Director Chris Columbus claims he quit working on “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” after he met with the film’s leading actor, Chevy Chase. In a new interview with Vanity Fair ...

Christmas Vacation could have been part of his bio ... on the 1989 National Lampoon film when, after meeting with Chevy Chase, he decided he could not go through with it. “I was signed on ...

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, which premiered on December 1, 1989, remains a beloved holiday classic. This film is a quintessential Christmas slapstick comedy that perfectly captures the ...

He told Vanity Fair: “I was signed on… and then I met Chevy Chase. Even given my situation at the time, where I desperately needed to make a film, I realised I couldn’t work with the guy.

Columbus was originally slated to direct 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'. Columbus recalled: "I was signed on... and then I met Chevy Chase. Even given my situation at the time ...

said he was also supposed to direct 1989’s “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” — but opted out because of the movie’s star, Chevy Chase. “I was signed on … and then I met Chevy ...

"I was signed on … and then I met Chevy ... for "Christmas Vacation." The director had begun shooting exterior shots in Chicago for the 1989 movie when he had meetings with Chase that derailed ...

"Home Alone" director Chris Columbus almost directed another holiday classic, "Christmas ... would star Chevy Chase, the "Saturday Night Live" breakout who was the star of the "Vacation" franchise.

Orzech wore a Chicago Blackhawks jersey and a Santa hat to pay homage to Chevy Chase's Clark Griswold of National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation." Griswold wore that jersey during the movie and his ...

actor Chevy Chase. Speaking to Vanity Fair, director Chris Columbus said he had already signed on to direct Christmas Vacation, which was released in 1989, and had begun shooting when he first met ...

The director of Home Alone says he nearly directed another iconic holiday film — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — but ultimately left after clashing with the film's star, actor Chevy Chase.

But it was December, so I had to go to downtown Chicago ... with Chevy Chase.” Variety has reached out to Chase’s representatives for comment. After Columbus quit “Christmas Vacation ...