![]() ![]() Clark’s asks if this was the boy that was caught sacrificing June bugs in the cemetery and Audrey clarifies that her sin in question happened before the June bug incident. Ellen says “Forgive us our sins…” with Audrey asking “Is lying about why you got home so late a sin?” Audrey then goes into detail that she was under the railroad bridge downtown with Sean Marley and not at Cassandra Reed’s house. And I hope they’re hungry!” Audrey Confesses a Sinīefore Ellen spouts her rendition of the Lord’s prayer underneath the log truck, the script has Audrey confessing a sin from the back seat. Eat My Rubber and “I Hope Their Hungry!”Īfter Russ corrects Clark’s comment about Burning Dust and Eating Rubber, Clark’s reply in the script is not the “Whatever, Russ” in the film but “Yup. When Clark distracts the kids with the line “Hey Kids, look a deer!” and gives the redneck truck the one finger salute, the script called for a double middle finger. ![]() Here they are for your enjoyment in chronological order: Clark Flips Double Bird to the Redneck Truck The film’s writer John Hughes is known for his long movie scripts (see Planes, Trains, and Automobiles) so I decided to do something I’ve never done before… read the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation movie script! While the script has many subtle differences and additions, it did reveal that there are several full scenes that were deleted (assuming the script I read was the shooting script.) In all, I’ve compiled 47 differences between the film and script. So many new facts were illuminated and I’m now at the point of obsession where I should make a reservation at the nuthouse.ĭuring the podcast and through my research, I was puzzled that deleted scenes have never surfaced despite seeing trailer footage that didn’t appear in the film along with several pictures like this image at the tree lot… And then, I spent an insane amount of time researching the film for our Christmas Vacation at TRN Drive-In podcast. First, I went to see it in the theater for the first time which was better than that time Bing Crosby tap danced with Danny…well, you know the rest. This year, I’ve had some memorable experiences that have really energized me as a fan like never before. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is my favorite Christmas movie. ![]()
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