Cast and crew
The Great Outdoors
Directed by Howard Deutch · starring Dan Aykroyd, John Candy and Stephanie Faracy
- 7 actors
- 3 in the crew
- 1988
- 1 h 31 min
The Great Outdoors: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 7
- Crew
- 3
- Youngest at release
- 11 yearsIan Giatti
- Eldest at release
- 57 yearsRobert Prosky
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Dan Aykroyd Roman Craig
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John Candy † 1994 Chet Ripley
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Stephanie Faracy Connie Ripley
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Annette Bening Kate Craig
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Chris Young Buck Ripley
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Ian Giatti Ben Ripley
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Robert Prosky † 2008 Wally
The whole cast 7
Crew
Writers 1
Producers 2
Companies
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
Questions about the cast of The Great Outdoors
- Who plays Roman Craig in The Great Outdoors?
- Dan Aykroyd plays Roman Craig.
- Who plays Chet Ripley in The Great Outdoors?
- John Candy plays Chet Ripley.
- Who plays Connie Ripley in The Great Outdoors?
- Stephanie Faracy plays Connie Ripley.
- Who plays Kate Craig in The Great Outdoors?
- Annette Bening plays Kate Craig.
- Who plays Buck Ripley in The Great Outdoors?
- Chris Young plays Buck Ripley.
- Who plays Ben Ripley in The Great Outdoors?
- Ian Giatti plays Ben Ripley.
- Who directed The Great Outdoors?
- Howard Deutch.
- Who wrote The Great Outdoors?
- John Hughes.
- How many actors are in The Great Outdoors?
- 7 actors are credited, and 3 people in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Dan Aykroyd and John Candy have worked together on 4 other films: Lorne (2026), Spielberg (2017), Nothing but Trouble (1991) and 1 more.
With the most films on MovieNCo: Dan Aykroyd (40), Annette Bening (32) and John Candy (17).
The cast’s average age at release is 32 (of the 7 actors whose birth date we know).


