The Great Outdoors
Taste attributes: comedyholidaysanimalsfastlightsimplelinearglossycomplex relationshipunlikely connections
"The wildlife is wild, but his brother-in-law in unbearable."
Boxlist takeA breezy comedy that is uncomplicated and glossy. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Hughes Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
