The critics were less kind and the film has just a 16% score on the Tomatometer.

The film holds a score of 5.9 on IMDb and a 55% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

The greatest additions to Vegas Vacation come from Wallace Shawn playing Marty, an antagonistic dealer who torments Clark throughout the vacation, and a cameo appearance by lounge singer Wayne Newton, who finds himself in love with Ellen. While it's nowhere near the masterpiece that is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Vegas Vacation is an entertaining tale about trying to have a family-friendly experience in Sin City.Ĭhevy Chase gives another fine performance as Clark Griswold as he, Ellen ( Beverly D'Angelo), Audrey ( Marisol Nichols) and Russ ( Ethan Embry) leave Chicago and find that Vegas isn't always kind to naive tourists, that is until Russ wins four sports cars with a few lucky slot machine pulls.

Here are our top five best casino movies of all time you must watch, which was made with some help from dozens of members of the poker community through social media. PokerNews already made a list of the five best poker movies of all time.Ĭheck out PokerNews' picks for the top five poker movies of all time! Top 5 Casino Movies Note: This list deliberately does not include any poker movies, so don't get angry when you don't see classics Rounders and Mississippi Grind. Some of the best casino movies that provide honest, hilarious, or entertaining looks at the gambling world include Ocean's Eleven (2001), Owning Mahowny (2003), The Cooler (2003), The Hangover (2009), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and Uncut Gems (2019).īut none of these great movies made PokerNews' list of the five best casino movies of all time. There has been no shortage of movies over the decades portraying the glamor, grit, and decadence of the casino world, from high-stakes nosebleeds to underground games.

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