The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors (1988)

This is no holiday… this is war!

It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.

Date of release
1988-06-17
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (647)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Howard Deutch

Casting

  • Dan Aykroyd — Roman Craig
  • John Candy — Chet Ripley
  • Stephanie Faracy — Connie Ripley
  • Annette Bening — Kate Craig
  • Chris Young — Buck Ripley
  • Lucy Deakins — Cammie
  • Robert Prosky — Wally
  • Ian Giatti — Ben Ripley
  • Hilary Gordon — Cara Craig
  • Rebecca Gordon — Mara Craig
  • Zoaunne LeRoy — Juanita
  • Nancy Lenehan — Waitress

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