The Great Outdoors (1988)

  • PG
  • 06/17/1988 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 31m

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

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.

Howard Deutch

Director

John Hughes

Writer

Cast

Dan Aykroyd's headshot

Dan Aykroyd

Roman Craig
John Candy's headshot

John Candy

Chet Ripley
Stephanie Faracy's headshot

Stephanie Faracy

Connie Ripley
Annette Bening's headshot

Annette Bening

Kate Craig
Chris Young's headshot

Chris Young

Buck Ripley
Lucy Deakins's headshot

Lucy Deakins

Cammie
Robert Prosky's headshot

Robert Prosky

Wally
Ian Giatti's headshot

Ian Giatti

Ben Ripley

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