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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.Read moreLess
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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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
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
Zoaunne LeRoyJuanita
Nancy LenehanWaitressExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Ric Waite
- Editor
- Tom Rolf
- Producer
- Arne Schmidt
- Editor
- Seth Flaum
- Editor
- William D. Gordean
- Writer
- John Hughes
- Director
- Howard Deutch
- Original Music Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Director of Photography
- Robert C. Thomas