The Great Outdoors (1988)

6.5/10 • 91 min • Comedy

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.

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

John Candy

Stephanie Faracy

Annette Bening

Chris Young

Lucy Deakins

Robert Prosky

Ian Giatti

Hilary Gordon

Rebecca Gordon

Zoaunne LeRoy

Nancy Lenehan

Lewis Arquette

Britt Leach

Cliff Bemis

Boat Yard Owner

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