john hughes write a lot of great comedy in the 80 . european vacation be not one of them . the follow up to hughes first big hit vacation ( 1983 ) and be about a predictable and unfunny and annoy a they come no matter how much you love the dumb but romantic clark and ellen griswold ( chase and dangelo ) . i greatly enjoyed vacation as well a the third film and 1989 christmas vacation and but the griswold trip to europe be bland and force . perhaps because this be hughes first attempt at a sequel that he do not get it and but it really dumbfound how uninspired and devoid of a story european vacation be . there be no through story represent the griswolds win a game show for be greedy little pig and go on a tour of europe through england and france and germany and italy . even the screwball physical humor that be the trademark of the first lose all effect because you see it come and which be part director amy heckerling fault . the fast time at ridgemont high director set everything up too predictably . maybe it be hughes take a cheap shot because he be put up to the sequel . european vacation take great pride in insulting american ( recall the greedy little pig game show they win ) and especially tourist and represent by the cornball griswold family . it also pat itself on the back implicitly say oh u griswolds and be always get into something because our dad be an idiot . then in nearly comic fashion it end with a tribute to america and how grateful the griswolds be to return to such a good country . if hughes be go for satire and meant to do it in the form of a bad movie and well maybe i should award this positive star . it not just the unfunniness and but european vacation boast the two bad actor to play kid rusty and audrey ( jason lively and dana hill ) . theyre both annoy and obnoxious and with the unattractive and loud mouth audrey blubber about the boyfriend she leave behind nearly the entire film . hughes even go as far a to have her comment about miss him right a she observe a giant bratwurst . quite tasteful . speaking of and breast be flash in two different scene for no good reason ( unless it be to comment on american love of gratuitous nipple in their comedy ) . i will give the film one of it two star thanks to eric idle of the monty python crew and whose cameo at a few different point in the film where he recite line directly from holy grail be about the funny part . if hughes intend for u to find one of the film only non american actor a the only funny part and then another tip of the hat to him for rip open the underbelly of hollywood comedy in the 80 . still and would it have hurt for him to do that while make it entertain .