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Chevy Chase’s ‘bizarre’ remark that made acclaimed director quit Christmas film

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Director Chris Columbus recalled a "bizarre" meeting with the actor that led him to quit "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."

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Here's A 'Christmas' Story About What An Ass Chevy Chase Allegedly Was To The Director

Chris Columbus  From Home Alone to Harry Potter and Gremlins to The Goonies, Chris Columbus has a laundry list of major film credits as a director, writer or producer. Christmas Vacation could have been part of his bio as well. 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.…

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Chris Columbus Quit ‘Christmas Vacation’ After Chevy Chase Meetings

In 1983, Chevy Chase and Beberly D’Angelo led the film Holidays, a family comedy with picaresque dyes that became a resounding success. In 1989, Warner Bros wanted to recapture the story and proposed to Chris Columbus to direct the new film. The filmmaker accepted, but soon he fled dismayed. As revealed by the director of My poor little angel and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in an interview published by Vanity Fair, after a series of…

En 1983, Chevy Chase y Beberly D’Angelo encabezaron la película Vacaciones, una comedia familiar con tintes picarescos que se convirtió en un éxito rotundo. En 1989, Warner Bros quiso retomar la historia y le propuso a Chris Columbus dirigir la nueva película. El realizador aceptó, pero al poco tiempo huyó despavorido. Según reveló el director de Mi pobre angelito y Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal en una entrevista publicada por Vanity Fair, …

Chris Columbus, director de Mi pobre angelito, recordó su pésima experiencia con Chevy Chase: “Decidí que no podía trabajar con ese tipo”

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Chris Columbus, director of My poor little angel, recalled his terrible experience with Chevy Chase: “I decided I couldn’t work with that guy”

Meanwhile, the actor behaved very strangely with her. Chris Columbus's name, besides many productions, is now mostly known for his role in Shake It Off...

MindeközbenNagyon furán viselkedett vele a színész.   Chris Colombus neve megannyi produkció mellett mára leginkább a Reszkessetek,...

Chris Colombus rendezte volna a Karácsonyi vakációt, míg Chevy Chase el nem üldözte őt a produkciótól

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Chris Columbus was set to direct Christmas Vacation until Chevy Chase chased him out of the production.

“Even given my situation at the time, where I desperately needed to make a film, I realized I couldn’t work with the guy,” the “Home Alone” director said.

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Director Chris Columbus quit ‘Christmas Vacation’ after...

Chris Columbus Caroline Schiff/Getty Images From Home Alone to Harry Potter and Gremlins to The Goonies, Chris Columbus has a laundry list of major film credits as a director, writer or producer. Christmas Vacation could have been part of his bio as well. 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 c…

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"He’s treating me like s---. I don’t need this. I’d rather not work again," the filmmaker recalled thinking after meeting with the comedy star.Everett Chevy Chase in 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'Home Alone filmmaker Chris Columbus was originally supposed to be behind the camera on a different holiday favorite, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, but says he quit after a series of awkward encounters with actor Chevy Chase.In a recent…

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Chris Columbus quit 'Christmas Vacation' after bizarre meetings with Chevy Chase

Director Chris Columbus said actor Chevy Chase was so disrespectful to him that he quit 1989’s “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” after he’d begun filming it.  
The world is rife with people having beef with the “difficult” Chase, but Columbus’ “Christmas” tale is over the top.  
In an interview with Vanity Fair posted Tuesday, Columbus recalled first meeting Chase after second-unit shooting had already begun in Chicago.  
“Even given my si…

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Here’s A ‘Christmas’ Story About What An Ass Chevy Chase Allegedly Was To The Director

From Home Alone to Harry Potter and Gremlins to The Goonies, Chris Columbus has a laundry list of major film credits as a director, writer or producer. Christmas Vacation could have been part of his bio as well. 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. “I was signed o…

Chevy Chase’s ‘bizarre’ remark that made acclaimed director quit Christmas film

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