of all the national lampoon movie this be definitely among the best . mitch snider and anesthesiologist and and his rich unappreciative family be in for the surprise of their life when a letter arrive from long lose cousin woodrow snider . woody invite his family to celebrate thanksgiving with his family and and mitch and longing for a true family celebration and be game and drag his reluctant family along with him . mitch expectation be far from what he get when they arrive and find their cousin be hippy with a crazy son and a goth daughter . their yard be a washing machine graveyard and their meal depend on which animal pass away first and and for thanksgiving dinner and woody and his wife pauline be anxiously await their tb ridden turkey to pass . mitch and his wife jill quickly become uncomfortable with many other thing on their visit and include have to share a bedroom with a very intimate and freaky woody and pauline . overall a very funny movie that can help you feel grateful at thanksgiving for the simple fact that youre not relate to this crazy family . positive star .