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!
00:05:54 What? We're a family, for crying out loud!
00:08:45 Oh, wow. Just something.
00:11:50 - How are those tails? - They're 28 bucks a pop.
00:14:46 Big spender!
00:18:12 It ran off. We never saw it again.
00:21:40 About cuddly, soft, fluffy things.
00:25:25 Bring back your friends for a ride in "suck my wake".
00:29:48 What happened? Come on, what happened?
00:32:43 Hey, Wally. How about a nice club soda?
00:36:24 - Hey! Shoo! Go on. - Dad, I wouldn't do that.
00:40:01 Come on. I'll let you row.
00:44:26 All right. That was your last chance. That's it. Have it your way.
00:47:45 the head!
00:51:14 He's wimping out. I'll take care of it.
00:54:56 - See you later. - Bye.
00:59:45 They're leeches. I am not touching leeches!
01:03:39 - Are you jealous, Chester? - Don't call me Chester.
01:06:58 Do you happen to remember the substance of that conversation?
01:10:37 Chet, I'm gonna level with you. I'm a phony, a fraud, a fake.
01:13:57 Hello!
01:18:14 Roman, girls, I'm back.
01:22:20 Oh, my God. Protect us!
25:00:00 that's an awful lot of money.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,182
Dialogue density13.0 lines / min
First line00:02:10
Final line25:00:00
Production Record
DirectorHoward Deutch
LanguageEnglish
Budget$24,000,000
Revenue$43,455,230
IMDb votes53,618