The Great Outdoors
Directed by Howard Deutch
Where to Watch The Great Outdoors
- ርልዪረMay 7, 2025John Candy and Dan Akroyd come together in this great comedy about a the Ripley family whos dad (Candy takes them up to lodges in the woods ehere he had his honeymoon to give his sons the memories he had. But any thoughts of a peaceful holiday cruising the lake and hotdogs are scuppered when his brother in law and the rest of the Craig family turn up in their Merc unexpectedly ans isist intead on ski boats and lobsters. But soon a bear with a grudge forces the mismatched pair to work together to save the family. Also contains a romance and some unrelated jokes.
The Great Outdoors Trivia
The Great Outdoors was released on June 17, 1988.
The Great Outdoors was directed by Howard Deutch.
The Great Outdoors has a runtime of 1h 31m.
The Great Outdoors was produced by Arne Schmidt.
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.
The key characters in The Great Outdoors are Roman Craig (Dan Aykroyd), Chet Ripley (John Candy), Connie Ripley (Stephanie Faracy).
The Great Outdoors is rated PG.
The Great Outdoors is a Comedy, Adventure film.
The Great Outdoors has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.
The Great Outdoors had a budget of $24M.
The Great Outdoors has made $43.5M at the box office.