Thursday, March 12, 2026

THE GREAT OUTDOORS (1988)

 




















Directed by: Howard Deutch
Screenplay by: John Hughes
Starring: John CandyDan AykroydStephanie FaracyAnnette BeningChris YoungLucy DeakinsRobert ProskyIan GiattiHilary GordonRebecca GordonLewis ArquetteBritt LeachBart the Bear

90 minutes
(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
Nostalgic about the good old days in the honeymoon cabin, the patriarch Chet and the Ripley family set off to the idyllic woods of Wisconsin for the summer vacation. However, their plans for a peaceful family bonding in the heart of the untamed nature will be thwarted, when the high-rolling brother-in-law Roman and the snotty Craig family decide to crash the party. Eventually, as the two families try to have a good time together, a seemingly endless series of misfortunes and mini-disasters with thirsty leeches, cunning raccoons and a mythical wild bear, threaten to ruin the vacation. What will it take to salvage the weekend?

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