The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

1988
1h 31m
6.5

6.5/10

594 votes • View on IMDb

"This is no holiday… this is war!"

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $24,000,000

Revenue: $43,455,230

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universal Pictures Hughes Entertainment
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 17, 1988
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0095253

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

Hilary Gordon
Hilary Gordon

Cara Craig

Rebecca Gordon
Rebecca Gordon

Mara Craig

Zoaunne LeRoy
Zoaunne LeRoy

Juanita

Nancy Lenehan
Nancy Lenehan

Waitress

Key Crew

Arne Schmidt
Producer
Tom Jacobson
Executive Producer
John Hughes
Writer
John Hughes
Executive Producer
Howard Deutch
Director