The Great Outdoors
“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.
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Cast
27 people
Dan Aykroyd
Roman Craig
Known for
Ghostbusters
Trading Places
John Candy
Chet Ripley
Known for
Uncle Buck
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Stephanie Faracy
Connie Ripley
Known for
Nobody Wants This
The Thorn Birds
Annette Bening
Kate Craig
Known for
American Beauty
Captain Marvel
Chris Young
Buck Ripley
Known for
Max Headroom
Warlock: The Armageddon
Lucy Deakins
Cammie
Known for
The Boy Who Could Fly
Little Nikita
Robert Prosky
Wally
Known for
Mrs. Doubtfire
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Ian Giatti
Ben Ripley
Known for
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Hilary Gordon
Cara Craig
Known for
The Mosquito Coast
Rebecca Gordon
Mara Craig
Known for
The Mosquito Coast
Zoaunne LeRoy
Juanita
Known for
Rose Red
Ghosts of Mississippi
Nancy Lenehan
Waitress
Known for
Widow's Bay
Catch Me If You Can
Howard Deutch Director · John Hughes Writer Thomas Newman Composer
Worldwide gross $43M · Budget $24M · United States release June 17, 1988
Box office
Budget
$24,000,000
Worldwide gross
$43,455,230
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Hughes Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Big Country
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · June 17, 1988
Theatrical
United States · June 17, 1988
Theatrical
Australia
September 15, 1988 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 17, 1988 · Physical
France
January 6, 2004 · Physical
Germany
April 17, 1990 · Theatrical
Norway
June 17, 1988 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 26, 1989 · Premiere
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