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The Great Outdoors (1988)

Movie"The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable."
Audience Score
64
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PG 1 hr 31 minJun 17th, 1988Comedy
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.
StarringDan AykroydJohn CandyStephanie Faracy
DirectorHoward Deutch
WriterJohn Hughes

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 17th, 1988
On DVD & Blu-ray:July 1st, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$24,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$43,455,230 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Tom Jacobson, John Hughes
Production Companies:Universal Pictures, Hughes Entertainment
Movie Tags:
holidaybest friendroommatescabinfamily holidaywisconsingrizzly bearattachment to nature