The Great Outdoors poster
Rating
6.5/10 (562 votes)
Popularity3
Runtime1h 31m
Release DateJune 17, 1988
Budget$24,000,000
Revenue$43,455,230

The Great Outdoors

The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable.

Overview

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.

Production

Universal Pictures(US)
Hughes Entertainment(US)

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Spoken Languages

English

Age Rating

All Ages

Key Crew

DirectorHoward Deutch
WriterJohn Hughes
ProducerArne Schmidt
Director of PhotographyRic Waite
Director of PhotographyRobert C. Thomas

Videos & Trailers

The Great Outdoors - Trailer

The Great Outdoors - Trailer

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