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The Great Outdoors Details

1988 Certificate PG
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Chet is a father and husband who believes in spending quality time with his loved ones. When vacation roles around, he gathers his clan together and they head for the hills. But as soon as the crew gets comfortable in their cabin, Chet's annoyingly bad-mannered brother-in-law Roman shows up with his spoiled wife and kids for a .. Read more

Starring Dan Aykroyd, Stephanie Faracy, John Candy, Annette Bening
Director Howard Deutch
Genres Comedy

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The Great Outdoors

Chet is a father and husband who believes in spending quality time with his loved ones. When vacation roles around, he gathers his clan together and they head for the hills. But as soon as the crew gets comfortable in their cabin, Chet's annoyingly bad-mannered brother-in-law Roman shows up with his spoiled wife and kids for a week-long visit. To make matters worse, Roman brings more than his family--he brings a week of disasters.

Starring Dan Aykroyd, Stephanie Faracy, John Candy, Annette Bening
Director Howard Deutch
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time DVD: 1 hr 26 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 10 Nov 2003
Production year: 1988
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    John Hughes's attempt to re-create the success of the previous year's adult comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles backfires in this routine outing. John Candy, the obnoxious one in the aforementioned Planes, gets to be the nice guy this time around, finding himself stuck on vacation with his appalling brother-in-law, Dan Aykroyd. The two stars do their best, but Hughes's script is a mechanical retread of past glories and director Howard Deutch fails to bring much inspiration to the lumbering slapstick. Look out for a pre-stardom Annette Bening in a supporting role.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Broad and tiresome comedy in which its participants flail around noisily to no particular purpose.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 73 out of 74 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    superb family film

    When an unannounced, uninvited and unwelcome family of fun-loving misfits, converge upon a lakeside resort, to join their relatives for a summer of relaxation, the result is anything but restful.

    It is Chet's (played by John Candy) worst nightmare, as wheeler-dealer Roman ( played by Dan Ackroyd), his wife and twin daughters join the easygoing Chet and his straight-laced clan for a season of 'fun' in the sun.

    Unfortunately, the only thing these two in-laws have in common is their intense dislike for each other.

    Soon, it's brother-in-law against brother-in-law in an uproarious and hilarious fight to the finish to see which one really knows how to enjoy 'The Great Outdoors'.

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    family movie

    great for all ages the odd naughty word but hey this is 2004 watch it John Candy at his best

      • A customer from middlesbrough
      • Posted 20 Oct 2004 20:57

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