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Original ‘Christmas Vacation’ Director Quit Because ‘I Couldn’t Work With’ Chevy Chase: ‘He’s Not Engaged. He’s Treating Me Like S—. I Don’t Need This’
Chris Columbus was originally going to direct "Christmas Vacation" but says it was impossible to work with Chevy Chase.
“Home Alone” director Chris Columbus said during an interview with Vanity Fair that it was ultimately Chevy Chase who opened the door for him to helm the 1990 Christmas comedy classic. Columbus was hired to direct the comedy and was in the middle of second unit shooting when he met Chase for the first time. “We spent two hours together, and I left the dinner and I thought, ‘There’s no way I can make a movie with this guy,'” Columbus told Vanity Fair.
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