The Great Outdoors

Jun 17, 1988

1h 31m

★ 6.4

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Hughes Entertainment

The Great Outdoors Trailers

Cast

Roman Craig

Dan Aykroyd

Chet Ripley

John Candy

Connie Ripley

Stephanie Faracy

Kate Craig

Annette Bening

Buck Ripley

Chris Young

Cammie

Lucy Deakins

Wally

Robert Prosky

Ben Ripley

Ian Giatti

Cara Craig

Hilary Gordon

Mara Craig

Rebecca Gordon

Juanita

Zoaunne LeRoy

Waitress

Nancy Lenehan

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