Remember this kid? Star of the greatest, most quotable holiday movie ever? (And no, I will not bear any disptuing on this point.)

He's quietly toiled away as an actor all these years, with tiny parts in movies like "The Breakup" and "Four Christmases." Check it out. He's the ticket agent.

But now he's moved on.

I was reading the Fall movie preview issue of EW, as is my wont, and noticed that October's "Couple's Retreat" is directed by none other than Peter Billingsley.

It's written by his pals Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, so I'd like to be hopeful, although the trailer bums me out. (Seriously, why would all those fine ladies get with those gone-to-seed dudes?)

I admit that when I read that Billingsley was helming a feature, I immediately pictured him sulking behind a camera, bunny suit a-go-go.

Think again.

Ummm. I think I wouldn't mind double dog daring it with that.

I don't whether "Couples Retreat" will be any good whatsoever. But I'd like to think that somewhere, Bob Clark, the man who directed "A Christmas Story" after giving the world "Porky's," is smiling.