The Great Outdoors (1988)

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This is no holiday… this is war!

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: 1988-06-17
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 639 votes

Directed by Howard Deutch.

Top cast

• Dan Aykroyd as Roman Craig
• John Candy as Chet Ripley
• Stephanie Faracy as Connie Ripley
• Annette Bening as Kate Craig
• Chris Young as Buck Ripley
• Lucy Deakins as Cammie
• Robert Prosky as Wally
• Ian Giatti as Ben Ripley
• Hilary Gordon as Cara Craig
• Rebecca Gordon as Mara Craig

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Where to watch The Great Outdoors

• United States: stream on Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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