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The Great Outdoors (1988)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Dan Aykroyd Roman Craig
John Candy Chet Ripley
Stephanie Faracy Connie Ripley
Annette Bening Kate Craig
Chris Young Buck Ripley
Ian Giatti Ben Ripley
Hilary Gordon Cara Craig
Rebecca Gordon Mara Craig
Robert Prosky Wally
Zoaunne LeRoy Juanita
Lucy Deakins Cammie
Movie Details
Genre Comedy
Director Howard Deutch
Producer John Hughes; Arne Schmidt
Writer John Hughes
Studio Universal
Language English
Audience Rating PG
Running Time 91 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 5.7
Plot
This is no holiday...this is war!

When an unannounced, uninvited and unwelcome family of fun-loving misfits converge upon a lakeside resort to join their relatives for a summer of relaxation, the result is anything but restful in this raucous comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy.

It's a vacationer's worst nightmare, as wheeler-dealer Aykroyd, his sexually repressed wife and eerie twin daughters "join" the easygoing Candy and his straight-laced clan for a season of "fun" in the sun. Unfortunately, the only thing these two in-laws have in common is their intense dislike for each other. Soon, it's brother-in-law against brother-in-law in an uproarious and hilarious fight to the finish to see which one really knows how to enjoy The Great Outdoors.
Personal Details
Seen It No
Index 113
Collection Status In Collection
Location Original Case
Links IMDB
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Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 025192022821
Chapters 16
Release Date 1/6/2004
Subtitles Spanish
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Dolby Widescreen