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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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
Howard Deutch
Director
John Hughes
Writer, Executive Producer
Tom Jacobson
Executive Producer
Arne Schmidt
Producer
Robert C. Thomas
Director of Photography
Ric Waite
Director of Photography
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Tom Rolf
Editor
Seth Flaum
Editor
William D. Gordean
Editor
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design
John W. Corso
Production Design
