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• Title: The Great Outdoors

  Description: 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.

• Title: The Great Outdoors

  Description: 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.

Watch The Great Outdoors (1988) online The Great Outdoors is a 1988 movie with a runtime of 91 minutes. Director Howard Deutch, Cast Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy,

Synopsis

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. Currently you are able to watch "The Great Outdoors " streaming on we platform.

Genres

Comedy,

SubGenres

Keywords

holiday, roommate, attachment to nature, wisconsin, grizzly bear, cabin, best friend, family holiday,

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MPAA Reason

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BBFC Reason

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BBFC Ratings info

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Maturity Rating Reason

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Sex & Nudity

mild

Sex & Nudity Reason

A teenage boy and girl kiss passionately on several occasions. Role play occurs before John Candy removes the top of a woman. Side view of a breast from the back/side of a topless woman for maybe 10 seconds. There are also 3 not-so-oblique references to masturbation (2 related to women, 1 related to a man).

Violence & Gore

mild

Violence & Gore Reason

One of the characters, whom Chet and Roman meet in a bar, says that he has been struck in the head by lightning 66 times. Later, the same character gets struck in the head one more time. A heated argument occurs in which two men square up. But no punches are thrown. A bear gets shot in its backside.

Profanity

moderate

Profanity Reason

G**Damn 2 uses of goddamn (one is hard to hear) 2 uses of "son of a bitch" 4 uses of bitch 15 uses of hell 8 uses of the shit 5 uses of damn 13 uses of ass Some uses of d*ck

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Reason

A couple of bar scenes at the main camp lodge. Only adults are seen with alcohol, no teens drinking during their "hanging out" times. The main character, Chet, selects club soda during a party, because he states he is the Designated Driver.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

mild

Frightening & Intense Scenes Reason

The bear scene at the end of the movie is fairly intense and may be frightening for younger viewers.

Studio

Universal Pictures, Hughes Entertainment,

Countrie

United States of America,

Subtitles

Audio

English

Director

Howard Deutch

Starring

Dan Aykroyd John Candy Stephanie Faracy Annette Bening Chris Young Lucy Deakins Robert Prosky Ian Giatti Hilary Gordon Rebecca Gordon Zoaunne LeRoy Nancy Lenehan John Bloom Lewis Arquette Britt Leach Cliff Bemis Paul Hansen Debra Lee Ortega Sierra Somerville Christine Spiotta Chris Bass Shirley Harris Christopher Kinsman Andy Prosky Brian Healy Bart The Bear