Chevy Chase Gave Johnny Galecki A Peoples' Choice Award

In 2012, The Sydney Morning Herald asked Johnny Galecki (who played Rusty) if he had ever reconnected with Chevy Chase. Galecki admitted that he had not reconnected with Chase for 21 years. The last time was during the Peoples' Choice Awards.

During the 16th Peoples' Choice Awards in 1990, Christmas Vacation won an award for the favorite comedy movie. Chase presented the award onstage to the rest of the actors. "If you're going to run into Chevy again it may as well be as he’s giving you an award," Galecki joked.

In 2015, Another Vacation Movie Was Made

In 2015, the newest film in the series--simply titled Vacation--hit the theaters. At that point, a Vacation film had not been made since 1997. In the movie, a grown-up Rusty Griswold plans a vacation with his family. This shows how popular the film has remained throughout the decades.

In Vacation, Rusty is no longer played by Johnny Galecki. Ed Helms takes the role instead. For fans, this was like the Griswold family growing up with them. The film had low critical reviews but a high gross, earning over $100 million against a $31 million budget.