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(Under the Radar’s Spring 2011 Issue is a special Music vs. Comedy that features musicians and comedians in conversation with each other and generally examines the intersection between indie music and comedy. We’re also posting web-exclusive essays that were not printed in the issue, including this one by Scottish musician Aidan Moffat, who was formerly in Arab Strap and has recently released an album with Bill Wells.)
One of my favorite funny movies ever is National Lampoon’s Vacation. I suspect this may be because of an entirely subjective perspective—I’ve pretty much lived it. My first time in the USA was as a young teenager, trapped in a hot car one summer as me, my parents. and my wee brother drove the length of Florida on a trip to Disney World. It wasn’t quite the cross-country nightmare of the film, but it’s enough to understand that family tension, and my brother and I can occasionally be found watching the movie still, except now we enhance the experience with the odd beer or two. We love everything about it: it’s Chevy Chase’s finest 97 minutes, perfectly cast as manic father Clark Griswold in the role of his career; Beverley D’Angelo is spot on as the suffering wife, and she always seemed far more attractive to me than Christie Brinkley in the role of Clark’s Ferrari-driving temptress.
The film’s depiction of the fraught family trip is something that just about anyone with a dad can relate to, that absolute determination to have a good time no matter what; and Chevy’s descent into obsession and insanity is perfectly played and always hilarious. But there’s a slightly dark undercurrent running just beneath the surface too, best illustrated by my favorite moment: when the family arrive at the closed Wally World, all but Clark agree to go home, to which he replies, “I think you’re all fucked in the head.” And if you’ve ever spent any length of time in a hot, confined space with your immediate family, you’ll know exactly what he means.
(Scottish born vocalist and musician Aidan Moffat came to the fore with his work with Malcolm Middleton as the duo Arab Strap. He has also released solo records under the name L. Pierre. He recently released an album on Chemikal Underground with Bill Wells titled Everything’s Getting Older.)
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