The Great Outdoors

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.

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Howard Deutch directed The Great Outdoors in 1988. See Howard Deutch's full filmography, where to start with Howard Deutch, or where to go after you've seen everything by Howard Deutch.

The Great Outdoors was released in 1988 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 91 minutes.