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The Great Outdoors (1988)

Directed by Howard Deutch

Comedy

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.

Rated PG | Length 91 minutes

Actors

Dan Aykroyd | John Candy | Stephanie Faracy | Annette Bening | Chris Young | Lucy Deakins | Robert Prosky | Ian Giatti | Hilary Gordon | Rebecca Gordon | Zoaunne LeRoy | Nancy Lenehan | John Bloom | Lewis Arquette | Britt Leach | Cliff Bemis | Paul Hansen | Debra Lee Ortega | Sierra Somerville | Christine Spiotta | Chris Bass | Shirley Harris | Christopher Kinsman | Andy Prosky | Brian Healy | Bart The Bear | Raleigh Bond

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
08/16/2014TVStreamingRented3.5 stars
05/01/2010ComputerStreamingVideo on Demand3 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Not as good as I remembered.

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