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Great Outdoors

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Great Outdoors (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 5

Rotten:8

Average Rating: 4.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Chet is a father and husband who believes in spending quality time with his loved ones. When vacation roles around, he gathers his gang together and they head for the hills. But as soon as the crew gets comfortable in their cabin, Chet's... Chet is a father and husband who believes in spending quality time with his loved ones. When vacation roles around, he gathers his gang together and they head for the hills. But as soon as the crew gets comfortable in their cabin, Chet's annoyingly bad-mannered brother-in-law Roman shows up with his spoiled wife and kids for a week-long visit. To make matters worse, Roman brings more than his family -- he brings Murphy's Law with him, as he turns the week into a succession of disasters. [More]

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young, Robert Prosky, Lucy Deakins, John Bloom, Ian Giatti

Director: Howard Deutch

Director: Howard Deutch
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Composer: Thomas Newman
Producer: John Hughes

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Emanuel Levy
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Candy & Aykroyd make for a hilarious duo in an otherwise routine comedy.

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Bill Clark
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Zany, over the top klutz comedy with Aykroyd and Candy.

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10/30/04
Steve Crum
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Jake Euker
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Awful.

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10/24/03
Gerry Shamray
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Harmless, pointless time-killer

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Rob Blackwelder
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Classic John Candy and Dan Akroyd

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02/19/03
Kevin Fiddler
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Two funny guys delivering very few laughs.

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