The Great Outdoors

6.5
Moderate
19881h 31m

Directed by

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.

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Dan Aykroyd - Roman Craig in The Great Outdoors

Dan Aykroyd

Roman Craig

John Candy - Chet Ripley in The Great Outdoors

John Candy

Chet Ripley

Stephanie Faracy - Connie Ripley in The Great Outdoors

Stephanie Faracy

Connie Ripley

Annette Bening - Kate Craig in The Great Outdoors

Annette Bening

Kate Craig

Chris Young - Buck Ripley in The Great Outdoors

Chris Young

Buck Ripley

Lucy Deakins - Cammie in The Great Outdoors

Lucy Deakins

Cammie

Robert Prosky - Wally in The Great Outdoors

Robert Prosky

Wally

Ian Giatti - Ben Ripley in The Great Outdoors

Ian Giatti

Ben Ripley

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571 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.11 as more ratings come in.

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Release Date

June 17, 1988

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

PG

Genres

Comedy

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