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The Great Outdoors (1988) 6.6
A Chicago man's hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in. Director:Howard DeutchWriter:John Hughes |
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Big-hearted Chicago family man Chet has brought his family to a lakeside resort area, and although his wife and kids aren't quite as excited as he is, Chet has high hopes for the vacation. However, his optimism is sabotaged when his obnoxious brother-in-law Roman drops in unexpectedly, along with his snooty, strange family. Chet and his family try to stay open-minded, but they find it difficult to relax and enjoy themselves because of the constant annoyance of Roman's presence. Written by William Agee <wa0521@broncho.ucok.edu>
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A week in the woods with Roman and Chet: This is no holiday...this is war! See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 June 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Big Country See more »Box Office
Budget:
$24,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$41,455,230 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr., and Donald Dunn (as Donald V. Dunn)
Performed by The Elwood Blues Revue
Produced by Steve Cropper
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The movie's two lead stars, Dan Aykroyd and John Candy, were both alumni from two different comedy television shows, Saturday Night Live (1975) and SCTV (1976) respectively. SNL -DA, was shot live while SCTV -Candy was not. It was taped in Edmonton. See more »Goofs
In the scene where Roman and the girls are sitting in the boat, Katie is wearing a halter but when the boat takes off she is wearing a jacket. In the next shot of the boat she is wearing just the halter again. See more »Quotes
Chet: If you meet any friends, bring them back and we'll give them a ride in "Suck My Wake."See more »
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Subtitled conversation between two raccoons -- Raccoon #1: "Why's Jody sitting in the lake?" Raccoon #2: "You didn't hear? She got shot in the ass!" Raccoon #1: "Oh no! Don't tell me..." Raccoon #2: "Yup... She's bald on both ends now!" See more »Soundtracks
Hip Hug-HerWritten by Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr., and Donald Dunn (as Donald V. Dunn)
Performed by The Elwood Blues Revue
Produced by Steve Cropper
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As a child of the eighties, its hard not to view this film thru the lens of nostalgia. John Candy is hilarious as the simple but decent family guy who wishes to take his family on a vacation to the great outdoors. His plans are rudely disrupted by his boorish brother in law, who crashes the family event and manages to disrupt all of Candy's plans. While there's nothing particularly stunning or insightful here, its fun and reminds me of days gone by. Although seen thru the eye of comedians, many of us can remember "disastrous" family vacations like this, with relatives that we sometimes couldn't stand and plans gone awry, but still forming some of our most fond memories. It is also somewhat bittersweet for me, as most of the beautiful and rustic locales in the film have disappeared during the intervening years, a loss I hadn't even noticed or thought about until I watched the film again. The film is very family friendly and, if you haven't seen it, definitely worth a viewing.