
The Great Outdoors The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable.
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.
Comedy
- Release Date
Jun 17, 1988
- Popularity: 1.4673
- 549 votes
- Directed by
Howard Deutch
- Productions
Universal Pictures (US)Hughes Entertainment (US)
- Budget 24.0 M
43.5 M
Duration: 1h 31 min
Casting: Judith Weiner
Top Cast
Crew & Team

Ric Waite
Director of Photography
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