Howard Deutch's comedy The Great Outdoors comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include production notes, talent bios, and a theatrical trailer. Genre enthusiasts and fans of John Candy will want to give this disc a look, but there may not be enough here to interest the average DVD collector.
Customer Rating
3
classic John Candy, but "plot" doesn't age well
on January 14, 2011
Posted by: couchatato
from Manhattan Beach, CA
let's face it, 1988 was in the doldrums of vapid teen-love subplot slapstick comedies. In that context, and if you like John Candy, it's fun.
What's great about it: big, goofy fun with John Candy, Dan Aykroyd