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Director:
Charles Kaufman
Writers:
Charles Kaufman (writer)
Straw Weisman (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 September 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
You got to go
Plot:
When construction worker Greg becomes fed-up with his foreman and the "city life", he takes his wife and kids on a wilderness adventure. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
LIKE "STUPID" HUMOR? LOOK NO FURTHER MY FRIENDS!!! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
David Orange ... Greg
Barbara Marineau ... Barb
Nicky Beim ... Little Billy
Tina Marie Staiano ... Bambi

David Strathairn ... Weejun
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lance Acktiv ... Gangster ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Matthew Adams ... Marty ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Tony Alexander

Morey Amsterdam ... Himself
Frank Anderson ... ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Celeste Anson
Jerome Preston Bates (as Jerome Bates)
Billy Beck ... (segment "Raging Bullshit")
Stuart Beck ... (voice)
David O. Belm
Stephen Berger
Fred Blassie ... Psychiatrist
Edith Blume
Robert Bowles (as Rob Ashley Bowles)
Mike Brancato ... Milos the Foreman
Rick Braun ... Jacques Perrier ("Gena's Story" trailer) (as Ric Braun)
Ted Brooks ... The Parking Attendant
Anthony Cala ... Gangster ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
George Calta
Patricia Clement ... The Cleaning Lady
John Clohessy ... ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Myron Cohen ... Himself
Linda Curtis
Debbie Dale ... ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Amy da Silva
Mary Ellen David ... ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Hank Davies
Silas Davis ... O'Mally
Elleen Dawson
K.T. Dawson
Yvonne Delet
R.J. De Mio
William De Mio
Elena de Rosa
Sal Pol Domani ... ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Elizabeth Duffy ... ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Mary Pat Duffy ... ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Ellen May Esposito ... ("Gena's Story" trailer)
Michael Esposito ... ("Gena's Story" trailer)
Jim Flanagan
Peter Floria ... ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Bill Ford
Ray Frankowski
Naomi Gabriele
Howard Owen Godnick ... ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Bruce Gorelich
Steve Gorelich
Ronald Grant
Kenyatta Green
Sylvia Grodin ... ("Gena's Story" trailer)
Ray Gusweller
Frank Hartman
John Hays ... Bobby ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Adele Hudson
Jack Johnson
Linda Johnson
Helga Kahn ... ("Gena's Story" trailer)
Robert Kaufman
Stanley Kaufman ... The Official ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Kevin Kennedy (as Kevin M. Kennedy)
Danny Khoury (as Dan Khoury)
William Kirksey ... (voice) (as Bill Kirksey)
Harlan Kramer ... ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Herb Kramer
Mort Kravitz
Timmy Leight ... The Bag Lady ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Warren Leight

G. Gordon Liddy ... Himself
Florence Lieberman
Philip Lieberman
Greald Lombardo
Bill C.W. Long ... Blind-O-Vision Man ("Gena's Story" trailer)
Ellen Lutter ... ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Susan Lynton
Willie Mays ... Himself
John M. McCabe

Gates McFadden ... Gena ("Gena's Story" trailer) (as Cheryl McFadden)
Maria McKenna ... ("Gena's Story" trailer)
Mike Mercuro
Amy Miller ... Millie
Jim Mimnaugh
Liza Mitchell
Donna Moriarty ... (voice)
Tom O'Leary ... ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Lorraine Orrange (as Lorraine Orange)
Robert Paz
Carl Pepi
Isaac Permoul
Perrin ... Little Timmy Reid (as Scott Perrin)
Rex Piano ... ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Susan Pratt
Edward Quinn
Patti Remeiki ... ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Earl E. Ritchie

Maria Antoinette Rogers (as Marie Antoinette Rogers)
Ralph Romano ... ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Jimi Romero
Rob Roy
Joseph Rubino
Vito J. Russo
Frank Salsedo (as Grey Wolf)
Ed Sato ... Gangster ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Carl Sewell Jr.
Stanley Siegel
Sture Siostedt (as Sture N. Sjostedt)
William Smith ... The Husband ("Gena's Story" trailer) (as Bill Smith)
Gerry Spolan ... Rhoda ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Justin Stevens
Ray Sundlin
John Cameron Swayze
Philip Tashjan
Don Thaler ... ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Susan P. Thomases ... ("Gena's Story" trailer)
Lance Tooks
Jim Tuohy
Frank Vitale ... The Interrogator ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Thomas Macgregor Vitale ... Baby Bullets ("Baby Bullets" trailer)
Kristin Walker ... Maria ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
Barbara Wild
Marilyn Wygle
Patsy Wygle
Peter Zagaloff ... ("Raging Bullshit" trailer)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Outdoorsters
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R | West Germany:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
As the family is leaving New York City, you can see a movie theater in the background is playing Deep Throat (1972) more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the family's car runs over the camera, the numbers on the license plate are reversed. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Tales from the Crapper (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Street Salsa more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
LIKE "STUPID" HUMOR? LOOK NO FURTHER MY FRIENDS!!!, 9 April 2002
Author: EL BUNCHO from USA

This admittedly idiotic parody of the thankfully forgotten kiddie film "THE WILDERNESS FAMILY" is so completely, bloody stupid that you have to love it. The fake trailers at the beginning mostly bite the big one, but "Gina's Story" is notable for a pre-STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Gates "Dr. Crusher" McFadden back when she was still known as Cheryl. Also, the trailer for a "Raging Bull" parody is hilarious in it's pointlessly-censored profanity.

The "story" proper deals with a family of New Yorkers who pack up and move to the forest in an attempt to "get back to nature." Massive amounts of bad jokes, tastelessness and stupidity ensue, but what a crazy ride! Top insanity points go to Weejun, a brave of the Kay-O-Pectate tribe, and the adolescent daughter's alarming first love.

This film should not be attempted without the aid of lots of booze or other, er..."party favors" of choice. Enjoy!

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