Rated PG
Starring John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening
Directed by Howard Deutch
The Story:
Chet (Candy) is out for a family vacation with his family when Brother-in-Law Roman (Aykroyd) crashes the vacation uninvited with his family. Tensions rise, tempers flare and families clash living together under one roof. However, at the end of it all, family is family...
and you can't legally kill them.
A little charmer from writer John Hughes that didn't strike the magical heights that he would enjoy with other films. He was a year away from striking comedy gold with Candy in Uncle Buck.
This one is good, just not great.
However, there is a couple really good bits, sold perfectly by Candy and Aykroyd.
The best part is probably the water-skiing scene with Candy on skis and Aykroyd at the helm.
Candy plays the beleaguered everyman perfectly, and he works as the perfect foil to the slimy Roman perfected by Aykroyd, you'd think that this guy goes on to found a certain Tire Kingdom in another movie.
A fun stroll down memory lane if you haven't gone there in the last quarter of a century.
Man, that sounds like an awful long time...
Available to stream instantly on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: B-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Cute, but not enough to own it. A nice one to pull out every decade or so.
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