Does the dog die?
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Movie • 1989 • Comedy
ReportIt's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
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Ollie2
No dogs die in this movie. Please ignore the YES votes.
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DeadGoldfish
Margo punches Todd after attempting to confront the Griswalds
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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CLODS101
Sort of. Two children are kept in conditions most would consider unfit for a child
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Addiction
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tobacco use throughout
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Clark goes to drink eggnog (an alcoholic drink) as a coping mechanism
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Does a horse die?
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Ollie2
There are no horses in the movie.
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buddyfelt
A cat dies by electrocution
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Are animals abused?
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skillwithaquill24
A live cat is wrapped up as a Christmas present.
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Is there a dead animal?
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There is a scene where a pet cat is electrocuted. There’s no blood but there is an outline of smoking fur in the shape of a cat implying it’s electrocution.
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Does a cat die?
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hhoyt
A cat dies from being electricuted. It's extremely upsetting, especially because everyone just laughs rather than recognizing the cat's death. Awful
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Does a pet die?
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Anonymous
the burnt outline of the cat’s shape is shown seared into the carpet
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone restrained?
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DeadGoldfish
The boss at the end of the movie is kidnapped and restrained.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Anonymous
a cat gets electrocuted and gets burnt up instantly & totally disappears. it is instant and is not shown on fire. the outline of the cat can be seen smoldering in the carpet
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Someone faints from shock at least 3 times. It’s played as a comedic thing. A woman is left on the floor after fainting while the family runs away from a squirrel.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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skillwithaquill24
A man falls from a roof but it’s played for comedy and he isn’t hurt.
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
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Rosie.am.xx
a cat is electrocuted
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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egg2dotcom
Some Christmas presents are burned and it's possible some of them had toys in them. The children don't seem too bothered by it.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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DeadGoldfish
The boss at the end of the movie is kidnapped and restrained.
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Does someone cheat?
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AgentofEmpathy
Clark flirts with a cashier and lies about not having a wife
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Are there jump scares?
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A few comedy-type loud noises. There’s usually some anticipation and then someone screams/there’s an explosion/etc.
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Does someone vomit?
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Anonymous
You don’t see the dog get sick at all, he just chokes up a bone under the table and you see nothing.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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An adult comments that he used to wet himself sometimes due to a head injury.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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LeahLight
Randy emptying the septic from his tv into the sewer. Visual of gross looking water about one hour into the movie
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Does someone spit?
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LeahLight
The Rottweiler dog is named snot and is covered in it in the first scene he’s introduced
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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No. There is a joke about how a character should be in “the nuthouse.”
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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An old woman seems to have dementia.
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A character makes a throwaway comment that when he had a metal plate in his head, whenever the microwave turned on he’d wet himself and forget who he was for half an hour.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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Emily3095
Extremely long dinner scene with chewing, talking with mouth full, forks clanking on plates. It keeps cutting to other scenes but then it returns to dinner several times.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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AudreyLeeStrohm
Yes when the police charge the Griswald house.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Sibelos
One use of "f**k" since the movie is PG-13
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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gonzogm
There aren't strobe lights, but there are flashes of light at various times, such as when Clark slides off the roof and when he is sledding with the saucer that he had put varnish on to make it go faster.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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acidic_mint
This movie is completely safe for my fellow tokophobes. :)
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Clark puts on women’s clothes to stay warm when he is trapped in the attic.
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Is there hate speech?
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jdpamv
Not that I remember within the film but Chevy is a racist, homophobe, and sexist IRL.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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There is a scene where the dad and a young woman selling lingerie flirt, and he later fantasizes about her being by a pool.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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SpaghettiWolf
It's a Christmas movie, but it's pretty light on the Christian themes.
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Is there bestiality?
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AnonymousFriend
No. But there are distressing jokes about a dog - jokes about size of the dogs genitals and him humping legs "to completion"
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Jokes about incest.
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Is there sexual content?
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skillwithaquill24
In a fantasy sequence, a woman seductively strips before jumping in a pool. The side of her breast is visible for a split second.
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Aunt Beverly suffers from dementia. It’s played as a joke.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Aunt Bethany has dementia
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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Eddie’s family lives in a broken down RV.
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Marcell_Davis
An adult epresses his disbelief when another adult mentions that he heard that an airline pilot spotted Santa on his way to New York.
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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CLODS101
Yes, but the family involved with the crash is unharmed
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Is someone hit by a car?
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runasoul
No, but at the start of the film the family drives underneath a semi and risk getting in a crash/being hit the whole time
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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AgentofEmpathy
no explosion, but a nuclear facility goes into red alert during an excessive power use
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Is there gun violence?
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skillwithaquill24
A SWAT team storms the house with guns drawn, but no one is shot.
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