what happened and another one states that she is now "bald on both ends". Cast Dan Aykroyd as Roman Craig, a supposed investment broker John Candy as Chester "Chet" Ripley, the patriarch of his family Stephanie Faracy as Connie Ripley, Chet's wife and Kate's older sister Annette Bening as Kate "Katie" Craig, Roman's wife and Connie's younger sister Chris Young as Buckley "Buck" Ripley, Chet and Connie's older son Lucy Deakins as Cammie, a local girl and A&W waitress who Buck develops a crush on Robert Prosky as Wally, the co-owner of "Wally and Juanita's Perk's Pine Lodge Resort" which that the Ripleys and the Craigs stay in Zoaunne LeRoy as Juanita, the wife of Wally and co-owner of "Wally and Juanita's Perk's Pine Lodge Resort" Ian Giatti as Benjamin "Benny" Ripley, Chet and Connie's younger son Hilary Gordon and Rebecca Gordon as Cara and Mara Craig, Roman and Kate's twin daughters who are mostly silent until around the end of the film Nancy Lenehan as a waitress John Bloom as Jimbo Lewis Arquette as Herm Britt Leach as Reg, a man who has been struck by lightning 66 times, then 67 near the end of the film Bart the Bear as Jody the Bald-Headed Bear, a grizzly bear who lost her fur on top of its head during a previous encounter with Chet. Bart's bear stunts are performed by Clint Youngreen and Gary Morgan. Additional voices by Catherine Battistone, Bill Capizzi, Steve Kramer, Luisa Leschin, Wendy Oates, Thomas White, Tom Williams, and Marcia Wolf. Filming Filming locations The film was shot on location in Bass Lake, California, a small resort town near Sierra National Forest over three weeks in October 1987 where it portrayed the fictional Lake Potowotominimac. Ducey's Bass Lake Lodge, a rustic 1940s resort, was featured as "Wally and Juanita's Perk's Pine Lodge Resort". The Loon's Nest vacation cabin, built on the backlot at Universal Studios, was designed to match the style of Ducey's existing cabins. Production The film was shot under the working title "Big Country", but was changed to avoid confusion with Big which was due to come out at the same time. In the original John Hughes script, Roman's redemption came through a daring rescue of his twin girls who had caught a giant fish that towed them around the lake in a small rowboat. A mechanical fish was built for the film. But