Vacation (1983)

Imogene Coca: Aunt Edna

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Quotes 

• Ellen Griswold : Stay in the car! It's hot and dangerous out here.

  Aunt Edna : Don't you tell me what to do, I'll do what I want! I should never have come on this trip with you, I should have taken an airplane... and he...

  [pointing to Clark] 

  Aunt Edna : He shouldn't even have a license to drive an automobile! He should be BEHIND BARS!

  Ellen Griswold : SIT down and SHUT UP! Move outta that seat and I'll split your lip!

• Aunt Edna : I was afraid you'd get pulled over, Clark. You've been exeeding the speed limit for thousands of miles!

  Rusty Griswold : Dad wasn't speeding. The cop stopped us because Dad forgot to...

  Ellen Griswold : He was speeding, Rusty!

  Rusty Griswold : No he wasn't, Mom. He...

  Clark : Rusty! Listen to your mother. I was speeding. I was driving like a maniac. We can all be grateful for this man for stopping us. You see kids...

  [the motorcycle cop appears at the car window with the dog leash] 

  Motorcycle Cop : Here's the leash, sir. I'm going back to get the rest of the carcass off the road.

• Aunt Edna : Why don't you just ask him for the money, Eddie? He sure as Hell can't take a hint.

  Cousin Eddie : Well, I didn't want to ask you, Clark, you know, but could you maybe spare a little extra cash?

  Clark Griswald : Sure, Eddie, how much do you need?

  Cousin Eddie : About $52,000.

• Aunt Edna : You're the ones who sent me the fruitcake for Christmas. It made me so sick!

  Ellen Griswold : Oh - we're sorry. We thought you enjoyed fruitcake.

  Aunt Edna : Do you enjoy throwing up every five minutes Claude?

  Clark Griswald : Clark.

  Aunt Edna : I thought so. Whew! Well am I gonna eat, or am I gonna starve to death?

• Aunt Edna : Did you tell Clark and Ellen the good news?

  Cousin Catherine : [nervously]  Uh, no; I was just about to.

  Ellen Griswold : Good news, what good news, Catherine?

  Aunt Edna : You're driving me to Phoenix!

  [Clark begins choking on his hamburger] 

• Ellen Griswold : I honestly don't think you're going to find the Grand Canyon on this road.

  Clark Griswald : Jesus, it's only the biggest damn hole in the world.

  Aunt Edna : Clark, watch your language!

  Clark Griswald : Make that the second biggest.

• Aunt Edna : Clark, Dinkums needs a long walk and a bath.

  Clark Griswald : Rusty take care of Dinkums.

  Rusty : Dad he bites.

  Clark Griswald : Bite him back.

• Aunt Edna : Is this your idea of a good restaurant? Dog killer!