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.
Directed by Howard Deutch
attachment to nature
holiday
roommates
wisconsin
grizzly bear
cabin
best friend
family holiday
Rank
#52 in 1988·#4947 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
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
Crew
Howard Deutch
Director
John Hughes
Writer
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Tom Jacobson
Executive Producer
John Hughes
Executive Producer
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
Kenny Ortega
Choreographer
John Frazier
Special Effects Coordinator
Marilyn Vance
Costume Design
Charles Newirth
Production Manager
Ben Scott
Stunts
Popular Reviews
226 reviews
jasmine sawyer
7.0★ · 02/15/26
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big man pizza
Brendon
4.0★ · 01/25/26
I love RaccoonsThere are things I liked about this movie. John Candy is as charming as always, and Dan Akyroyd plays an asshole very well. Some of the direction is certain scenes was fun, and the animals stuff was fun, especially with the Raccoons and the Bears on the car. Other than that, I felt more stitled by this John Hughes script because, overall, the movie felt fairly unpleasant. Candy is extremely lovable, and his character isn't a Clark Griswold situation where he's an asshole while still likable. The comedy surrounding Chet trying to have a good time, and being interrupted felt off to me. There are fun parts, but the way they handled the situational comedy could have been better.
I love RaccoonsThere are things I liked about this movie. John Candy is as charming as always, and Dan Akyroyd plays an asshole very well. Some of the direction is certain scenes was fun, and the animals stuff was fun, especially with the Raccoons and the Bears on the car. Other than that, I felt more stitled by this John Hughes script because, overall, the movie felt fairly unpleasant. Candy is extremely lovable, and his character isn't a Clark Griswold situation where he's an asshole while still likable. The comedy surrounding Chet trying to have a good time, and being interrupted felt off to me. There are fun parts, but the way they handled the situational comedy could have been better.
stella
8.0★ · 01/17/26
why are they acting like a bear with a bald head and ass is rare… come to boystown
why are they acting like a bear with a bald head and ass is rare… come to boystown
