Main Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young
Release Year: 1988
Country: US
Run Time: 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
In the John Hughes-scripted The Great Outdoors, John Candy stars as Chet Ripley, an oafish paterfamilias who takes his family on a vacation at a lakeside resort. Their enjoyment is seriously compromised when brother-in-law Roman Craig (Dan Aykroyd) shows up with his wife and kiddies. The rest of the film is an ongoing war between Ripley's carefree aggregation and Craig's obnoxiously prissy brood, and making things worse, a driving rainstorm forces both families to remain under one roof well-past their threshold of patience. Annette Bening makes her film debut as Aykroyd's ill-tempered wife. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Lucy Deakins - Cammie; Ian Giatti - Ben Ripley; Hilary Gordon - Cara Craig; Rebecca Gordon - Mara Craig; Robert Prosky - Wally, Lodge Manager; Lewis Arquette - Herm; Bart the Bear - the bald-headed bear; Cliff Bemis - Boat Yard Owner; Raleigh Bond - Grandpa; Paul Hansen - Hot Dog Vendor; Zoaunne Le Roy - Juanita; Britt Leach - Reg; Nancy Lenehan - Waitress; Chris Bass - Lodge Patron; Shirley Harris - Lodge Customer; Brian Healy - Man in Crowd; Christopher Kinsman - Irate Customer; Debra Lee Ortega - Dancing Biker Girl; Andy Prosky - Grill Chef; Sierra Somerville - Girl in Arcade; Christine Spiotta - Woman in Crowd; Barry Thompson - Kitchen Help; John Bloom - Jimbo
Credit
Stephen J. Lim - Associate Producer, Elena Spiotta - Associate Producer, Judith Weiner - Casting, Kenny Ortega - Choreography, Marilyn Vance - Costume Designer, Stephen J. Lim - First Assistant Director, Howard Deutch - Director, Walter Scott - Second Unit Director, Seth Flaum - Editor, William D. Gordean - Editor, Tom Rolf - Editor, John Hughes - Executive Producer, Tom Jacobson - Executive Producer, Nicky Holland - Composer (Music Score), Thomas Newman - Composer (Music Score), Alan Friedman - Makeup, Ben Nye, Jr. - Makeup, John W. Corso - Production Designer, Ric Waite - Cinematographer, Charles James Newirth - Production Manager, John Hughes - Producer, Tom Jacobson - Producer, Arne Schmidt - Producer, Sharon Busse - Set Designer, John Frazier - Special Effects, Walter Scott - Stunts, Walter Scott - Stunts Coordinator, John Hughes - Screenwriter
