Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD Release: Vacation

Digital Release Date: Oct. 13, 2015, Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Nov. 3, 2015
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $35.99
Studio: Warner


The Griswolds embark on an ill-fated adventure—again!—in Vacation, a rebooting (or re-imagining or remake or whatever…) of the 1983 Chevy Chase (Three Amigos) comedy.

Christina Applegate and Ed Helms hit the road in Vacation

Christina Applegate and Ed Helms hit the road in Vacation

The next generation of Griswolds are on the road again for another hilarious, ill-fated family adventure. Following in his father’s footsteps, a grown-up Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms, Cedar Rapids) surprises his wife, Debbie (Christina Applegate, Hall Pass), and their two sons with a cross-country road trip back to America’s “favorite family fun park,” Walley World. What could go wrong?

Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the film also stars Chris Hemsworth (Rush) and Leslie Mann (The Other Woman). Of course, Chevy and his original Vacation co-star Beverly D’Angelo (Hair High) make an appearance, as well.

Though it was generally well-received by the critics, Vacation only did average business when it was released wide to U.S. theaters in July, 2015, where it grossed $58 million.

Here’s a list of bonus features:

  • Return to Walley World (Blu-ray only)
    · The Griswold Odyssey (Blu-ray only)
    ·         Gag Reel (Blu-ray only)
    ·         Deleted Scenes
    ·         Georgia
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Founder and editor Laurence Lerman saw Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest when he was 13 years old and that’s all it took. He has been writing about film and video for more than a quarter of a century for magazines, anthologies, websites and most recently, Video Business magazine, where he served as the Reviews Editor for 15 years.