---
title: 'The Great Outdoors (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Howard Deutch'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-outdoors-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095253/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Outdoors (1988)

1988 · PG · 87 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Great Outdoors is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Howard Deutch, written and produced by John Hughes, and starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy with supporting roles by Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young, Lucy Deakins, and Robert Prosky. The film is about two families spending a vacation at a fictional resort town in northern Wisconsin. Before The Great Outdoors appeared in theaters, Aykroyd, Candy, and Young portrayed their roles during the end credits of She's Having a Baby where they are among the people that pitch the idea names for the baby son of Jake and Kristy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Howard Deutch](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-deutch)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hughes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ric Waite](https://cinepixo.com/people/ric-waite)

## Cast

- [Lucy Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-deakins)
- [Robert Prosky](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-prosky)
- [John Candy](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-candy)
- [John Bloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bloom-2)
- [Chris Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-young)
- [Dan Aykroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-aykroyd)
- [Annette Bening](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-bening)
- [Lewis Arquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-arquette)
- [Bart the Bear](https://cinepixo.com/people/bart-the-bear)
- [Stephanie Faracy](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-faracy)

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