The Great Outdoors
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1988
1h 31m
PG
English
Comedy
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The Great Outdoors
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
Roman Craig
Chet Ripley
Connie Ripley
Kate Craig
Buck Ripley
Cammie
Wally
Ben Ripley
Cara Craig
Mara Craig
Juanita
Waitress
Jimbo
Herm
Reg
Boat Yard Owner
Hot Dog Vendor
Dancing Biker Girl
Girl in Arcade
Woman in Crowd
Lodge Patron
Lodge Customer
Irate Customer
Grill Chef
Man in Crowd
Directed By: Howard Deutch
Written By: John Hughes
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Kamurai
4 years ago
Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for those on a late-eighties nostalgia kick.
Sometimes it is good to get in "The Way Back Machine" and see some of the movies that made people famous, and I liked Dan Aykroyd and John Candy.
The duplicitous plot and character More
Sometimes it is good to get in "The Way Back Machine" and see some of the movies that made people famous, and I liked Dan Aykroyd and John Candy.
The duplicitous plot and character More
drqshadow
/10 2 years ago
John Candy plays a humble family man who rents a lakeside cottage, hoping to share a few lasting memories with his kids in the same haunts he once explored as a younger man. Dan Aykroyd, his obnoxious brother-in-law, catches wind of the trip and tags along, inserting his own uninvited family to the More
kevin2019
2 days ago
"The Great Outdoors" is only a moderately entertaining film, although it does feature the unforgettably spectacular sight of John Candy water skiing. The grizzly bear action also works well and there is always an enthusiastic energy about this film which every member of the cast effortlessly maintai More
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