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The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

Comedy • PG • 1988 • 1 hr 31 min
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6.6
IMDb
6.6

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.

Starring

Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young

Directed By

Howard Deutch

Written By

John Hughes

Attributes

SimpleLightWatch With Family

Genre

Comedy

Release Date

June 17, 1988

User Reviews

Jillian
Jillian
It said it was raucous comedy and I laughed raucously. In 2025. I was skeptical & it blew me away. Funny but also a true-to-life family.
Clinton Martin
Clinton Martin
I don't know if was funnier when it originally came out or now. John Candy and Dan Aykroyd are amazing in this! 10/10
Trevor Macy
Trevor Macy
Classic comedy, great to watch and rewatch with friends and family.
Roman
Roman
This is one of those dad movies you're glad you watched. It's pretty crazy
Castor_Archer
Castor_Archer
I have no idea how many times I've seen this. Aykroyd's snob vs Candy's Dad of the year- classic. "No one's blowing anyone out they're ass!"
Chris
Chris
Great comedy with John Candy on top form
Anthony
Anthony
Such a funny adventure with two hilarious actors
Stephen
Stephen
This is a classic from ghost story’s to first hooks up to creepy cozens this has got it all and more. Little dated but a lot of fun. C it
Michael
Michael
I can’t count how many times i watched this growing up. Love it.
Patrick Burneau
Patrick Burneau
Amazing family movie. Still funny as it ever was

Stats

Ratings
83 (5%)
320 (20%)
902 (57%)
278 (18%)
6.6 – Based on 1.6k ratings
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Cast & Crew

Howard Deutch
Howard
Deutch
Dan Aykroyd
Dan
Aykroyd
John Candy
John
Candy
Stephanie Faracy
Stephanie
Faracy
Annette Bening
Annette
Bening
Chris Young
Chris
Young
Lucy Deakins
Lucy
Deakins
Robert Prosky
Robert
Prosky
Ian Giatti
Ian
Giatti
Hilary Gordon
Hilary
Gordon
Rebecca Gordon
Rebecca
Gordon
John Hughes
John
Hughes

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