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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

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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]

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

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young, Robert Prosky, Lucy Deakins, John Bloom, Ian Giatti

Director: Howard Deutch

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

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Jun 30, 1998

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jul., 23 2005 12:36 PM

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Bill Clark

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

comment Comment | Jun., 20 2005 08:05 PM

FromTheBalcony

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3/5

Steve Crum

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

comment Comment | Oct., 30 2004 07:02 PM

Kansas City Kansan

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1/5

Jake Euker

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comment Comment | Jul., 02 2004 08:01 AM

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Gerry Shamray

Awful.

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3/5

Ken Hanke

Harmless, pointless time-killer

comment Comment | Aug., 13 2003 06:08 AM

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Rob Blackwelder

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comment Comment | Mar., 06 2003 09:49 PM

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3/5

Kevin Fiddler

Classic John Candy and Dan Akroyd

comment Comment | Feb., 19 2003 12:00 AM

Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)

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1/5

Rob Vaux

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comment Comment | Dec., 04 2002 05:58 PM

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Scott Weinberg

Two funny guys delivering very few laughs.

comment Comment | Jul., 29 2002 02:25 PM

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