We Talk VACATION with Directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley Before tacking the new Spider-Man movie’s story, the writing duo of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley tried their directorial skills for the first time in VACATION, a new chapter in the Griswolds saga. The R-rated comedy, stars Christina Applegate, Ed Helms, Chris Hemsworth, Leslie Mann, Beverly D’Angelo, Chevy Chase, Charlie Day, Michael Peña, and Keegan-Michael Key. Watch our exclusive interview below! VACATION is now playing in theaters nationwide. Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don’t go quite as planned.