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The Great Outdoors

This is no holiday… this is war!

1988 · PG · 1h 31m

Directed by Howard Deutch

6.5

TMDB audience score
650 votes, out of 10

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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.

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Cast

  • 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

  • John Bloom
    Jimbo

  • Lewis Arquette
    Herm

  • Britt Leach
    Reg

  • Cliff Bemis
    Boat Yard Owner

  • Paul Hansen
    Hot Dog Vendor

  • Debra Lee Ortega
    Dancing Biker Girl