Aunt Edna Strapped To The Roof

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Aunt edna strapped to the roof.

Passing away in the backseat with the kids getting wrapped up and strapped to the roof in a sitting position no less and finally being left on the patio of her son s home in the pouring rain. This was considered cruel to have a live person on the roof of a car by the ratings board so it was cut and she remained dead. Is he thinking along the lines of old aunt edna strapped to the roof of the griswolds car on the way to wally world. The screenplay was written by john hughes based on his short story vacation 58 which appeared in national lampoon.

Then you probably can t help but recall the ridiculously tacky wood paneled wagon queen family truckster that the griswold family piloted through various cross country shenanigans. Best of humans recommended for you. Best of aunt edna a good restaurant duration. In a dinged up metallic pea tank.

This is a convincing replica we spotted at this year s woodward dream cruise complete with aunt edna strapped to the roof. And as fans of the 1980s comedy classic national lampoon s vacation will tell you there s no holiday roadster better suited for a jaunt to road trip purgatory than the wagon queen family truckster. Click on the photo to see her head. Everybody knows you can t take the whole tribe cross country without the proper chariot.

The very best of john candy duration. National lampoon s vacation sometimes referred to as vacation is a 1983 american road comedy film directed by harold ramis and starring chevy chase beverly d angelo imogene coca randy quaid john candy and christie brinkley in her acting debut. It was originally scripted that after aunt edna was tied to the roof of the car there was a shot of her fingers moving implying she was in fact still alive. Now you too can know the luxury of gliding across the u s.

Continuing through arizona they find that aunt edna passed away in her sleep. With little options they decide to drive to phoenix anyway and deliver her to her son normy s house with the dead aunt edna tied to the roof of their car. Her career spanned from the waning days of vaudeville through the comedy resorts of the catskills and on through the beginnings of television extending to a fondly remembered role as elderly aunt edna strapped to the roof of a station wagon in natio source for information on coca imogene. And clark and the kids feeling more annoyance than grief about the whole matter.

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