Clark Griswold and his family get to celebrate the holidays in digital splendor in this DVD release of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. The film has been transferred to disc in its original widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English language soundtrack has been remixed in Dolby Digital 5.1, while an alternate track dubbed in French appears in Dolby Digital Mono. The movie also features optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. No bonus materials have been included.
Tim Burton breaks out the little green men, with Tom Jones and Slim Whitman hitting the high notes in this no-holds-barred barrage of surreal silliness, arriving on DVD from Warner Home Video. Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen (enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs), and featuring a closed-captioned Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack in addition to alternate Spanish Dolby Digital Surround and French Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks, this release also offers optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Extra features include production notes and two theatrical trailers.
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