This is no holiday… this is war!
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.
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Classical in form, effortless, comic and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
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- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Dan AykroydRoman Craig
- John CandyChet Ripley
- Stephanie FaracyConnie Ripley
- Annette BeningKate Craig
- Chris YoungBuck Ripley
- Lucy DeakinsCammie
- Robert ProskyWally
- Ian GiattiBen Ripley
- Hilary GordonCara Craig
- Rebecca GordonMara Craig
Crew
- Howard DeutchDirector
- John HughesWriter
- Ric WaiteDirector of Photography
- Robert C. ThomasDirector of Photography
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Seth FlaumEditor
- William D. GordeanEditor
- Tom RolfEditor
- Arne SchmidtProducer
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