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      The Great Outdoors

      1988, Comedy, 1h 31m

      35 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      Even with a pair of talented comedians trying their best, vacation-from-hell comedy The Great Outdoors is merely mediocre. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley (John Candy), along with his wife, Connie (Stephanie Faracy), and their two kids, Buck (Chris Young) and Ben (Ian Giatti). But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig (Dan Aykroyd), his wife, Kate (Annette Bening), and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.

      • Rating: PG

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Howard Deutch

      • Producer: Arne Schmidt

      • Writer: John Hughes

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $37.3M

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      • Production Co: Hughes Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: Surround

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