The Griswalds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and thus pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language...
"The lowest point on Chevy Chase's career.
- Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
...the film is about as brainless as the Griswalds themselves.
- John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis"
raisleygordon added this to a list 1 month, 2 weeks ago
"The "Pig In A Poke" game show host Kent Winkdale (played by John Astin) is a parody of two real-life game show hosts. The name "Kent Winkdale" is a parody of Wink Martindale, a notable game show host in the 70s and 80s (most notably as the host of The New Tic Tac Dough), and when he kisses Ellen and Audrey, it is a parody of Richard Dawson who often kissed the female contestants on Family Feud.
The video camera (a JVC SF-P3) that Clark uses to film Ellen in the shower (which gets stolen in Fra"
Payador added this to a list 9 months, 3 weeks ago
"This could be so good. The first and the third are great! The fourth is enjoyable. But the second was just done in a wrong way.
Beginning with the cast of the Griswald kids, not charismatic at all.
All Audrey do is scream throughout the entire film! And not in a funny way, so annoying!"
"Clark Griswold: There it is, kids, my motherland.
Rusty Griswold: Dad, Grandma's from Chicago.
Clark Griswold: Shut up, Russ.
Clark Griswold: Aw, there's Buckingham Palace, kids. That's where the Queen lives and works.
Audrey Griswold: She works? What does she do, Dad?
Clark Griswold: She queens... And she vacuums. "