“The Great Outdoors” quotes
(1988)
Title The Great Outdoors
Year 1988
Director Howard Deutch
Genre Comedy
Year 1988
Director Howard Deutch
Genre Comedy
Plot – Chet and his wife have gone on holiday with their teenage sons, but his brother-in-law Roman, a wimp and prankster, joins them unexpectedly. The peaceful holiday gets ruined and Chet, against his will, has to go through all sorts of adventures from go-kart racing to riding wild horses.
All actors – Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young, Ian Giatti, Hilary Gordon, Rebecca Gordon, Robert Prosky, Zoaunne LeRoy, Lucy Deakins, Nancy Lenehan
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“Good evening. How's it going? Listen, girls... uh... as your father, I feel it incumbent upon me to set the record straight on the validity of the tale which Uncle Chet shared with us this evening. I know that a terrifying story like that coming from the mouth of a recognized authority figure could be traumatizing for kids like yourselves; I...” (continue)(continue reading)
“- Ben: Dad?
- Chet: Yes, Ben?
- Ben: Does this mean we won't be getting Christmas presents this year from Aunt Kate and Uncle Roman?
- Buck: Oh, blow it out of your ass, Ben!
- Connie: Okay, nobody is blowing anything out of their ass. What we are having is a little problem, and it doesn't mean your father and I don't love your Aunt Kate and...” (continue)(continue reading)“Put a cork in it honey, I'm talkin business.”
“Wait a minute. No way! Wait a hot shittin minute. Rule 1: no relative of mine is going to eat hot dogs as long as he is sharing my cabin.”
“Bear... bear... Big Bear... big bear chase meeeeeeee...!”
“- Roman: I think that just about does it.
- Grill Chef: He's not done yet!
- Roman: It might take him a moment for that last bite to go down, but it will go down!
- Grill Chef: That ain't the last bite!
- Roman: Well sure it is, there is nothing on that plate but gristle and fat!
- Roman: [the Chef raises his eyebrows] No Problem. If i can get a...” (continue)(continue reading)“- Chet: You bastard! You bastard!
- Roman: I think he's saying go faster.”“I gotta go to the John, I'll be right back. Gonna introduce Mr. Thick Dick to Mr. Urinal Cake!”
“- Racoon: We'll have to brake in.
- Racoon1: Can we do that?
- Racoon: What do you think we have these wonderfully artiulated fingers for? To scratch our asses with!?”“- Roman: How about the gourmet here, you know what he wanted? Hotdogs! You know what they make those things out of, Chet? You know? Lips and assholes!
- Chet: Hahaha I guess I'm old-fashioned I like assholes.
- Roman: Ha and I like lips! kisses Connie's lips If I could market lips like those I would make another million.”“Look at the size of the maggots on that meat!”
“You don't crumple the paper up, ya gotta twist it, ya twist it.”
“You gave her a world class goose with a pool cue Buck.”
“- Roman: I think we should go into town tomorrow and pick up a ski boat. Whaddya say? Sound good, guys? Uncle Roman'll blow some coin on a kick-ass drag boat!
- Chet: That's ok, we're renting a pontoon boat.
- Roman: Pontoon boat? What the hell are you gonna do with a pontoon boat? Retake Omaha Beach?”What's this? "For prompt service, blow me". That's an interesting touch.
“What a gas! Chet's gonna shit a solid gold brick when he sees us, what a great surprise!”
“- Kate Craig: Ahh! [Kate and Roman run out of their bedroom]
- Roman: What?
- Kate Craig: It touched me!
- Roman: It's been touching you for 12 years, you never freak!
- Kate Craig: Not you! A thing.
- Roman: What thing?
- Chet: [Comes out of his bedroom, along with the rest of the family, and turns on the lights] What's going on?
- Kate Craig:...” (continue)(continue reading)“- Chet: Have you seen my ass lately?
- Connie: No, not recently.
- Chet: Well, I'll be picking splinters out of it from now until the day I die.”“- Roman: I was picking my moment.
- Chet: You were picking your nose.”“- Roman: I tell you what I see when I look out there. I see the undeveloped resources of Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, and Michigan. I see a syndicated development consortium exploiting over a billion and a half dollars in forest products. I see a paper mill and if the strategic metals are there, a mining operation. A greenbelt between the...” (continue)(continue reading)
“It buzzed me. We need a plan. It's a lot bigger than I thought... it's about a two pounder.”
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