The Great Outdoors (1988)

Directed by

Howard Deutch

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 611 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two families go on a summer vacation together at a lakeside resort in Wisconsin. They deal with mishaps and everyday chaos involving bears, weather, and family dynamics.

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What happens

The Great Outdoors is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Howard Deutch, written and produced by John Hughes, and starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy with supporting roles by Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening (in her film debut), Chris Young, Lucy Deakins, and Robert Prosky. The film is about two families spending a vacation at a fictional resort town in northern Wisconsin. Before The Great Outdoors appeared in theaters, Aykroyd, Candy, and Young portrayed their roles during the end credits of She's Having a Baby where they are among the people that pitch the idea names for the baby son of Jake and Kristy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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