The read
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,048 1980s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic24/100
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do.
642 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard DeutchDirector
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- John HughesWriter
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
- Zoaunne LeRoyJuanita
- Nancy LenehanWaitress
