrase "killing fields" to refer to the clusters of corpses and skeletal remains of victims he encountered during his 40-mile (60 km) escape. He gained worldwide recognition after the 1984 release of the film The Killing Fields about his experiences under the Khmer Rouge. He was portrayed in the film by first-time actor Haing S. Ngor (1940–1996), who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. He died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 65 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.Famous Birthdays30 March 1820 – Anna Sewell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_SewellEnglish novelist. She is well known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, which is now considered one of the top ten bestselling novels for children ever written, although it was intended at the time for an adult audience. During this time her health was declining; she was often so weak that she was confined to her bed. Writing was a challenge. She dictated the text to her mother and from 1876 began to write on slips of paper which her mother then transcribed. The book is the first English novel to be written from the perspective of a non-human animal, in this case a horse. Although it is now considered a children's classic, Sewell originally wrote it for those who worked with horses. She said, "a special aim was to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses". In many respects the book can be read as a guide to horse husbandry, stable management and humane training practices for colts. It is considered to have had an effect on reducing cruelty to horses; for example, the use of bearing reins, which are particularly painful for a horse, was one of the practices highlighted in the novel, and in the years after the book's release the reins became less popular and fell out of favour. She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.30 March 1853 – Vincent Van Gogh - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_GoghVincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes,portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. His reputation began to grow in the early 20th century as elements of his painting style came to be incorporated by the Fauves and German Expressionists. He attained widespread critical, commercial and popular success over the ensuing decades, and is remembered as an important but tragic painter, whose troubled personality typifies the romantic ideal of the tortured artist. Today, Van Gogh's works are among the world's most expensive paintings to have ever sold, and his legacy is honoured by a museum in his name, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which holds the world's largest collection of his paintings and drawings. On 30th March 2020, his painting titled The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring, was stolen from the Singer Laren museum in Laren, North Holland. It was stolen in an overnight smash-and-grab raid on a museum that was closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. He was born in Zundert.30 March 1930 - John Astin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_AstinAmerican actor who has appeared in numerous films and television series, as well as a television director and voice artist. He is best known for starring as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, reprising the role in the television film Halloween with the New Addams Family and the animated series The Addams Family. Notable film projects include West Side Story, Freaky Friday, National Lampoon's European Vacation and Teen Wolf Too. His second wife was actress Patty Duke and he is the adoptive father of Duke's son, actor Sean Astin. Astin is director of the Theater Arts and Studies Department and Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University, his alma mater, which offers an undergraduate minor program. He was born in Baltimore,Maryland.Events of Interest29 March 1979 – Another Brick in the Wall, Part II hits number one - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1980"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" was released as a single, Pink Floyd's first in the UK since "Point Me at the Sky". It was Pink Floyd's only number-one hit in the United Kingdom, the United States, West Germany and several other countries. The single sold over 4 million copies worldwide. "Part 2" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Rock Duo or Group. The lyrics attracted controversy. The Inner London Education Authority described the song as "scandalous", and according to Renshaw, prime minister Margaret Thatcher "hated it". Renshaw said: "There was a political knee-jerk reaction to a song that had nothing to do with the education system. It was [Waters'] reflections on his life and how his schooling was part of that." The single, as well as the album The Wall, were banned in South Africa in 1980 after it was adopted by supporters of a nationwide school boycott protesting racial inequities in education under apartheid.30 March 1814 - Napoleon's forces defeated in Paris- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-capture-paris- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Paris_(1814)European forces allied against Napoleonic France march triumphantly into Paris, formally ending a decade of French domination on the Continent. After a day of fighting in the suburbs of Paris, the French surrendered on March 31, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition and forcing Emperor Napoleon to abdicate and go into exile.31 March 1999 - "The Matrix" released in theaters - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-matrix-releasedOn March 31, 1999, the writing and directing sibling team of Lana and Lilly Wachowski release their second film, the mind-blowing science-fiction blockbuster The Matrix. Filmed for $70 million, The Matrix was a stylish, innovative and visually spectacular take on a familiar premise–that humans are unknowing inhabitants of a world controlled by machines–central to films such as Alien and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The Matrix starred Keanu Reeves as a computer hacker who learns that human-like computers have created a fake world, the Matrix, to enslave the remaining humans while keeping them in the dark about their dire fate. Packed with slow-motion camera tricks and references from a myriad of sources–including comic books, the Bible, Lewis Carroll, Eastern philosophy and film noir—The Matrix also stunned viewers with its Hong Kong-style fight scenes, choreographed by the martial-arts master Yuen Wo Ping and performed with the help of invisible wires allowing the characters to fly through the air. Greeted with enthusiasm by computer-gaming fanatics and mainstream audiences alike, The Matrix earned a staggering $470 million worldwide and won four Academy Awards, for Best Editing, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.Follow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

    On this episode of the show, Phillip starts by talking about the runtime for No Time To Die being 163 minutes. He then talks about what he has been watching at home or in the theater; Who's Harry Crumb? (1989), Octopussy (1983), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), and National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985). Then he gets deep into the 13th 007 movie, Octopussy from 1983. It's a newer and shorter format. We hope you enjoy.  Jame Bond and Phillip will return on Monday March 2nd with A View to a Kill from 1985.

Os Griswolds ganham uma viagem para a Europa em um game show, então fazem as malas e se preparam para deixar o continente. Já sentindo o gostinho do destino, descobrem muito rápido que não são bons turistas. Não sabendo nenhum dos idiomas locais, vão acabar tendo os mais variados tipos de problemas, que vão de dirigir do lado errado da rua na Inglaterra até visitarem os parentes errados na Alemanha.

We are sneaking in another episode just in time to listen before Thanksgiving! We couldn't get Ward but we found someone better suited to this movie, Kari, and she is a superfan of Planes, Trains & Automobiles! Come down to the theater right at 8:00 after you have had your fill of Thanksgiving dinner and football. Get your tickets here - https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/planes-trains-and-automobilesDirected By: John Hughes (died 2009, wrote or directed so much!)Mr Mom 83Sixteen Candles 84 (wrote and directed)The Breakfast Club 85 (wrote and directed)National Lampoon's European Vacation 85 Weird Science 85 (wrote and directed) Pretty in Pink 86Ferris Buellers Day Off 86 (wrote and directed) Planes, Trains, Automobiles 87 (wrote and directed)The Great Outdoors 88She's Having a Baby 88 (wrote and directed) Uncle Buck 89 (wrote and directed) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 89Home Alone 90Dutch 91Curly Sue 91 (wrote and directed) Home Alone 2 & 3Budget: $15 MMUSA Gross: $49 MMWW Gross: $0 MM (not released internationally)Tomatometer: 93% IMDb Plot Summary: A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.Random Trivia: John Hughes had a very similar travel experience as a young man.

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of fatphobia, sexual harassment, sexual harassment of underage teens, sexism, misogyny. This week’s Griswold adventure is a true cable classic, and honestly, it’s earned that title. Amy Heckerling, a director we just cannot escape on this show, manages to punch up the funny and puts Clark and Ellen on equal footing. Which is good, because Beverly D’Angelo is kind of awesome. It’d just be nice if they could make the kids interesting at all, and not the absolute worst. There’s a good, healthy ick factor here, but as far as dumb 80’s comedies go, we’ve seen worse. We talk about National Lampoon’s European Vacation this week on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!. Macintosh & Maud have started a Patreon! Any little bit you can contribute helps, and we have special contributor-only content if you donate at the $2 level, including our review of Patrick Swayze's surfing classic with the majestic Keanu Reeves, Point Break! You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. If you like the podcast, make sure to subscribe and review on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Excerpt used from “Holiday Road,” written and performed by Lindsey Buckingham. Copyright 1983 Now Sounds Music (BMI). Phonographic copyright 1983 Warner Bros. Records. Clips from the film National Lampoon's European Vacation are copyright 1985 Warner Bros. All rights reserved. Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.

As it was cooking weather last week, we thought we would pick two films to watch during a Heatwave. Coming up in this episode;1 - Anything Goes     Marvel tease MCU phase five properties      Albert sings what he thinks is the Young Guns 2 song 2 - Heatwave Double Bill     We review      National Lampoons European Vacation     Weekend at Bernies 2     Our picks for next week3 - Stitch-Up     Last week Dan got stitched-up and had to watch The Human Centipede. He explains       the film and his thoughts on it.      We then announce the results of next weeks stitch-up     Albert to watch - West Side Story     Dan - The Human Centipede 2If you would like to catch up with us on Twitter @Flick_Face Instagram Flick.Face or email the show at twinpickspod@gmail.com 

Just when I thought I was out...they PULL me back in! The MCU stubbornly refuses to die or even have a five minute break as a new Spider-Man film swings onto our screens. Tom and Jesse pair Spidey's EuroTrip with National Lampoon's European Vacation because, you know, the Europe thing. Also news!

All the way from Minneapolis, the guys welcome rapper Astronautalis to Austin, Texas. Astronautalis tells Mike and Orville about his first tour of Romania and the hijinks that come along with touring in an region that American musicians rarely venture. There's corrupt police, a truck accident, a lost passport and more. It's basically National Lampoon's European Vacation. Astronautalis also tells the origin story of his "Turn left, now go fast" tattoo.

Seamus and Kraig tackle their second Repeat Viewing Challenge with National Lampoon's European Vacation, after receiving wild claims it is the best of the series. To test that, we watched European and Vegas Vacations back-to-back for a stark, but very lively compare and contrast discussion. The entire franchise is assessed on the criteria of character, comedy and filmmaking, with clear results. This was so fun, you can expect us to complete the Griswold saga around Christmas time. Send us your own Repeat Viewing Challenge on twitter & instagram @repeatviewpod, or on our Facebook page! Subscribe to Repeat Viewing on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you listen, and please rate & review kindly before sharing with your community.

Special guest, famous retired podcaster Dale Andrews joins to discuss the National Lampoon's European Vacation. Other topics include going to grandmas to watch Million Dollar Movie, TV edits for content, Audrey's age, aging ourselves by talking about Vacation movies, our first jobs as dishwashers, buying DVDs every week, HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray, and more. Brought to you by: Half-Double Design. Not your granny's crochet. Links: Follow Dale on IG Our view from the lake Hardware/software used for production Donate to the podcast Follow Slim on Twitter Follow LINK IN BIO on Twitter Subscribe to the podcast right now

In honor of Sweetie's real life European vacation, we watched National Lampoon's European Vacation, which is actually our first Chevy Chase film of the bunch! From 1985 and directed by one of our favs Amy Heckerling, European Vacation takes the notorious Griswold's on a Euro adventure after they accidentally win the grand prize on The Pig and the Poke game show! That grand prize turns out to be an all expenses paid trip to London, Paris, Germany and Rome! This movie is whacky with a capital W and a fantastic screwball comedy with some hilarious only in the 80s moments.  We'll talk about our first memory of the film (boobs, boobs, and more boobs), how much Rusty and Audrey creep us out, how this film is just really a bunch of stereotypes strung together into one hot but hilarious mess, and talk about some of our favorite family vacations in the good ole Dumas minivan.  

The Fifth Estate v Ravenous on the roulette, we try a new game Box Office Battle, and chat Detonator 2: Night Watch, Somewhere In Time, Die Die My Darling, Maniac (1963), Barbed Wire Dolls, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, National Lampoon's European Vacation, Top Gun, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Don't Go In The Basement, and much more!

Rotten Tomatoes gives "National Lampoon's European Vacation" a score of 39 percent. But if they had rated "Donald Trump's European Vacation" the score would have been a lot lower--especially if they were listening to our panel. Rosa Brooks of Georgetown, Kori Schake of Stanford, Susan Hennessey of Lawfare and David Rothkopf of somewhere in New Jersey, join for a play-by-play breakdown of the president's trip, gaffes, missteps, and outrages. Suffice it to say Chevy Chase would have done better...even the old, cranky, not-funny-anymore Chevy Chase of today. Also explored on this episode: the very big idea of a Kori Schake-Graham Allison cage match over the use of the term "Thucydides Trap." Deep State Radio Nerd heaven! Listen up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, in honor of Vacation hitting theaters, we make Ryan watch National Lampoon's European Vacation from 1985. Ryan's Score: 4/10 Ryan's Synopsis: On the new Vacation film: "I like when the kid throws the needle at the other kid." web: filmpulse.nettwitter: twitter.com/filmpulsenetfacebook: facebook.com/filmpulsepatreon: patreon.com/filmpulse outro music by: SJMellia 

Diva and Moon Zappa are the daughters of the late Frank Zappa. Diva has appeared in the films "National Lampoons Pledge This!," "Anarchy TV," and has been on the shows "Felicity," "Brothers & Sisters," and "The Mighty Boosh." Moon is best known for the vocals for Frank Zappa's hit single "Valley Girl," and has done stand-up and has been in the film "National Lampoon's European Vacation," and on the shows "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "How I Met Your Mother," and "Roseanne. This podcast was taped live before an audience during the "LA Comedy Improv Fest."