Review of The Great Outdoors (1988) by Norm D — 14 May 2017
Not a Hughes classic, this is a bit of a misfire. But it's still a trip to go back to the late '80's and imbibe in some Akroyd & Candy, a sweet time looking back - the Cold War was ending, we were winning, and the future seemed to burn brighter & brighter .
.. until 2nd term Clinton, Lewinsky, & the arrival on-scene of the hapless George W. Bush. No one had heard of al Qaeda. Why didn't we send them some Hughes movies to watch to keep 'em busy & laughing at the great satan in the decadent West.
And Hughes; a huge talent, gone too soon, the king of coming-of-age, in his last collaboration with this director.
This review of The Great Outdoors (1988) was written by Norm D on 14 May 2017.
The Great Outdoors has generally received mixed reviews.
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