anything for a friend. As Mr. Ellis is carried away, a janitor approaches with a carpet cleaner, heading straight for the winning ticket on the floor. Though it appears Clark is going to allow it to be lost, at the last second, he slides the ticket out of the carpet cleaner's path. With their newfound winnings, Clark and Ellen renew their wedding vows in the presence of Eddie's family. Clark then gives Eddie $5,000 to repay his kindness. The Griswolds all drive home in the four cars Rusty won on the slot machines: a red Dodge Viper, a maroon Ford Mustang, a black Hummer H1, and a white Ford Aspire. Cast Chevy Chase as Clark W. Griswold Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold Ethan Embry as Russell "Rusty" Griswold. He was portrayed by Anthony Michael Hall, Jason Lively, and Johnny Galecki in the previous films. Marisol Nichols as Audrey Griswold. She was portrayed by Dana Barron, Dana Hill, and Juliette Lewis in the previous films. Randy Quaid as Eddie Johnson, the cousin-in-law of Clark and Ellen Wayne Newton as himself Wallace Shawn as Marty Miriam Flynn as Catherine Johnson, the cousin of Ellen and wife of Eddie Siegfried & Roy as themselves Sid Caesar as Mr. Ellis Shae D'lyn as Vicki Johnson. She was previously portrayed by Jane Krakowski in the first film. Juliette Brewer as Ruby Sue Johnson. She was previously portrayed by Ellen Hamilton Latzen in the previous film. Zack Moyes as Denny Johnson Christie Brinkley as "Girl in the Red Ferrari" Julia Sweeney as Mirage desk clerk Toby Huss as a Frank Sinatra impersonator who Rusty gets a fake ID from. Jerry Weintraub as "Jilly from Philly" Production Filming John Hughes did not return for Vegas Vacation, as he did not have any further National Lampoon stories to adapt, as he had with the original Vacation and Christmas Vacation. He also had shown dissatisfaction with how the series had essentially turned into a star vehicle for Chevy Chase and noted that Warner Bros. had never even told him that they were making the movie, only hearing about it by reading a trade magazine. When approached by disappointed fans, Hughes insisted that he "had nothing to do with it!" Filming was initially scheduled to begin in Las Vegas in April 1996. Filming was later scheduled to begin on May 29, 1996. Most of the filming was expected to be