The Great Outdoors
1988 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 53,618 VOTES · DIR. Howard Deutch
Overview
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,182 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:10 You messed up the words, Ben. You messed up the words twice!
00:05:51 This is very unfair, Roman.
00:08:39 And the whole week you'll be here.
00:11:38 Take the good with the bad.
00:14:27 I know the Heimlich maneuver.
00:17:49 the walls shimmering and the floorboards lifting.
00:21:09 so I don't want Uncle Chet's bear story to upset you.
00:24:56 All right. But you gotta promise me we'll spend some time together.
00:28:26 I'm dead! I'm dead! I'm dead!
00:32:04 I won't tell you what the teenagers do.
00:35:35 You're gonna see some bears.
00:39:03 You know...
00:42:49 - Can I see you? - Yeah. If you can find me.
00:46:51 That's what I do - investments.
00:50:18 - What? What? - It touched me!
00:53:36 I'm here!
00:58:02 Mom, can I go now?
01:02:15 As a matter of fact, I don't remember anybody inviting you.
01:05:30 And I'm gonna tell you something I had previously decided not to.
01:08:45 You can write a cheque now and I'll make up the difference.
01:12:19 - Chet? - What happened to the lights?
01:15:42 - Come back. - I'll be back.
01:19:39 Come on. Help out a bit, will you?
01:24:34 - Take your seats, in the trunk. - Knock it off.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,182
Dialogue density13.0 lines / min
First line00:02:10
Final line01:24:34
Production Record
DirectorHoward Deutch
LanguageEnglish
Budget$24,000,000
Revenue$43,455,230
IMDb votes53,618