Chevy Chase stars in what film series that's based on a short story by John Hughes?
81885ced2cf5bdc8d0095a93fa190953
Hotel Hell Vacation Hotel Hell Vacation is an American online comedy short film released on February 7, 2010 on HomeAway's website. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprise their roles as Clark and Ellen Griswold. It was the first time Clark and Ellen had been seen in a "Vacation" film since 1997's "Vegas Vacation"; they later appeared together again in 2015's "Vacation". The fourteen-minute short premiered as a series of commercials during the Super Bowl to help promote HomeAway, Inc. Although sanctioned by Warner Bros. (which holds the underlying rights to the "Vacation" series characters and concepts), this film was not sponsored by National Lampoon, Inc., which initiated the "Vacation" series.
2d146750a6bffadb156079d4454857b2
National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) The National Lampoon's Vacation film series is a comedy film series initially based on John Hughes' short story "Vacation '58" that was originally published by "National Lampoon" magazine. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of seven films, two of which are not sponsored by "National Lampoon". In recent years, the series has been the inspiration for various advertising campaigns featuring some of the original cast members. The series portrays the misadventures of the Griswold family, whose attempts to enjoy vacations and holidays are plagued with continual disasters and strangely embarrassing predicaments.
52a87914d72357cc30dd2e338f3f27b3
The Ballad of Chevy Chase There are two extant English ballads known as "The Ballad of Chevy Chase", both of which narrate the same story. As ballads existed within oral tradition before being written down, other versions of this once popular song also may have existed. Moreover, many ballads continued to use the "Chevy Chase" tune without necessarily referring to "The Ballad of Chevy Chase."
ea7fba36c48056f3e51db542ba41e948
List of Off the Air episodes "Off the Air" is an American anthology television series that airs on Adult Swim. Every episode is composed of surreal videos of different media and purposes – animated and live-action short films, clips from feature films and other television series, stock videos, music videos, abstract loops – presented continuously and in succession. These videos are arranged around a single vague theme, as expressed in the episode's title, and are accompanied by songs by various artists. Dave Hughes, the creator of the series, also serves as its editor. He and the rest of the series' producers also commission artists to produce works to be featured in an episode.
a600c64c5e1876f5d9fab1e0abbe024b
Spark (1998 film) Spark is a 1998 film starring Terrence Howard and Nicole Ari Parker. Garret Williams made his directorial debut with this tale of an urban black couple trapped in a desert town of rednecks after their car breaks down after hitting a dog. Byron (Terrence Howard) and Nina (Nicole Ari Parker) are driving a BMW from Chicago to L.A. to take Nina to school when they experience a back-road breakdown. Teen Mooney (Brendan Sexton III) tows them to a white-trailer-trash town where they're charged $500 for repairs. When the BMW dies again, they stay overnight in a motel, and the situation soon gets grim as Byron starts spending more time with Mooney and his true colors start to show revealing a disturbing town story. The characters in this low-budgeter were first introduced in a 1996 short. "Spark" was shown at 1998 film festivals (Sundance, Berlin).
f914df619b4a371bf3a3d252b42dc7f5
Pursued (1934 film) Pursued is a 1934 drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. It is based on a story from the "Saturday Evening Post", "The Painted Lady", by Larry Evans. It was previously filmed by Fox as a silent "When a Man Sees Red" in 1917.
5b65c314564678e51b5ee0ef53582911
Bill L. Norton Bill L. Norton is a film director, writer and producer. He also has directed many television series, among them "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", "John Doe", "Hack", "Las Vegas", "", "Lincoln Heights" and "Roswell".
c45295650faa5dcd980278197f889849
National Lampoon's European Vacation European Vacation (originally given the working title Vacation '2' Europe) is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by John Hughes and Robert Klane based on a story by Hughes. The second film in National Lampoon's "Vacation" film series, it stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. Dana Hill and Jason Lively replace Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall as Griswald children Audrey and Rusty. After Hall declined to reprise his role (he decided to star in "Weird Science" instead), the producers decided to recast both children.
a4c8eb8560467722df60636dab4b4b25
Legends of the Fall Legends of the Fall is a 1994 American epic drama film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas. Based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison, the film is about three brothers and their father living in the wilderness and plains of Montana in the early 20th century and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war and love. The film's time frame spans from World War I through the Prohibition era, ending with a brief scene set in 1963. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards and won for Best Cinematography (John Toll). Both the film and book contain occasional Cornish language terms, the Ludlows being a Cornish emigrant family.
9a0d5ebe380591a64499d6a8e4d95b69
They Live They Live is a 1988 American satirical science fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter. The film stars Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster. It follows an unnamed drifter (referred to as "John Nada" in the film's credits) who discovers that the ruling class are in fact aliens concealing their appearance and manipulating people to spend money, breed, and accept the status quo with subliminal messages in mass media. "They Live" is based on the 1963 short story, "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson.
a30c5dd20f303d104a026df5dfd481ed
Breaking Away (TV series) Breaking Away is a 1980 American comedy-drama television series that was based on the 1979 film of the same name. It was created by Steve Tesich, who wrote the original film, and the film's director Peter Yates served as Executive Producer.
89b1aa4b99d5e9ce07ba986542a5c9cd
The Road to Christmas The Road to Christmas is a 2006 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by Mark Jean and starring Jennifer Grey, Megan Park, and Clark Gregg. Written by Judd Parkin, the film is about a successful fashion photographer whose planned Christmas wedding in Aspen is interrupted by a snow storm. With no flights or rental cars available, she accepts a ride from a widowed school teacher and his thirteen-year-old daughter, who open up their home to her until the roads clear. "The Road to Christmas" first aired on December 17, 2006 on Lifetime. It was released on DVD on October 26, 2010 by A&E Home Video.
99342b5b5dedcce686ddcf6ba713f992
Shelby (film) Shelby is a 2014 Canadian Christmas comedy film directed by Brian K. Roberts and starring John Paul Ruttan, Chevy Chase, Tom Arnold and Rob Schneider as the voice of the titular dog.
ed205ba01e892f1a32d1b0f98ebf474b
Dawn of the Dragon Racers Dawn of the Dragon Racers is a 2014 computer-animated short film by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Elaine Bogan and John Sanford. Based on the film series of the same name. It was directed by John Sanford and Elaine Bogan, and it features the voices of Jay Baruchel and America Ferrera along with the cast from the television series. In the short, a hunt for a lost sheep turns into a competition between Hiccup and his friends for the first title of Dragon Racing Champion of Berk.
1308a0d6acf0a8952f6a9c8a287c910c
The Delicate Art of the Rifle The Delicate Art of the Rifle is a 1996 independent film directed by Dante W. Harper, with a screenplay by Stephen Grant, based on his short story by the same name. It is a surrealistic comedy-drama about a school shooting as seen through the eyes of a socially awkward college student named Jay. Walt Whitman, the shooter, is loosely based on Charles Whitman, but the film is not in any way a factual account of the 1966 shootings at the University of Texas.
72338f15d270d28b38043b65abb5da11
Longarm (film) Longarm is a 1988 western television film loosely based on the Jove Books series of the same name written under the house pseudonum, "Tabor Evans".
9d552121ea6b7ba83be1a43acd15a702
Remember WENN Remember WENN is a comedy-drama television series that aired from 1996 to 1998 on the cable channel American Movie Classics. Created and written by Rupert Holmes (with music also by Holmes) and set at the fictional Pittsburgh radio station WENN in the late 1930s and early 1940s, it depicted events (both dramatic and comic) in the personal and professional lives of the station's staff in the era before and during World War II. It is not related to the real radio station in Alabama known with the WENN callsign from 1959 to 1983 and from 2009 to the present. The series title is a play on the phrase "remember when".
62d7b7fdba208f055f3c98e26c387938
National Lampoon's Vacation National Lampoon's Vacation, sometimes referred to as Vacation, is a 1983 American road comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Dana Barron, and Anthony Michael Hall. John Candy, Imogene Coca, Christie Brinkley, and a young Jane Krakowski appear in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by John Hughes, based on his short story "Vacation '58" which appeared in "National Lampoon.
ddcfb9d7f345338decbf6ba94c60764e
7 Women 7 Women, also known as Seven Women, is a 1966 film drama made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by John Ford, produced by Bernard Smith and John Ford, from a screenplay by Janet Green and John McCormick, based on the short story "Chinese Finale" by Norah Lofts. The music score was by Elmer Bernstein and the cinematography by Joseph LaShelle. This was the last feature film directed by Ford, ending a career that spanned approximately fifty years.
030532c4cb93e19cbd9972d28b8ab0c1
Hercules (franchise) Hercules is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise, starting with the 1997 animated Disney feature of the same name, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.
e811b0d8c66157f675aa8b14c2852180
Toy Story Toons Toy Story Toons is a series of short animated films based on the "Toy Story" franchise. The plotline of the series begins after "Toy Story 3". The films are set at Bonnie's house, the new home of Andy's toys. As of 2015, three shorts have been released as part of the series – "Hawaiian Vacation" and "Small Fry" in 2011 and "Partysaurus Rex" in 2012. A fourth short, titled "Mythic Rock", was rumored in 2013, but was scrapped.
c6d2b1a48ae3cc30b49f0659c90a31b7
The Grey (film) The Grey is a 2011 British-American survival thriller film co-written, produced and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo and Dermot Mulroney. It is based on the short story