Chet Ripley (Candy) gaat met zijn gezin op vakantie in een natuurgebied, maar dan komen zijn irritante zwager Roman (Aykroyd) en diens vreemde vrouw en kinderen opdagen. Zijn zwager vindt dat het gebied beter als afvaldump kan worden gebruikt. De twee kunnen elkaar niet uitstaan, maar willen dat niet laten merken.
Nee, helaas is The Great Outdoors nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Camera | Ric Waite | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tom Rolf | Editor |
| Crew | Rob Bottin | Makeup Effects |
| Production | Arne Schmidt | Producer |
| Editing | Seth Flaum | Editor |
| Editing | William D. Gordean | Editor |
| Production | Tom Jacobson | Executive Producer |
| Writing | John Hughes | Writer |
| Production | John Hughes | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Howard Deutch | Director |
| Sound | Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | John W. Corso | Production Design |
| Production | Charles Newirth | Production Manager |
| Sound | Tom C. McCarthy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dione Taylor | Hairstylist |
| Crew | John Frazier | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Friedman | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Elena Spiotta | Associate Producer |
| Production | Stephen Lim | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Tom Kramer | Music Editor |
| Sound | C. Darin Knight | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Vance | Costume Design |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | John H. Anderson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Kenny Ortega | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol A. O'Connell | Hairstylist |
| Production | Judith Weiner | Casting Director |
| Directing | Walter Scott | Second Unit Director |
