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The Great Outdoors (1988)
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Synopsis
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
Cast
Annette Bening
Kate Craig
John Candy
Chet Ripley
Lucy Deakins
Cammie
Stephanie Faracy
Connie Ripley
Ian Giatti
Ben Ripley
Hilary Gordon
Cara Craig
Rebecca Gordon
Mara Craig
Robert Prosky
Wally, Lodge Manager
Dan Aykroyd
Roman Craig
Chris Young
Buck Ripley
Production Crew
Elena Spiotta
Associate Producer
Stephen J. Lim
Associate Producer
Judith Weiner
Casting
Kenny Ortega
Choreography
Ric Waite
Cinematographer
Nicky Holland
Composer (Music Score)
Thomas Newman
Composer (Music Score)
Marilyn Vance
Costume Designer
Howard Deutch
Director
Seth Flaum
Editor
Tom Rolf
Editor
William D. Gordean
Editor
John Hughes
Executive Producer
Tom Jacobson
Executive Producer
Stephen J. Lim
First Assistant Director
Alan Friedman
Makeup
Ben Nye, Jr.
Makeup
Arne Schmidt
Producer
John Hughes
Producer
Tom Jacobson
Producer
John W. Corso
Production Designer
Charles James Newirth
Production Manager
John Hughes
Screenwriter
Walter Scott
Second Unit Director
Sharon Busse
Set Designer
John Frazier
Special Effects
Walter Scott
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunts Coordinator
Year: 1988
Runtime: 91
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Color type
CFI Color
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Hughes Entertainment
Universal
Release
June 17, 1988 (USA)
by Universal
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