Want to know the best Chevy Chase movies? How about the worst Chevy Chase movies? Curious about Chevy Chase box office grosses or which Chevy Chase movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Chevy Chase movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Chevy Chase (1943-) is an American actor, comedian and writer. Chase first gained famed in 1975 as a member of the very first Saturday Night Live cast. His IMDb page shows 77 credits from 1968-2016. This page ranks 34 Chevy Chase movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, cameos, shorts, video games and movies not released in North America were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: I might have been the biggest Chevy Chase fan out there in the late 1970s and 1980s. From 1978 to the early 1990s, Chase was one of the most popular comedians working in movies. Not only did I watch all of his movies….but I went to the theater to see them. Of his first 16 movies I saw 13 of them in theaters. So the other day I saw an article on Chase….I thought why do I not have a page on him yet…..well now I do!
Chevy Chase Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
1980
Caddyshack (1980)
1978
Foul Play (1978)
1989
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
1980
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
1985
Fletch (1985)
1985
Spies Like Us (1985)
1974
The Groove Tube (1974)
1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
1986
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
1985
Follow That Bird (1985)
2010
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
1988
Funny Farm (1988)
1989
Fletch Lives (1989)
1992
Hero (1992)
1981
Modern Problems (1981)
2000
Snow Day (2000)
2002
Orange County (2002)
1995
Man of the House (1995)
2014
Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)
Voice Only
1976
Tunnel Vision (1976)
1981
Under the Rainbow (1981)
1997
Vegas Vacation (1997)
2017
The Last Movie Star (2017)
2015
Vacation (2015)
1998
Dirty Work (1998)
1980
Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
2019
The Last Laugh (2019)
Netflix
1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
2005
Ellie Parker (2005)
2020
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)
2014
Lovesick (2014)
1994
Cops and Robbersons (1994)
1983
Deal of the Century (1983)
2006
Funny Money (2006)
2009
Stay Cool (2009)
2006
Zoom (2006)
2004
Our Italian Husband (2004)
2015
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
1991
Nothing But Trouble (1991)
2006
Doogal (2006)
Voice Only
1988
Caddyshack II (1988)
Chevy Chase Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Chevy Chase movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Chevy Chase movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Chevy Chase movies by yearly box office rank
- Sort Chevy Chase movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Chevy Chase movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Chevy Chase movie won.
- Sort Chevy Chase movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Use the search and sort button to make this page very interactive.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) | Beverly D'Angelo & Randy Quaid |
61.40 | 210.1 | 210.10 | 12 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 3 | Caddyshack (1980) | Bill Murray & Rodney Dangerfield |
47.70 | 197.7 | 197.70 | 15 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 2 | Foul Play (1978) | Goldie Hawn | 45.00 | 207.3 | 207.30 | 10 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 4 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) | Beverly D'Angelo & Randy Quaid |
71.30 | 211.1 | 211.10 | 15 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 5 | Seems Like Old Times (1980) | Goldie Hawn | 44.00 | 182.4 | 182.40 | 19 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 6 | Fletch (1985) | Geena Davis | 50.60 | 153.7 | 153.70 | 12 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 7 | Spies Like Us (1985) | Dan Aykroyd | 60.10 | 182.5 | 182.50 | 10 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 9 | The Groove Tube (1974) | Richard Belzer | 27.90 | 160.7 | 160.70 | 19 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 8 | National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) | Beverly D'Angelo & Eric Idle |
49.40 | 149.9 | 149.90 | 14 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 10 | ¡Three Amigos! (1986) | Steve Martin & Martin Short |
41.20 | 119.8 | 119.80 | 21 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 11 | Follow That Bird (1985) | John Candy | 14.00 | 42.4 | 42.40 | 64 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 12 | Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) | John Cusack | 50.30 | 68.7 | 68.70 | 67 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 13 | Funny Farm (1988) | Directed by George Roy Hill | 25.50 | 67.0 | 67.00 | 40 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 15 | Fletch Lives (1989) | Hal Holbrook | 35.20 | 95.4 | 107.10 | 35 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 14 | Hero (1992) | Dustin Hoffman & Geena Davis |
19.50 | 50.7 | 50.70 | 67 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 17 | Modern Problems (1981) | Patti D'Arbanville | 26.20 | 101.4 | 101.40 | 31 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 18 | Snow Day (2000) | Chris Elliott | 60.00 | 120.0 | 124.90 | 43 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 16 | Orange County (2002) | Colin Hanks & Harold Ramis |
41.10 | 76.3 | 76.30 | 61 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 19 | Man of the House (1995) | Farrah Fawcett | 40.10 | 99.3 | 99.30 | 42 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 19 | Wishin' and Hopin' (2014) Voice Only |
Molly Ringwald | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 414 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 21 | Tunnel Vision (1976) | John Candy | 13.20 | 66.7 | 66.70 | 51 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 22 | Under the Rainbow (1981) | Carrie Fisher | 18.80 | 73.0 | 73.00 | 45 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 24 | Vegas Vacation (1997) | Beverly D'Angelo & Randy Quaid |
36.40 | 85.5 | 85.50 | 58 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 24 | The Last Movie Star (2017) | Burt Reynolds | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.3 | |
| 25 | Vacation (2015) | Ed Helms & Chevy Chase |
58.90 | 75.3 | 134.10 | 47 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 25 | Dirty Work (1998) | John Goodman & Norm MacDonald |
10.00 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 119 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 28 | Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) | Jane Seymour | 8.70 | 36.2 | 36.20 | 81 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 26 | The Last Laugh (2019) Netflix |
Richard Dreyfuss | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 374 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.7 | |
| 28 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) | Daryl Hannah & Written by William Goldman |
14.40 | 37.3 | 37.30 | 81 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 24.8 | |
| 29 | Ellie Parker (2005) | Naomi Watts | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 413 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 30 | The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020) | Paul Hogan & John Cleese |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 257 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.5 | |
| 31 | Lovesick (2014) | Matt LeBlanc | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 348 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 33 | Cops and Robbersons (1994) | Jack Palance | 11.40 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 105 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | |
| 35 | Deal of the Century (1983) | Sigourney Weaver | 10.40 | 38.7 | 38.70 | 63 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 10.4 | |
| 34 | Funny Money (2006) | Penelope Ann Miller | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 393 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.0 | |
| 35 | Stay Cool (2009) | Winona Ryder | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 347 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.3 | |
| 36 | Zoom (2006) | Tim Allen | 12.00 | 19.6 | 20.50 | 148 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 4.2 | |
| 38 | Our Italian Husband (2004) | Brooke Shields | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.30 | 304 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.1 | |
| 37 | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) | Rob Corddry | 12.30 | 15.7 | 16.70 | 112 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 | |
| 39 | Nothing But Trouble (1991) | Dan Aykroyd & John Candy |
8.50 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 105 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 | |
| 41 | Doogal (2006) Voice Only |
Jim Broadbent | 7.40 | 12.2 | 43.70 | 170 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 0.6 | |
| 41 | Caddyshack II (1988) | Dan Aykroyd | 11.80 | 30.9 | 30.90 | 82 | 16 | 00 / 00 | 0.3 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Chevy Chase
1. Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase was born in Manhatten, New York in 1943.
2. Chevy Chase was the original anchor for the Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live.
3. Chevy Chase has not been nominated for an Oscar®…but he was nominated for a Golden Globe® for 1978’s Foul Play.
4. Chevy Chase has hosted the Oscars® two times. He was a co-host in 1987 and the host in 1988.
5. Paul Simon is one of Chevy Chase’s best friends. He appeared alongside Simon in the music video “You Can Call Me Al,” in which he lip-syncs all of Simon’s lines. Due to that video’s remarkable success, Chase was asked to return when Simon released his follow-up album. In the music video for “Proof”, Chase was accompanied by another of his best friends, Steve Martin.
6. Chevy Chase turned down the role of Buzz Lightyear in 1995’s Toy Story because his agent greatly advised him against doing the project. He didn’t want to turn it down, as he was interested in the project.
7. Chevy Chase has been married three times….and has three children.
8. Check out Chevy Chase’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Chevy Chase was the # 83 most connected actor of the 1980’s.
I used to love his movies. My favorites would be Christmas Vacation and Fletch. I think I saw Caddyshack a 1000 times growing up as my older brothers played that all the time. Good memories.
Glad my page brought back some good memories. I love Christmas Vacation as well. He had a great run back in the day…thanks for the comment.
I have seen 24 of the Chevy Chase films listed.
Oh, Lawrence, you did not beat Bruce. But – it looks like USA took all three medals? Steve Lensman will be annoyed about this. Cue Steve Growling. Flora says: stop it Steve.
Hey Flora…think Steve still got the bronze…..unless I am missing somebody.
Oops, it should be 25…I had forgotten that I had seen Follow That Bird. I also have 3 waiting to be watched, but I can’t count those yet. (Snow Day, Vacation [new one], and HTTM2)
Back when Follow That Bird hit theaters I was such a Chase fan I almost went to the theater to see it. Thirty years laterI still have not seen the movie.
Thanks for the tally count Larry. So with 5 people reporting …..the good old USA gets the top two spots….me with 27, you at 25…Steve with 21, Flora at 11 and Laurent with 2. So USA, USA, GB, Canada, and France. Thanks for checking out our long overdue Chevy Chase page.
Okay, but the point is that USA wins Gold and Silver which has not happened lately and that I did not finish on the podium.
But yes – Great Britain gets bronze.
🙂
I guess it is now The New England that gets the bronze. But if we look at it in terms of when these totals were made, then it is still GB.
Hello Bruce,
I’ve seen only 2 movies of Chavy Chase. But you should know that it is almost unknown in France, where only 18 of his films were released. None of them was a semblance of success at the box office…
Thanks for the information on Chevy Chase in France. I guess I am not surprised that Chase’s movies were not big over there. Seems American comedies…with the exception of Jerry Lewis…are not too popular in your countries. Only 2 Chase movies watched will not get “La Marseillaise” song…lol. Tally count….me 28, Steve 21, Flora 11 and you at 2 …..proud day as the National Anthem starts…lol. As always thanks for the you the visit…about to post a Robert Montgomery page…I am betting your tally will be higher than 2.
Mine is 32!
This is on the wrong page. My 32 count is Robert Montgomery.
Whatever.
Mel Brooks was popular and Woody Allen is always appreciated by french. Charlie Chaplin was VERY VERY VERY popular in France. One of the biggest star in my countrie. But it’s true that american comedies are not very atractives at the box office. The paradox is that your sitcoms are very successful in the French TV.
Hey Laurent… seems like Brooks and Lewis’ brand of comedy are different from Chaplin and Allen’s brand…yet all are popular in France. Even stranger that the sitcoms are successful while the movies struggle. Once again an interesting look from France.