The Great Outdoors (1988)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
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Cast & Crew.
Dan Aykroyd
Roman Craig
John Candy
Chet Ripley
Stephanie Faracy
Connie Ripley
Annette Bening
Kate Craig
Chris Young
Buck Ripley
Lucy Deakins
Cammie
Robert Prosky
Wally
Ian Giatti
Ben Ripley
Hilary Gordon
Cara Craig
Rebecca Gordon
Mara Craig
Zoaunne LeRoy
Juanita
Nancy Lenehan
Waitress
John Bloom
Jimbo
Lewis Arquette
Herm
Britt Leach
Reg
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
Chris Bass
Lodge Patron
Shirley Harris
Lodge Customer
Christopher Kinsman
Irate Customer
Andy Prosky
Grill Chef
Brian Healy
Man in Crowd
Bart the Bear
The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
Raleigh Bond
Grandpa (uncredited)
Howard Deutch
Director
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
John Hughes
Writer / Executive Producer
Arne Schmidt
Producer
Tom Jacobson
Executive Producer
Ric Waite
Director of Photography
Seth Flaum
Editor
William D. Gordean
Editor
Tom Rolf
Editor
John W. Corso
Production Design
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
Judith Weiner
Casting Director
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 17, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingPG
Budget$24,000,000
Box Office$43,455,230
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The Great Outdoors is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Howard Deutch, written and produced by John Hughes, and starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy with supporting roles done by Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening (in her film debut), Chris Young, Lucy Deakins, and Robert Prosky. The film is about two families spending a vacation at a fictional resort town in northern Wisconsin. Aykroyd, Candy, and Young reprise their roles from Hughes' previous film, She's Having a Baby.
The film was met with mixed reviews, but has since gained a cult following.
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