The Great Outdoors

Director: Howard Deutch, Sam Mendes Howard Deutch, Sam Mendes,

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2016
UPC:	0025192112140
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	PG
Source:	Universal Studios
Presentation:	[Color]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	13,213

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dan Aykroyd	Roman Craig
John Candy	Chet Ripley
Stephanie Faracy	Connie Ripley
Annette Bening	Kate Craig
Chris Young	Buck Ripley
Lucy Deakins	Cammie
Ian Giatti	Ben Ripley
Hilary Gordon	Cara Craig
Rebecca Gordon	Mara Craig
Robert Prosky	Wally, Lodge Manager
Raleigh Bond	Grandpa
Barry Thompson	Kitchen Help
Zoaunne Le Roy	Juanita
Nancy Lenehan	Waitress
Lewis Arquette	Herm
Britt Leach	Reg
Cliff Bemis	Boat Yard Owner
Paul Hansen	Hot Dog Vendor
Debra Lee Ortega	Dancing Biker Girl
Sierra Somerville	Girl in Arcade
Christine Spiotta	Woman in Crowd
Chris Bass	Lodge Patron
Shirley Harris	Lodge Customer
Christopher Kinsman	Irate Customer
Andy Prosky	Grill Chef
Brian Healy	Man in Crowd
John Bloom	Jimbo
Bart the Bear	the bald-headed bear
Christoph Waltz	Oberhauser

Technical Credits

Jez Butterworth

John Hughes

Neal Purvis

Robert Wade

Howard Deutch	Director
Sam Mendes	Director
Barbara Broccoli	Producer
Sharon Busse	Set Decoration/Design
Jez Butterworth	Screenwriter
John W. Corso	Production Designer
Seth Flaum	Editor
John Frazier	Special Effects
Alan Friedman	Makeup
William D. Gordean	Editor
Nicky Holland	Score Composer
Tom Jacobson	Executive Producer
John Hughes	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Stephen J. Lim	Associate Producer,Asst. Director
John Logan	Original Story
Callum McDougall	Executive Producer
Charles James Newirth	Production Manager
Thomas Newman	Score Composer
Ben Nye	Makeup
Kenny Ortega	Choreography
Neal Purvis	Original Story,Screenwriter
Tom Rolf	Editor
Arne Schmidt	Producer
Walter Scott	Stunts
Elena Spiotta	Associate Producer
Marilyn Vance	Costumes/Costume Designer
Robert Wade	Original Story,Screenwriter
Ric Waite	Cinematographer
Judith Weiner	Casting
Michael G. Wilson	Producer