Ep. 5: Jeremiah Chechik at the Griswolds' House from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"

21/12/2017 50 min
Ep. 5: Jeremiah Chechik at the Griswolds' House from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"

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"It's a beaut, Clark, it's a beaut!" In a very special holiday episode of "On Location", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" director Jeremiah Chechik returns to the Griswolds' house for the first time in almost 30 years. We talk about filming the beloved holiday classic at the Warner Bros. Ranch and what it took to create the look of an authentic Chicago winter while filming during the summer in Burbank, CA. Chechik discusses the fact that the wildly popular film was his first as a feature director, working with the great John Hughes, and why some of his favorite moments in the film are among the least comedic.

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