Movie Quote of the Day (‘National Lampoon's Vacation,’ on a Frustrating Experience on the Road)

Clark Griswald [played by Chevy Chase]: “Roy... can I call you Roy? Have you even driven cross-country?”

Roy Walley [played by Eddie Bracken]: “Oh, hell yes. Drove the whole family to Florida. Worst two weeks I ever spent in my life. The smell from the back seat was terrible.”

Clark: “Ooooh. Ooooh, I know that smell. Roy, could you imagine if you had driven all the way to Florida and it was closed?”

Roy: “Closed? Uh, they don't close Florida.”— National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), screenplay by John Hughes, directed by Harold Ramis

Movie Quote of the Day (‘National Lampoon's Vacation,’ on the Joy of the Road)

Clark Griswold (played by Chevy Chase): “Why aren't we flying? Because getting there is half the fun. You know that.”— National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), screenplay by John Hughes based on his short story “Vacation '58," directed by Harold Ramis