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.
Cast
Dan Aykroyd
Roman Craig
John Candy
Chet Ripley
Stephanie Faracy
Connie Ripley
Annette Bening
Kate Craig
Chris Young
Buck Ripley
Lucy Deakins
Cammie
Robert Prosky
Wally
Ian Giatti
Ben Ripley
Hilary Gordon
Cara Craig
Rebecca Gordon
Mara Craig
Zoaunne LeRoy
Juanita
Nancy Lenehan
Waitress
John Bloom
Jimbo
Lewis Arquette
Herm
Britt Leach
Reg
Cliff Bemis
Boat Yard Owner
Paul Hansen
Hot Dog Vendor
Debra Lee Ortega
Dancing Biker Girl
Sierra Somerville
Girl in Arcade
Christine Spiotta
Woman in Crowd
Chris Bass
Lodge Patron
Shirley Harris
Lodge Customer
Christopher Kinsman
Irate Customer
Andy Prosky
Grill Chef
Brian Healy
Man in Crowd
Bart the Bear
The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
Raleigh Bond
Grandpa (uncredited)
Crew
Howard Deutch
Director
John Hughes
Writer, Executive Producer
Seth Flaum
Editor
Tom Rolf
Editor
William D. Gordean
Editor
Ric Waite
Director of Photography
Robert C. Thomas
Director of Photography
Tom Jacobson
Executive Producer
Arne Schmidt
Producer
Stephen Lim
Associate Producer
Elena Spiotta
Associate Producer
John W. Corso
Production Design
Judith Weiner
Casting Director
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design
Dione Taylor
Hairstylist
Carol A. O'Connell
Hairstylist
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist
Alan Friedman
Makeup Artist
Walter Scott
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Tom C. McCarthy
Supervising Sound Editor
C. Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
John Frazier
Special Effects Coordinator
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Tom Kramer
Music Editor
John H. Anderson
Set Decoration
Ben Scott
Stunts
Kenny Ortega
Choreographer
Charles Newirth
Production Manager
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
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