The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

This is no holiday… this is war!

PG 1988 · 91 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Howard Deutch · Written by John Hughes

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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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