The Great Outdoors (1988)

"The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable."Movie
Audience Score
65
The Great Outdoors
PG 1 hr 31 minJun 17th, 1988Comedy
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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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 17th, 1988
On DVD & Blu-ray:July 1st, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$24,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$43,455,230 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:John Hughes, Tom Jacobson
Production Companies:Universal Pictures, Hughes Entertainment
Movie Tags:holiday, roommate, cabin