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The Great Outdoors

This is no holiday… this is war!

  • Movie
  • 1988
  • PG
  • 1h 31m

Directed by Howard Deutch

6.5

TMDB audience rating
6.5 out of 10 from 650 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Dan Aykroyd

    Dan AykroydRoman Craig

  • John Candy

    John CandyChet Ripley

  • Stephanie Faracy

    Stephanie FaracyConnie Ripley

  • Annette Bening

    Annette BeningKate Craig

  • Chris Young

    Chris YoungBuck Ripley

  • Lucy Deakins

    Lucy DeakinsCammie

  • Robert Prosky

    Robert ProskyWally

  • Ian Giatti

    Ian GiattiBen Ripley

  • Hilary Gordon

    Hilary GordonCara Craig

  • Rebecca Gordon

    Rebecca GordonMara Craig

  • Zoaunne LeRoy

    Zoaunne LeRoyJuanita

  • Nancy Lenehan

    Nancy LenehanWaitress

  • John BloomJimbo

  • Lewis Arquette

    Lewis ArquetteHerm

  • Britt Leach

    Britt LeachReg

  • Cliff Bemis

    Cliff BemisBoat Yard Owner

  • Paul HansenHot Dog Vendor

  • Debra Lee OrtegaDancing Biker Girl

Director
Howard Deutch
Writer
John Hughes
Music
Thomas Newman
Cinematography
Ric Waite and Robert C. Thomas