Film
The Great Outdoors
1988· PG· 1h 31m· Comedy
“This is no holiday… this is war!”
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.
1988-06-17
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DirectorHoward Deutch
WriterJohn Hughes
ProducerArne Schmidt
Director of PhotographyRic Waite
Original Music ComposerThomas Newman
EditorSeth Flaum
Full cast & crew (27 cast · 31 crew)
Details
Released1988-06-17
Runtime1h 31m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosUniversal Pictures · Hughes Entertainment
Budget$24M
Box office$43M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.4/10 · 620 votes
Original languageen
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