The 1983 version of National Lampoon’s Vacation was and still is a classic in my mind, a movie that at 6 years old introduced me to a ridiculously hot blond named Christie Brinkley or better known as “the girl in the red Ferrari” and how to correctly commit physical violence on a talking moose when he tells me that an amusement park is closed for the day (something I unfortunately have yet to be able to replicate).

Now comes news out of Hollywood that Newline is developing a sequel that will focus on a grown up Rusty and his attempt of a family vacation that will veer a little more towards the Planes, Trains and Automobiles side of things.

Via HeatVisionBlog

The Warner Bros. division is developing a sequel of sorts to the 1983 comedy classic, with David Dobkin attached to produce and possibly direct.

The characters would acknowledge that first trip, making the movie more of a sequel than a reboot. Chase and Beverly D’Angelo, who played the mom in the original movies, will have room to make appearances as grandparents, providing a sense of continuity, though no deals are in place.

The original “Vacation” is a Warner Bros. property, but as soon as New Line became part of the studio, exec Sam Brown began sifting through the parent company’s titles to see what was available in terms of rights. He eventually found “Vacation,” a movie he said he has watched more than any other in his life, and brought it to New Line president Toby Emmerich and production president Richard Brener, who jumped at the opportunity. The duo asked Warners brass if it had any plans with the title. It did not, and the New Line execs persuaded them to let them take a crack at it. Brown is shepherding for New Line.

National Lampoon is not involved at this stage, as Warners controls the characters and the title.

“Vacation” brings CAA-repped Dobkin back in business with New Line, for whom he directed and produced “Wedding Crashers.”Image via JustPressPlay