Chevy Chase's 35-year-old Christmas comedy cements its status as an iconic holiday movie with its latest streaming success. After becoming the breakout star of the first season of Saturday Night Live during the 1970s, Chase left the sketch show in its second season and went on to become a comedic lead, starring in some of the most successful comedies of the 1980s. These include Caddyshack, Caddyshack II, Fletch, Fletch Lives, Oh! Heavenly Dog, Modern Problems, Spies Like Us, and Three Amigos.

One of Chase's most successful comedy ventures of the 1980s was the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, starting with the 1983 film. Inspired by John Hughes' short story Vacation '58 originally published in National Lampoon magazine, the films follow the chaotic misadventures of the Griswold family and their well-meaning yet hapless patriarch, Clark Griswold, whose attempts to create the perfect vacations for his family spiral into disastrous and hilariously awkward situations. Though Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Randy Quaid were consistent of the cast, the Griswold children were played by different actors in each movie.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Becomes A Streaming Success

It Ranks 10th On Reelgood's Movies Chart

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation has become a streaming success. Written by John Hughes, based on his short story Christmas '59 published in National Lampoon magazine, the 1989 film follows Clark Griswold's efforts to have a good-old-fashioned family Christmas, though his plans hilariously spiral out of control. Chevy Chase leads Christmas Vacation's cast alongside Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, Randy Quaid, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and many more.

Now, 35 years after its release, Chevy Chase's classic Christmas comedy has become a streaming success. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ranks 10th on Reelgood's Top 10 movies on all streaming platforms for the week of November 28 to December 4. It ranked below the fellow holiday movies Planes, Trains & Automobiles (also written by John Hughes), Nutrackers, and Dear Santa, which both star Ben Stiller. Check out the full top 10 below:

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is also streaming on Max.

What Christmas Vacation's Streaming Success Means For The Movie

It Cements Its Status As An Iconic Holiday Classic

Though it was already regarded as a classic, Christmas Vacation's streaming success 35 years after its release cements its status as an iconic holiday movie, and one of the best Christmas comedies ever made. Packed with iconic and endlessly quotable lines—like "Why is the carpet all wet, Todd?" and "You serious, Clark?"—Christmas Vacation offers humor, heartfelt holiday spirit, and chaotic family dynamics that resonate year after year. Watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation should become part of your yearly holiday tradition, if it isn't already, as no Christmas is complete without the hilarity of Clark Griswold's festive misadventures.

Source: Reelgood