Vacation: Movie Man Jackson

“The journey sucks. That’s what makes you appreciate the destination.” Like father, like son. Over 30 years have passed since Clark Griswold took his family cross country on a Vacation to Walley World. Through hell, high water, and Aunt Edna, he got them there. His son, Rusty (Ed Helms) is now a father of his own, […]

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983): Movie Man Jackson

“Rusty, crack open those sandwiches I got at the gas station. I’m so hungry I could eat a sandwich from the gas station.” Holiday road A-OH-OHH-A-OH-OHH-A-OH-OHH-! Summertime means Vacation time, and Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to use this time to get closer to his wife Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo), and kids Rusty (Anthony Michael Hall), […]

Vacation (Red Band Trailer): Movie Man Jackson Analysis

Holiday road a-oh-oh-ohh-a-oh-a-oh-ohh! Some thirty odd years leater, an all grown-up Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) decides to do what his dad Clark did when he was a youngster. Go on a cross-country trip to Wally World to reconnect with his sons and wife Debbie (Christina Applegate). Why aren’t they flying? Because getting there is half […]

Hot Tub Time Machine: Movie Man Jackson

“It must be some kind of…hot tub time machine [blank stare into camera].” Uses for a hot tub: Skinny dipping, relaxation…and time travel? In Hot Tub Time Machine, the year is 2010, and for Adam (John Cusack), Nick (Craig Robinson), and Lou (Rob Corddry), life could not be any worse. Adam has just lost his […]