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Great Outdoors

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Great Outdoors (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 5  Rotten:8 Average Rating: 4.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Synopsis: Chet is a father and husband who believes in spending quality time with his loved ones. When vacation roles around, he gathers his gang together and they head for the hills. But as soon as the crew gets comfortable in their cabin, Chet's annoyingly bad-mannered brother-in-law Roman shows up... Chet is a father and husband who believes in spending quality time with his loved ones. When vacation roles around, he gathers his gang together and they head for the hills. But as soon as the crew gets comfortable in their cabin, Chet's annoyingly bad-mannered brother-in-law Roman shows up with his spoiled wife and kids for a week-long visit. To make matters worse, Roman brings more than his family -- he brings Murphy's Law with him, as he turns the week into a succession of disasters. [More]

Genre: Comedies

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

Director: Howard Deutch
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Composer: Thomas Newman
Producer: John Hughes

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 30, 1998

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Letterbox - 1.85
  • Single Side - Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround - English
  • Dolby Surround - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Production Notes
  • Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew

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Susan Granger
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2/5

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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
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B+

Candy & Aykroyd make for a hilarious duo in an otherwise routine comedy.

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06/20/05
Bill Clark
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3/5

Zany, over the top klutz comedy with Aykroyd and Candy.

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10/30/04
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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1/5

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07/02/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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0/5

Awful.

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10/24/03
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
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3/5

Harmless, pointless time-killer

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08/13/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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2/5

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06/04/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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3/5

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03/06/03
Rob Blackwelder
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3/5

Classic John Candy and Dan Akroyd

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02/19/03
Kevin Fiddler
Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)
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1/5

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12/04/02
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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2.5/5

Two funny guys delivering very few laughs.

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07/29/02
Scott Weinberg
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Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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