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.
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- 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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I agree he had a good run there for awhile but overall he was a pretty limited actor. Still a fun page to look at. I would say Funny Farm was his best movie.
Hey Stein….thanks for stopping by. I agree with you that Funny Farm is one of his best.
I remember watching his movies all the time when I was younger seems they were on tv all the time. OMG the Dude is in his 70s.
Hey Cavaliers win it all. First congrats on the big Cleveland win. His run was pretty impressive…..but compared to other stars…his run was pretty short. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
He was funny back in the day. Today he looks so different it is hard to imagine he is the same guy.
Hey Barry….he was one of the funniest people working from 1975 to 1988…..but he actually found fame when he was in his 30s….which is why it is surprising that he is in his 70s.
I was a Chevy Chase fan too back in the 80s. I didn’t see any of his films in the cinema though. I rarely watched comedies at the cinema for some strange reason unless I was invited to go by friends.
I’ve seen 19 of the 32 films you’ve listed. One of his best loved comedies – The Three Amigos – is missing from the list. [Bruce gasps]
Other favorites include the 1, 2 and 3 from the Vacation series, Fletch (did not like Fletch 2 much) and Spies Like Us.
Follow that Bird no.2 on the critics chart? Never heard of that one. Was it that good?
Chase was also in Hero (1992) a rare straight role as Geena Davis boss if I remember right, she had a small role in Fletch before becoming a star.
A shame his career fizzled out by the late 90s, he was a likable actor and had plenty of screen charisma.
Good work Bruce. Voted Up!
Holy crap Batman…how in the world did I forget the Three Amigos? Well my excuse is it’s official title according to IMDb.com is !Three Amigos!….when I got to that movie I could not find it in my database…and told myself I needed to go to my Steve Martin part of the database to find the movie….and until your comment I did not think about the movie again. So thanks for the headsup Steve.
Tally count….Steve 19….Flora with a surprising 10….and me….26…with going to the theater for 14 different Chevy Chase movies. Fletch Lives was a disappointment….and the beginning of the Chase slide…..his role in Hero was uncredited for some reason….but heck his role was bigger than his role in Follow That Bird….damn…damn….I need to go back and add in Hero….which puts my tally count up to 28. Not thinking this page was an “ultimate ranking” page after all…..lol.
Follow That Bird was a Sesame Street movie…..critics love their movies…that is one of the ones that I have not seen. My favorites would be Vacation 1 & 3 (with Christmas Vacation being my favorite), Spies Like Us (though not nearly as funny as it was 30 years ago), Funny Farm and Seems Like It Old Times….with Foul Play pushing to get into my Top 5.
Fizzled is correct…..he was like a comet…..shined very bright…but gone before you knew it. As always thanks for the visit and the comment. Gotta go and fix this page.
If you add Hero and Amigos to the charts that takes my tally up to 21. Dan Aykroyd on the request list? John Belushi might be an interesting subject for a future page and it won’t take long either. Steve Guttenberg? Rick Mo[That’s enough Steve]
New tally counts…me 28, Steve 21 and Flora 10 (though her total might go up too). Danny A. is a good suggestion….Belushi would be a quick one to do…maybe he did 8 movies….Goin’South, Animal House, 1941, Blues Brothers, Neighbors and Continental Divide come to my mind right away. Thanks again for the headsup on the missing movies.
Yes, my total goes up to 11 with Three Amigos. 🙂
Got your new tally count…looks like the bronze for you
Hi, Bruce!
What a perfect time for a page about a very funny man. 🙂
I did not realize that you had not done a page on Chase either.
I have not seen as many Chase films on the big screen.
What fun!
The highest ranking film I have seen is number 1: National Lampoon’s Vacation.
The highest ranking film I have not seen is number 7: Spies Like Us.
The lowest ranking film I have seen is 26: Cops and Robbersons.
And yet, I have only seen 10 of Chase’s films. That means I’ve seen his best films.
My favourite films are actually the first four films with Foul Play first instead in order.
Hey Flora.
1. Thanks for the visit and the comment.
2. After Steve’s comment…the page has gone from 32 to 34 movies…as Hero and The Three Amigos were added to the page.
3. Tally count…Bruce 28, Steve 19 (though I bet he saw the 2 he noticed I missed) and you 10 (which is about 8 more than I would have guessed.
4. I was working on this page on Sunday….when the news of Anton Yelchin’s passing moved this page to the back burner.
5. If I had started these pages in the 1980s….a Chevy Chase page would have been one of the first ones….instead….it was page number 406.
6. I would have guessed Foul Play would have been your favorite….lots of Hitchcock themes in that one….plus it’s climax is a The Man Who Knew Too Much copy.
7. Cops and Robbersons had some good moments….at least from Jack Palance.
8. Classic page coming next….not sure yet who it might be though.
I have seen Three amigos so my new total is 11.