The Great Outdoors (1988)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 91 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Howard Deutch
Stars: John Candy, Dan Aykroyd and Annette Bening
IMDb score:
6,6 (56.730)
Releasedate: 17 June 1988
The Great Outdoors plot
"The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable."
Chet Ripley (Candy) goes on vacation with his family in a nature reserve, when his annoying brother-in-law Roman (Aykroyd) and his strange wife and children show up. His brother-in-law thinks the area could be better used as a waste dump. The two can't stand each other, but don't want to show it.
Actors and actresses
Roman Craig
Chet Ripley
Connie Ripley
Kate Craig
Buck Ripley
Cammie
Wally
Ben Ripley
Cara Craig
Mara Craig
Reviews & comments
Filmkriebel
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- 10013 messages
- 4679 votes
I can't say I was disappointed. It is a succession of skits with a short vacation as a common thread. Just sit back, don't think too much and you can laugh about it too. Candy was my favorite here whether it's water skiing already or with a bald bear chasing him , as a comedian he steals the show. Aykroyd is not for me and the young Annette Bening made her debut here as Aykroyd's annoying wife. But from John Hughes' stable, I liked "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" a lot better, although the idea of two guys who can't stand each other returns here, and Hughes himself is the driving force behind this comedy.
Translated from Dutch · View original
ikkegoemikke
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- 3449 messages
- 4933 votes
Typical American feel-good film from the 80s. Dan Akroyd and John Candy provide the spectacle. But to be honest, I expected more from these two top comedians. Most comedic situations didn't really make me laugh.
3*
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