The Great Outdoors

The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable.

91 mins
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.

Dan Aykroyd

Roman Craig

John Candy

Chet Ripley

Stephanie Faracy

Connie Ripley

Annette Bening

Kate Craig

Chris Young

Buck Ripley

Ian Giatti

Ben Ripley

Hilary Gordon

Cara Craig

Rebecca Gordon

Mara Craig

Cliff Bemis

Boat Yard Owner

Paul Hansen

Hot Dog Vendor

Debra Lee Ortega

Dancing Biker Girl

Sierra Somerville

Girl in Arcade

Christine Spiotta

Woman in Crowd

Chris Bass

Lodge Patron

Shirley Harris

Lodge Customer

Christopher Kinsman

Irate Customer

Andy Prosky

Grill Chef

Brian Healy

Man in Crowd

Bart the Bear

The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)

Raleigh Bond

Grandpa (uncredited)

Arne Schmidt

Producer

Rob Bottin

Makeup Effects

Tom Jacobson

Executive Producer

John Hughes

Executive Producer

Tom Rolf

Editor

Ric Waite

Director of Photography

John W. Corso

Production Design

Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Kenny Ortega

Choreographer

John Frazier

Special Effects Coordinator

Stephen Lim

Associate Producer

Ben Nye Jr.

Makeup Artist

Elena Spiotta

Associate Producer

Walter Scott

Stunt Coordinator

John H. Anderson

Set Decoration

C. Darin Knight

Sound Mixer

Marilyn Vance

Costume Design

Judith Weiner

Casting Director

Dione Taylor

Hairstylist

Tom Kramer

Music Editor

Alan Friedman

Makeup Artist

Charles Newirth

Production Manager

Tom C. McCarthy

Supervising Sound Editor

Walter Scott

Second Unit Director

Ben Scott

Stunts

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