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The Great Outdoors (1988)

This is no holiday… this is war!

6.51h 31mComedy
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Synopsis

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.

Movie Information

Director
Howard Deutch
Writers
John Hughes
Release Year
1988
Runtime
91 minutes
Genre
Comedy
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Status
Released
Rating
6.5 / 10 (601 votes)

Top 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
Ian Giatti
Ian Giatti
Ben Ripley

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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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