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Chris Columbus Quit ‘Christmas Vacation’ After Chevy Chase Meetings


Chris Columbus changed his mind about directing ‘Christmas Vacation’ after deciding he couldn’t work with Chevy Chase

Columbus, 66, told Vanity Fair in an interview published Monday, December 23, that he had started working on the 1989 National Lampoon film when, after meeting with Chevy Chase, he decided he could not go through with it. Every year, fans watch their favorite holiday films on repeat — including It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone — but whatever happened to the kids who starred in the iconic movies? Home Alone launched the career of Macaulay Culkin — and three decades later, fans are still quoting the iconic 1990s Christmas film.

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