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The National Lampoon Holiday movies are a staple for so many comedy fans. the first movie, National Lampoon Holiday (1983) introduced us to the Griswold family, Clark (Chevy Chase) and Elena (Beverly D’Angelo), and their two children, Rusty and Audrey, as well as the always awkward cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid). These three named actors, along with Eddie’s wife Catherine (Miriam Flynn), were mainstays of the films, as the young actors who played Rusty and Audrey comically swapped each other for each film.

After the first movie, we got European holidays (1985), Christmas holidays (1989), and then Vacation in Las Vegas (1997). Besides the slapstick and witty humor, and aside from Cousin Eddie’s style choices, one of the constant themes that run through the films is Clark and Ellen’s love for each other. Though the movies have seen Clark drooling over convertible Christie Brinkley and Ellen fawning over a doting Wayne Newton, the two are always reunited and have a passionate knack for each other. But another film in the series could have rocked that boat.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant while promoting his new film, violent nightBeverly D’Angelo has spoken about the fact that before the 2015 release Vacation reboot, which saw a grown Rusty (Ed Helms) taking his family on vacation, there was a version of that film written by Michael Rosenbaum, which involved a lot more Clark and Ellen. D’Angelo explained:

“I think the Michael and Chris script started with Ellen and Clark outside a courthouse where they just got divorced! But their daughter is getting married, and she’s adamant that they show up in Arizona or wherever she lives, so they have to cross the country and get back together. And the weird thing is: isn’t that the kind of movie that George Clooney just made? Something like that?

The movie he’s referring to is Ticket to heaven, which sees Clooney’s character alongside his ex-wife, played by Julia Roberts, who is teaming up with him to try and thwart their daughter’s wedding plans. She continued:

We saw it like, ‘Hey, talk about Clark and Ellen and that family. Don’t we want to follow their story?’ But there’s something about the demographics, and I think it didn’t take older people or anything like that.

What?! I, for one, was really disappointed that Clark and Ellen weren’t the focus of the later film. I wish they had a deeper storyline, but oh well. Maybe sooner or later we’ll see them come back for another one Vacation movie. Would you show up to see it? I know I would.