# The Great Outdoors (1988)

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**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Howard Deutch
**Written by**: John Hughes
**Starring**: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young, Lucy Deakins

> *This is no holiday… this is war!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The Great Outdoors practically tries to be National Lampoon with less plot. A Chicago family’s lakeside retreat is hijacked by their insufferable in-laws. It’s all elbows and eye rolls until someone finally reels in a fish.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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