`` Christmas Vacation '' celebrates its 25th anniversary this year . Without adjusting for inflation , it 's the most successful `` Vacation '' movie of the series . The film was directed by John Hughes and stars Chevy Chase as a divorced father who is forced to take his family on vacation in the Bahamas. It was written by John Hughes based on one of his short stories .
`` Christmas Vacation '' celebrates its 25th anniversary this year . The film was directed by John Hughes and stars Chevy Chase as a divorced father who is forced to take his family on vacation in the Bahamas. It was written by John Hughes based on one of his short stories .