Let’s hear what he has to say Credit: screengrab/National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Mark the 35th anniversary of holiday cinema classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation with a screening at the Dr. Phillips Center, featuring special guest Chevy “Clark Griswold“ Chase.
After the show, Chase will speak about the 1989 film and take questions from the audience alongside his wife, Jayni. The film has held up remarkably well over the years, and Chase’s over-the-top performance as the frazzled Griswold patriarch cracking up under the pressure of making the trip perfect is much of the reason why.
But will the famously prickly Chase be naughty or nice in person? Much like opening a Christmas gift from a loose-cannon relative, half the fun is the nervous uncertainty.
7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $53-$295.
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