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The Great Outdoors(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-06-17
65%
582 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
This is no holiday… this is war!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $24,000,000.00
Revenue: $43,455,230.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Great Outdoors
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dan Aykroyd
Roman Craig
John Candy
Chet Ripley
Stephanie Faracy
Connie Ripley
Annette Bening
Kate Craig
Chris Young
Buck Ripley
Lucy Deakins
Cammie
Robert Prosky
Wally
Ian Giatti
Ben Ripley
Hilary Gordon
Cara Craig
Rebecca Gordon
Mara Craig
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