The Great Outdoors

The 1988 Universal comedy grossed $41,455,230 in North America. Candy plays Chester "Chet" Ripley opposite Dan Aykroyd. The Great Outdoors was released on 17 June 1988 by Universal Pictures. Howard Deutch directed from a John Hughes script. Candy plays Chester "Chet" Ripley and Dan Aykroyd plays Roman Craig, brothers-in-law whose families share a cabin in the fictional Wisconsin town of Pechoggin. Annette Bening makes her film debut as Kate Craig. The running time is 90 minutes. Wikipedia's box-office section says it grossed $6,121,115 in its opening weekend and ended with a North American gross of $41,455,230 and a worldwide gross of $43,455,230. It was shot over three weeks in October 1987 in Bass Lake, California, standing in for the fictional lake. On Rotten Tomatoes, as cited on the page, it holds 44 percent from 39 reviews.