WADSWORTH, Ohio -- If you've seen "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," you'll remember the Griswold home decorated with 25,000 bulbs and eight tiny reindeer.
Greg Osterland and his wife recreated the home. They even have the trash pile and a charred Griswold chair.
"Oh my gosh," said onlooker Felicia Reece. "It's just so bright. My first thought is 'How long does it take to do something like that?' "
"It takes six weeks to put up," said Osterland. "It takes two days to take down."
Osterland says he watches "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" every year.
"I didn't even know you guys were coming, but I got the movie playing," he said as he gave Channel 3 a tour of his home.
Last year he decided to transform his home to look like the home in the movie.
"Every year it grows. Every year it gets bigger and bigger," said Osterland. "We even got the Griswold family Christmas tree complete with the motion activated squirrel."
"I really like it because it's all bright and pretty and sparkly," said Alyssa Neal of Medina.
People come in from all over. They are in and out all night long just to take pictures of this home.
"We heard about it on the radio and decided we had to come down here and see it," said Sue Neal of Medina.
For Osterland, it's all for a good cause.
"I have cystic fibrosis and have grown with the disease," he said. "I've known people who have suffered with the disease. My goal is to help as many people as possible."
So far he's raised $400 out of his $1,000 goal.
"My only hope is within the next couple years we will have some drugs on the market that can help cure the disease," he said.
In May, Osterland and his wife will walk in Akron Great Strides, a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fundraising event.
Onlookers can scan the QR code near home his to keep track of the couple's progress or to donate online.
The house, located at 173 Duane Lane, stays lit weeknights from dusk to 11 p.m.
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