The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

1988
1h 31min

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 Great Outdoors

Storyline

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.
    Released
    17 June 1988
    Runtime
    1h 31min
    Director
    Budget
    $24,000,000
    Revenue
    $43,455,230
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Universal Pictures, Hughes Entertainment
Cast
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