Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray release of
National Lampoon's Vacation and the Blu-ray debut of one of the series sequels,
Vegas Vacation. Both comedies star Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, and street on May 21st.
National Lampoon's Vacation Synopsis: Everything is planned, packed... and about to go hilariously wrong. The Griswolds are going on vacation. In the driver's seat is Clark Griswold (Chase), an Everyman eager to share the open road and the wonders of family togetherness, and his wife Ellen (D'Angelo). Myriad mishaps, crude kin (Quaid), encounters with a temptress (Christie Brinkley), financial woes, Aunt Edna (Imogene Coca) on the roof, one security guard (John Candy) and 2,460 miles later, it's a wonder the Griswolds are together. There's never been a family vacation like it. Except maybe yours. And that helps explain why the classic comedy remains so popular and so very funny.
Technical specifications and full special features have yet to be revealed for the 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray. Early reports indicate it will include a new documentary as well as the introduction and commentary featured on the original
2010 Blu-ray release.
Vegas Vacation Synopsis: When Clark Griswold puts his mind to something, we soon realize he hasn't got one. Still, nothing stops him when the vacation bug hits. This time, he's chosen Las Vegas, the new family entertainment capital of America. Chevy Chase returns as bubbly, bumbling Clark in Vegas Vacation, a jokers-are-wild laugh fest including two other stars from past Vacations. Beverly D'Angelo is back as wife Ellen, doting on the guy she calls "Sparky," and Randy Quaid again delights as grubby goof ball Cousin Eddie. Ethan Embry (
That Thing You Do!) and screen-debuting Marisol Nichols are Griswold teens who love the round-the-clock nightlife, as long as they don't share it with Mom and Dad! From Seigfried and Roy's extravaganza to a Hoover Dam tour, from cruising to losing (Wallace Shawn as a shifty blackjack dealer) to amorous crooning (Wayne Newton falls for Ellen), watch Clark try to keep family and wallet together.
The Blu-ray edition of
Vegas Vacation features a DTS-HD Master Audio mix but no special features.