Great Outdoors, The

Great Outdoors, The

1988

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.

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JBscale
44
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy
Length
1 hr. 30 mins.
US Theatrical Release
June 17, 1988
US Box Office
$41,455,230 (#2179 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
May 24, 2016
Acquired Date
December 25, 2016
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
John Candy
John Candy
Stephanie Faracy
Stephanie Faracy
Annette Bening
Annette Bening
Chris Young
Chris Young
Ian Michael Giatti
Ian Michael Giatti
Hilary Gordon
Hilary Gordon
Rebecca Gordon
Rebecca Gordon
Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky
Lucy Deakins
Lucy Deakins
Nancy Lenehan
Nancy Lenehan
John Bloom
John Bloom
Lewis Arquette
Lewis Arquette
Britt Leach
Britt Leach

Directors

Howard Deutch
Howard Deutch

Producers

Arne Schmidt
Arne Schmidt

Writers

John Hughes
John Hughes

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Ratings

JB Users
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RT Rotten
40%
Tomatometer
35 votes
RT Hot
71%
Popcornmeter
1,411 votes
METASCORE
24
10 votes
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
53,166 votes