Here's A 'Christmas' Story About What An Ass Chevy Chase Allegedly Was To The Director
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Director Chris Columbus recalled a "bizarre" meeting with the actor that led him to quit "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
Director Chris Columbus said actor Chevy Chase was so disrespectful to him that he quit 1989’s “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” after he’d begun filming it.
The world is rife with people having beef with the “difficult” Chase, but Columbus’ “Christmas” tale is over the top.
In an interview with Vanity Fair posted Tuesday, Columbus recalled first meeting Chase after second-unit shooting had already begun in Chicago.
“Even given my situation at the time, where I desperately needed to make a film, I realized I couldn’t work with the guy,” Columbus said. “I was one of the many who couldn’t work with him.”
It took two meetings with the former “Saturday Night Live” star to seal his decision.