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The Great Outdoors  (1988)
The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable.


6.5|17 Jun, 1988|91 min
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$24,000,000
Revenue $43,455,230
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Keywords
attachment to nature
holiday
roommates
wisconsin
grizzly bear
cabin
best friend
family holiday

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)

Crews

Ric Waite
Director of Photography
Tom Rolf
Editor
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
Arne Schmidt
Producer
Seth Flaum
Editor
William D. Gordean
Editor
Tom Jacobson
Tom Jacobson
Executive Producer
John Hughes
John Hughes
Writer
John Hughes
John Hughes
Executive Producer
Howard Deutch
Howard Deutch
Director
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
John W. Corso
Production Design
Charles Newirth
Charles Newirth
Production Manager
Tom C. McCarthy
Supervising Sound Editor
Dione Taylor
Hairstylist
John Frazier
John Frazier
Special Effects Coordinator
Alan Friedman
Makeup Artist
Elena Spiotta
Associate Producer
Stephen Lim
Associate Producer
Tom Kramer
Music Editor
C. Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
Marilyn Vance
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
John H. Anderson
Set Decoration
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist
Kenny Ortega
Kenny Ortega
Choreographer
Carol A. O'Connell
Hairstylist
Judith Weiner
Casting Director
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Second Unit Director
Ben Scott
Ben Scott
Stunts

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