The Great Outdoors

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.

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Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Roman Craig

John Candy

Chet Ripley

Stephanie Faracy

Connie Ripley

Annette Bening

Kate Craig

Chris Young

Buck Ripley

Lucy Deakins

Cammie

Robert Prosky

Wally

Ian Giatti

Ben Ripley

Hilary Gordon

Cara Craig

Rebecca Gordon

Mara Craig

Zoaunne LeRoy

Juanita

Nancy Lenehan

Waitress

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John Bloom

Jimbo

Lewis Arquette

Herm

Britt Leach

Reg

Cliff Bemis

Boat Yard Owner

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Paul Hansen

Hot Dog Vendor

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Debra Lee Ortega

Dancing Biker Girl

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Sierra Somerville

Girl in Arcade

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Christine Spiotta

Woman in Crowd

Crew

Art

• John W. Corso Production Design
• John H. Anderson Set Decoration

Camera

• Ric Waite Director of Photography
• Robert C. Thomas Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Marilyn Vance Costume Design
• Dione Taylor Hairstylist
• Carol A. O'Connell Hairstylist
• Ben Nye Jr. Makeup Artist
• Alan Friedman Makeup Artist

Crew

• Rob Bottin Makeup Effects
• Kenny Ortega Choreographer
• Walter Scott Stunt Coordinator
• John Frazier Special Effects Coordinator
• Ben Scott Stunts

Directing

• Howard Deutch Director
• Walter Scott Second Unit Director

Editing

• Seth Flaum Editor
• William D. Gordean Editor
• Tom Rolf Editor

Production

• Arne Schmidt Producer
• John Hughes Executive Producer
• Tom Jacobson Executive Producer
• Charles Newirth Production Manager
• Stephen Lim Associate Producer
• Elena Spiotta Associate Producer
• Judith Weiner Casting

Sound

• Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
• Tom C. McCarthy Supervising Sound Editor
• Tom Kramer Music Editor
• C. Darin Knight Sound Mixer

Writing

• John Hughes Writer

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