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The Great Outdoors (1988)

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

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Howard Deutch
  • Profile picture of Dan Aykroyd
    Roman Craig Dan Aykroyd
  • Profile picture of John Candy
    Chet Ripley John Candy
  • Profile picture of Stephanie Faracy
    Connie Ripley Stephanie Faracy
  • Profile picture of Annette Bening
    Kate Craig Annette Bening
  • Profile picture of Chris Young
    Buck Ripley Chris Young
  • Profile picture of Lucy Deakins
    Cammie Lucy Deakins
  • Profile picture of Robert Prosky
    Wally Robert Prosky
  • Profile picture of Ian Giatti
    Ben Ripley Ian Giatti

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  • family holiday