Chris Columbus Details “Bizarre” Experience With Chevy Chase That Led Him To Quit As Original Director Of ‘Christmas Vacation’
deadline.comA “bizarre” encounter with actor Chevy Chase led then-unknown filmmaker Chris Columbus to walk off National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
The Nosferatu producer recalled the experience publicly for the first time, detailing that Chase’s disrespectful interactions toward him led him to quit at a time when he desperately needed a next project.
In a new sit-down with Vanity Fair, Columbus recounted connecting with John Hughes, who was repped by the same agent at the time, following the release of a “complete disaster” of a film called Heartbreak Hotel.
After the box-office and critical failure, The Breakfast Club director sent him the script for Christmas Vacation. Columbus sprung into action, beginning to shoot second unit in Chicago around Christmastime. “I was signed on … and then I met Chevy Chase.
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