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17 June 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
This holiday's no picnic. morePlot:
A Chicago man's hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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one of John Candy's best moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dan Aykroyd | ... | Roman Craig |
 | John Candy | ... | Chet Ripley |
 | Stephanie Faracy | ... | Connie Ripley |
 | Annette Bening | ... | Kate Craig |
 | Chris Young | ... | Buck Ripley |
| Ian Giatti | ... | Ben Ripley |
| Hilary Gordon | ... | Cara Craig |
| Rebecca Gordon | ... | Mara Craig |
| Robert Prosky | ... | Wally |
| Zoaunne LeRoy | ... | Juanita |
| Lucy Deakins | ... | Cammie |
 | Nancy Lenehan | ... | Waitress |
| John Bloom | ... | Jimbo |
| Lewis Arquette | ... | Herm |
| Britt Leach | ... | Reg |
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Continuity: The position of the curtains when the bear has knocked the door down and Candy is trapped underneath. moreSoundtrack:
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I watch this movie, and then i feel terrible that a great comedian is gone.. You can have your kinnison, farley, etc. But Candy, is probaly one of the over looked, and slumped into thecheap renters.. but you know why they used him as the lead in so many.. Because he is/was a kindly looking man, and was from what i have read of him.. And this is probaly the pinnacle of the greatness of Candy. And the whole bear scene steals the whole show. I just wish all the canadian actors/comedians didn't have to go south.. come on Canadian cinema drop the docu-drama and work with our funny bones.. We are wasting our real natural resource here.. Again best Candy flick of all, IMHO.