The Great Outdoors1988
The Great Outdoors (1988)
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Cast
as Roman Craig
as Chet Ripley
as Connie Ripley
as Kate Craig
as Buck Ripley
as Ben Ripley
as Cara Craig
as Mara Craig
as Wally, Lodge Manager
as Juanita
as Cammie
as Waitress
as Jimbo
as Herm
as Reg
as Boat Yard Owner
as Hot Dog Vendor
as Dancing Biker Girl
as Girl in Arcade
as Woman in Crowd
as Lodge Patron
as Lodge Customer
as Irate Customer
as Grill Chef
as Grandpa
as Kitchen Help
as the bald-headed bear
as Man in Crowd
Critic Reviews for The Great Outdoors
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...a decidedly familiar setup that's employed to watchable yet mostly forgettable effect...
At the onset it seems that Candy, as in Uncle, plays the lower class half. Yet, by [Outdoors'] end we learn that the in-law is actually broke, essentially Cousin Eddie in disguise.
Charming when it works, when it is based primarily in the interplay between characters or in the writer's unabashed nostalgia for a kind of cozy Americana.
Candy & Aykroyd make for a hilarious duo in an otherwise routine comedy.
Zany, over the top klutz comedy with Aykroyd and Candy.
Awful.
Audience Reviews for The Great Outdoors
John Candy and Dan Aykroyd toughter in a John Hughes production? Dispite it's flaws... this chemistry always gonna be unforgetable, funny and very entertaining.
Super Reviewer
Bit of a classic comedy that was watched by the whole family over the years whenever it would be show on TV, like many old Candy films it was a bit of a ritual to view these type of 80's comedies. The family holiday that hits disaster is a common theme with the likes of National Lampoons Vacation series being another classic and a much loved film when I was growing up, 'The Great Outdoors' isn't quite as good as 'Lampoon' to be honest, its a fun ride with some good moments but nothing outrageously funny. Candy is actually slightly upstaged here by the always good Aykroyd as the slimy 80's yuppie haha the rest of the cast including Annette Bening is rather weak like the whole film really, its simply Candy and Akyroyd that make it decent. Its cheesy and full of those obvious dated sets hehe plenty of silly stunts with doubles and the usual animal attack phobias by your typical terrified of nature yanks lol!
Super Reviewer
This movie sure makes me long for the summer. A fun family-on-vacation flick, with John Candy and Dan Akroyd at the top of their comedic abilities. The story is quite simple and nothing extraordinary, but one that's easy to like and be entertained by. Even more so if you're the type of person who enjoy camping in the woods. A solid 3 out of 5.
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