The Great Outdoors (1988)

Name: The Great Outdoors
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1988-06-17
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 6.453
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young

Comedy • PT1H31M

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.

Director: Howard Deutch

Top Cast

Dan Aykroyd as Roman Craig
John Candy as Chet Ripley
Stephanie Faracy as Connie Ripley
Annette Bening as Kate Craig
Chris Young as Buck Ripley

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