Sequels on Sequels

While many people might not realize it even exists, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure was released for television in 2003. It features Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn as Eddie and Catherine who are a couple that is stranded on an island in the South Pacific for the holidays.

It currently holds a low 12 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. While Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation may have been Randy Quaid's most recognizable role, it didn't pan out the same way for Christmas Vacation 2.

Stanley Kubrick Can Be Attributed To The Film's Success

Christmas Vacation was the directorial debut of Jeremiah Chechik, who began his career as a fashion photographer for Vogue. He then went into commercial directing where his dark, sexy, and progressive style turned some heads — including that of director Stanley Kubrick.

Kubrick who claimed his commercials were his favorite in American filmmaking. It didn't take long for studios to began sending Chechik scripts and he was very interested when Family Vacation came across his desk.