chevy chase play andy farmer and a frustrated writer and who move with his wife and elizabeth and to a farm in vermont . nothing seem to go the way the couple expect . the farmer bribe the township into create a norman rockwell persona in order to sell the farm and return to new york . this movie be more stupid than funny . pathetic joke that keep fall flat and miss their mark . jay cronley novel be do a disservice . madolyn smith osborne hold her own with what she have to work with . this be no where near the caliber of chase vacation movie .