The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

1988/06/17 • $24,000,000 • Released • English

Comedy
6.4
1h 31m

The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable.

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.

Director : Howard Deutch

Casts
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

Chris Bass

Lodge Patron

Shirley Harris

Lodge Customer

Christopher Kinsman

Irate Customer

Andy Prosky

Andy Prosky

Grill Chef

Brian Healy

Brian Healy

Man in Crowd

Bart the Bear

Bart the Bear

The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)

Raleigh Bond

Raleigh Bond

Grandpa (uncredited)

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