Web Sleuths Speculate on Clark Griswold’s ‘Christmas Trip’ Bonus

We lately discovered Kevin McCallister was, in actual fact, loaded in ‘Residence Alone’ — and now, the Web has its sights set on Clark Griswold … and that mysterious bonus examine.

A Reddit thread that was lately began dives deep into the query of what sorta dough Chevy Chase‘s character in ‘Christmas Trip’ was anticipating, what he ended up getting, and what the hell he even did for work … which is all left unanswered within the movie.

It is not almost as refined or scientific because the NYT piece that broke down the ‘Residence Alone’ funds, however it’s fascinating … ‘trigger numerous of us appear to have good guesses.

Based mostly on clues dropped within the film, one consumer — who kinda takes the lead on all of the sleuthing right here — suggests Clark was some type of chemical engineer at a cereal firm … and that his wage on the time possible landed within the ballpark of about $75k-$80k in 1989.

If that is true, these on-line accountants determine Sparky may’ve been anticipating a reasonably excessive bonus of about 20%-25% … do the mathematics, and that is possible a bonus of about $20k or so.

He additionally talked about placing down a $7,500 deposit for it already, and hoping the examine would cowl the remainder — and primarily based on some historic knowledge … individuals say the quantity checks out for pool development within the late ’80s. Clark hoped for (however did not get) a five-figure bonus.

After all, that is not precisely how issues labored out — at first, anyway — within the vacation traditional. Clark will get stiffed by his boss, and his cousin Eddie kidnaps the man to power him to pony up. Ultimately, the CEO of the corporate does give out the bonus — plus an additional 20%.

Ultimately, the Web suspects Clark walked away with about $24k ultimately … greater than sufficient to put in the pool and pay for it in full. Not unhealthy for the bungling Griswolds!