Great Outdoors (1988)

Product Summary Publisher: Universal Format: DVD UPC: 00025192022821 Buy.com Sku: 40098351 Item#: V3M3MY Buy.com Sales Rank: 23830 Category Keywords: Adventure  Family Interaction  Theatrical Release  Wilderness  Rating:    A week in the woods with Roman and Chet: This is no holiday...this is war!     Features: DVD, English, Spanish, Dolby Surround Sound, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1   When an unannounced, uninvited and unwelcome family of fun-loving misfits converge upon a lakeside resort to join their relatives for a summer of relaxation, the result is anything but restful in this raucous comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy. It's a vacationer's worst nightmare, as wheeler-dealer Aykroyd, his sexually repressed wife and eerie twin daughters join the easy-going Candy and his straight-laced clan for a season of fun in the sun. Unfortunately, the only thing these two in-laws have in common is their intense dislike for each other. Soon, it's brother-in-law against brother-in-law in an uproarious and hilarious fight to the finish to see which one really knows how to enjoy The Great Outdoors.   Editor's Note Two brothers-in-law, whose only shared trait is their intense dislike for one another, set off on a comic misadventure when their two families share a summer vacation home. Plot Summary 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.   Features Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Single Layer Letterbox - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Surround - English Dolby Surround - French Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes Biographies: Cast & Crew   Technical Info Release Information Studio: Universal Release Date: 2/14/2006 Running Time: 91 minutes Original Release Date: 1988 Catalog ID: 20228 UPC: 00025192022821 Number of Discs: 1 Audio & Video Original Language: English Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed Available Subtitles: Spanish Video: Color   Cast & Crew Annette Bening Chris Young Dan Aykroyd Hilary Gordon Ian Giatti John Candy Rebessa Gordon Robert Prosky Stephanie Faracy Howard Deutch - Director Thomas Newman - Musical Score John Hughes - Producer John Hughes - Writer    Product Image

John Candy was at his finest in this movie. He has the down home personality of a middle class father that everyone would enjoy in a father. Humor and lessons in life are the main themes. Love the skiing scene when John forgets the lesson he just taught his youngest son, to drop the rope when in trouble. The side plots have warmth with the older son venturing out a new relationship with his first girlfriend. Even Dan Aykroyd gives a lesson on investing in the stock market. Something for everyone, as when John's wife discovers the joy of a new use for the clothes washer. A must see for all John Candy fans. Movies just aren't the same without him. Have seen this movie many times and laugh as hard each time I see it, as I did the first time.
 
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