The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors (1988)

PG 17 Jun 1988 • Comedy • 1h 31m
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Nostalgic about the good old days in the honeymoon cabin, the patriarch Chet and the Ripley family set off to the idyllic woods of Wisconsin for the summer vacation. However, their plans for a peaceful family bonding in the heart of the untamed nature will be thwarted, when the high-rolling brother-in-law Roman and the snotty Craig family decide to crash the party. Eventually, as the two families try to have a good time together, a seemingly endless series of misfortunes and mini-disasters with thirsty leeches, cunning racoons and a mythical wild bear, threaten to ruin the vacation. What will it take to salvage the weekend?

Howard Deutch
Director
John Hughes
Writer
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy
Starring

Language: English
Awards:
Country: United States
Metacritic Score: 24
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total: $41,455,230

6.6

IMDb (52563 votes)
40%
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