I don’t need this. I’d rather not work again," the filmmaker recalled thinking after meeting with the comedy star.

A “bizarre” encounter with actor Chevy Chase led then-unknown filmmaker Chris Columbus to walk off National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The Nosferatu producer recalled the experience publicly for the first time,

The filmmaker opened up with Vanity Fair about the filmmaking process for "Christmas Vacation," the third movie in National Lampoon’s “Vacation” series. He said he worked alongside John Hughes to write the script,

Chris Columbus recalls ‘bizarre’ Chevy Chase remark that made him quit National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - ‘I still haven’t been able to make any sense out of it,’ director said

The "Home Alone" director said Chase treated him like he was "nonexistent" and made a "surreal" comment that has left him puzzled to this day.

"He's not engaged. He's treating me like shit," recalled Columbus, the original director on 1989's Christmas Vacation