The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors

Information

Release DateJune 17, 1988
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased
Budget$24M
Revenue$43M
ProductionUniversal Pictures, Hughes Entertainment
LanguagesEnglish
6.5
558 votes
Popularity2

The Great Outdoors

"The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable."

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Howard Deutch
Howard Deutch

Featured 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

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