The Great Outdoors

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 17, 1988

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures,Hughes Entertainment

Cast

Dan Aykroyd,John Candy,Stephanie Faracy,Annette Bening,Chris Young,Lucy Deakins,Robert Prosky,Ian Giatti,Hilary Gordon,Rebecca Gordonand 17 more

Director

Howard Deutch

Writer

John Hughes

Producer

Arne Schmidt,Tom Jacobson,John Hughes

Cinematography

Ric Waite,Robert C. Thomas

Music

Thomas Newman

Budget

$24,000,000

Revenue

$43,455,230

IMDb

tt0095253