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The Great Outdoors

Not Rated
Comedy
6.4/10(533 ratings)

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.

06-17-1988
1h 31m
The Great Outdoors
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Main Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Roman Craig

John Candy

John Candy

Chet Ripley

Stephanie Faracy

Stephanie Faracy

Connie Ripley

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Kate Craig

Chris Young

Chris Young

Buck Ripley

Lucy Deakins

Lucy Deakins

Cammie

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Wally

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Howard Deutch
Writer:
John Hughes
Production:
Universal Pictures, Hughes Entertainment
Revenue:
$43,455,230
Budget:
$24,000,000

Key Crew

Director:
Howard Deutch
Original Music Composer:
Thomas Newman
Writer:
John Hughes
Producer:
Arne Schmidt
Executive Producer:
John Hughes

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en