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The scene where John Candy gets the recently rented speed boat stuck in the gates precedes the scene where Dan Ackroyd actually chooses the boat. This is also confirmed as Buck asks his dad if he can go off on his own while the speed boat is being chosen, but in the scene when the boat is stuck only the youngest son is in the back of the car. See more...

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The Great Outdoors (1988) - 3 corrections

Directed by Howard Deutch, starring Annette Bening, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy (add more)

Genres: Comedy

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When Roman is getting ready to leave with his family after he and Chet get into the argument, he tells Chet that he overheard him talking to "Kate and Connie's dad" in the john at their wedding, and he supposedly heard Chet call him a "crooked S.O.B". Later in the film, when Roman comes back to give Chet his check back (because he feels guilty)he says that he never heard Chet and his "brother" talking that night. Brother, not father as he said earlier in the film. [This is a character mistake. Roman acknowledges that he made up the entire story about Chet and the "Dad". When he admits his lie, he simply wasn't remembering his own lie and said "brother" instead.]

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When Buck is playing pool in the arcade with Ben he 'assaults' Cammie with his cue. She spins around flinging his cue across the room. The next shot she is staring him down as he is holding his cue again. [Actually, it's sort of hard to miss because I almost thought the same thing, but right before she leaves, she actually hands him her cue and that's why he is shown holding another cue.]

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When John Candy is telling his bear story, he first says he pointed the rifle at the bear then he says he pointed the shotgun. [Character mistake.]

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