Original ‘Christmas Vacation’ Director Quit Because ‘I Couldn’t Work With’ Chevy Chase: ‘He’s Not Engaged. He’s Treating Me Like S—. I Don’t Need This’
Chris Columbus, the director of “Home Alone,” mentioned during an interview with Vanity Fair that it was Chevy Chase who provided him with the opportunity to take charge of the 1990 Christmas comedy masterpiece. This is because Columbus was initially collaborating with screenwriter John Hughes on “Christmas Vacation” in 1989, a film starring Chase. Columbus had been appointed to direct the comedy and was engrossed in second unit filming when he first met Chase for the first time.