Reports of Chevy Chase ... a dinner where John Hughes was present, and I was basically nonexistent," Columbus continued. "It was Chevy and Hughes, and they talked about everything except Christmas ...

PEORIA — A lot of people have seen "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." But very few have seen it with comedic superstar Chevy ... dinner, who would it be? "Dusty Bottoms," Chase said ...

Chris Columbus, who helmed the Christmas classic and most recently produced ‘Nosferatu,’ also spoke to THR about how a “bizarre” meeting with Chevy Chase ... of them grab dinner together ...

Christmas Vacation could have been part of his bio as well. "I was signed on … and then I met Chevy Chase ... sat down for dinner and, according to Columbus, Hughes and Chase talked for two ...

Columbus felt ignored during the dinner ... with Chevy Chase," he recalled telling Hughes, who understood the decision. Jeremiah S. Chechik eventually took over as the director of Christmas ...

actor Chevy Chase. Speaking to Vanity Fair, director Chris Columbus said he had already signed on to direct Christmas Vacation, which was released in 1989, and had begun shooting when he first met ...