National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2
Written by	Matty Simmons
Directed by	Nick Marck
Starring	Randy Quaid Miriam Flynn Dana Barron Jake Thomas Ed Asner Sung Hi Lee
Language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Matty Simmons Elliot Friedgen
Cinematography	Ronn Schmidt
Running time	83 min.
Distributor	National Lampoon for Warner Bros. Television
Chronology
Preceded by	Vegas Vacation (1997)
Followed by	Hotel Hell Vacation (2010)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure is an American made-for-TV comedy movie. It premiered December 20, 2003 on NBC. It is the sequel to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, although it is more of a spin-off than a direct chapter in the Vacation series of movies, because the main stars (Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo) from the original films do not appear.

It stars Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn, reprising their roles as Cousin Eddie and Catherine.

This was the last Vacation series film to-date to be linked to the National Lampoon name, although Warner Bros. still holds the trademark for the franchise name "National Lampoon's Vacation" and its characters.

Cast

• Randy Quaid - Eddie Johnson
• Miriam Flynn - Catherine Johnson
• Dana Barron - Audrey Griswold, who tags along after dumping her married boyfriend, Daniel
• Ed Asner - Uncle Nick, Eddie's uncle who tagged along after his wife leaves him
• Beverly Garland - Aunt Jessica
• Sung Hi Lee - Muka Luka Miki, their around the island guide
• Jake Thomas - Clark "Third" Johnson, Eddie and Catherine's pubescent son
• Julian Stone - Melbourne Jack, the seapilot
• Eric Idle - A passenger on the plane, reprising his role from European Vacation

Eddie and Catherine's children

• Vicki
• Dale
• Daisy Mabel
• Ruby Sue
• Rocky
• Denny
• Clark W. III ("Third"), named after Clark Griswold

Plot

The story begins with Cousin Eddie at his latest workplace, a nuclear facility where he 'works' alongside a monkey. When the monkey outperforms him in every test (specifically mental agility), the decision is made to fire him. Upon finding out the news, the two get into an argument which results in the monkey biting him.

With Christmas approaching, Eddie is worried about what this job loss will mean for him and his family and he decides to talk to his former boss. Although the thought never occurs to him, the nuclear company is convinced that he will sue. As a preemptive countermeasure, they offer him and his family (along with Audrey Griswold and his Uncle Nick) a free vacation to an island in the South Pacific. While on holiday they take a trip on a boat, while Eddie attempts to catch a shark, they get lost and eventually shipwrecked on an isolated island.

Eventually Eddie is able to prove himself a man by providing for his family and they all celebrate Christmas together on the island. Shortly after, they are rescued.

External links

• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 at the Internet Movie Database