Recasting National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Buzzn The Tower

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Film History

5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Today we're kicking off our fun old-fashion podcast by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel-drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and recast one of the most important 80s holiday movies ever, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. As always we'll proceed with caution as we select alternative actors and actresses from the 80s to replace iconic performances given by Chevy, Beverly, Randy, and crew. We're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest podcast Max. I'm Mo Shapiro and joining me as always the Cousin Eddie to my Clark Griswold, Max Sanders. And with that...Oh boy this is a surprise Mo, it's just a real nice surprise, just a real nice surprise...

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0:00.0	This is that time.
0:03.0	This is the time is here.
0:06.0	Everybody knows that not a bad attack.
0:09.0	So Frank Shirley, who's the boss, it's Brian Doyle Murphy, who is Bill Murray.
0:14.0	He is in Caddy Shack, he's in Scrooge, he's Earl Cross, Wayne's World, he's no-
0:18.5	No, a Vanderhoff.
0:20.0	And of course the Mayor and Groundhogs Day, he doesn't chew or cut his steak well enough.
0:24.0	Must be nice to be Bill Murray's brother, because you knew a lot of movies.
0:27.0	Max, who do you have to play the role of Frank Shirley, the boss who cousin Eddie Kidnapps and puts a big red bow around?
0:33.0	So my backup was so good, but then I got my real pick and I started laughing hysterically.
0:37.0	So my backup was James Earl Jones as Frank Kuzo from Best of the Best.
0:42.0	Jesus Christ.
0:44.0	Claw! Where are those reports?
0:46.0	How's that your backup? That's actually really good.
0:49.0	So my main one is gonna make you die.
0:51.0	Oh Jesus.
0:52.0	I'm outraged.
0:54.0	You can get packs and white hair as a barbae.
0:58.0	Welcome to Buzz in the Tower, a podcast dedicated to the movies of the 1980s.
1:09.0	Prepare to be stuffed in our delorean and taken on a trip through the best decade of film ever.
1:14.0	Hey Mo, we better back up.
1:15.0	We don't have enough road to get up to 88.
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