We just lately realized Kevin McCallister was, in actual fact, loaded in ‘Home Alone’ — and now, the Internet has its sights set on Clark Griswold … and that mysterious bonus test.
A Reddit thread that was just lately began dives deep into the query of what sorta dough Chevy Chase‘s character in ‘Christmas Vacation’ 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’s not practically as refined or scientific because the NYT piece that broke down the ‘Home Alone’ funds, nevertheless it’s attention-grabbing … ‘trigger lots of of us appear to have good guesses.
Based on clues dropped within the film, one consumer — who kinda takes the lead on all of the sleuthing right here — suggests Clark was some form 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 would possibly’ve been anticipating a reasonably excessive bonus of about 20%-25% … do the maths, 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 test would cowl the remainder — and primarily based on some historic information … individuals say the quantity checks out for pool building within the late ’80s. Clark hoped for (however did not get) a five-figure bonus.
Of course, 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 pressure him to pony up. In the tip, the CEO of the corporate does give out the bonus — plus an additional 20%.
In the tip, the Internet suspects Clark walked away with about $24k in the long run … greater than sufficient to put in the pool and pay for it in full. Not dangerous for the bungling Griswolds!
As it seems … all our fave Christmas film characters have been fairly well-to-do within the twentieth century. Something tells us they’d be hurting in 2023 although — these items are costly!
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