The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
6.5
|June 16, 1988|1h 31m|Movie
Comedy

Storyline

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.

Top Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Roman Craig

John Candy

John Candy

Chet Ripley

Stephanie Faracy

Stephanie Faracy

Connie Ripley

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Kate Craig

Chris Young

Chris Young

Buck Ripley

Lucy Deakins

Lucy Deakins

Cammie

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Wally

Ian Giatti

Ian Giatti

Ben Ripley

Hilary Gordon

Hilary Gordon

Cara Craig

Rebecca Gordon

Rebecca Gordon

Mara Craig

Zoaunne LeRoy

Zoaunne LeRoy

Juanita

Nancy Lenehan

Nancy Lenehan

Waitress

John Bloom

John Bloom

Jimbo

Lewis Arquette

Lewis Arquette

Herm

Britt Leach

Britt Leach

Reg

Cliff Bemis

Cliff Bemis

Boat Yard Owner

?

Paul Hansen

Hot Dog Vendor

?

Debra Lee Ortega

Dancing Biker Girl

?

Sierra Somerville

Girl in Arcade

?

Christine Spiotta

Woman in Crowd

Director

Howard Deutch

Writers

John Hughes

Status

Released

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