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How big was the steak in The Great Outdoors? - Chefs Resource In “The Great Outdoors,” John Candy’s character, Chet Ripley, takes on the challenge of eating a 96-ounce steak at a Wisconsin restaurant The steak is a massive cut of meat, and the scene is filled with humor and intensity as Chet attempts to conquer this larger-than-life meal
reflections: Eating the Old 96er! There’s a John Candy movie from the late 1980s called the Great Outdoors In that movie, Candy’s character is on vacation with his family One night they go out for dinner His brother-in-law (played by Dan Aykroyd) coaxes him to eat a 96 ounce steak That’s 6 pounds of meat for those of you who graduated in Tallahassee
Information Overload: #48 - The Great Outdoors - 1988 For anyone not familiar with the film the old 96er is a 96oz steak that if finished the whole families dinners are on the house Yes Chet Ripley finished the steak, yes they got their free Paul Bunyan hats, and yes he got quite sick afterwards
How Hollywood Sees Us: The Old ‘96er - The Rail Believe it or not these challenges actually exist all over this country with the largest known portion topping out at 120 ounces of steak (7 5 lbs) The thought of that much meat might make you less than hungry, but several people a year per restaurant give it a try
Reel Focus: Food in Film: Old 96er Chet orders the "Old 96er"--a 96-ounce prime aged beef steak--and if he consumes the entire thing, including gristle, his family will eat for free (The Great Outdoors, 1988) A few bites of steak and I'm good