Where to watch The Great Outdoors in the United States
The Great Outdoors (1988) is streaming on Netflix.
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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.
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Howard Deutch
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Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young, Lucy Deakins, Robert Prosky, Ian Giatti, Hilary Gordon, Rebecca Gordon
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The Great Outdoors
You can stream The Great Outdoors (1988) on Netflix with a subscription.
IMDb
6.5/10
RT Critics
44%
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Director
Howard Deutch
Cast
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young, Lucy Deakins, Robert Prosky, Ian Giatti, Hilary Gordon, Rebecca Gordon
2 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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