Summer Rental (1985)

Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in... See full summary »

Director:

Carl Reiner

Writers:

Jeremy Stevens, Mark Reisman

Stars:

John Candy, Karen Austin, Richard Crenna

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Candy	...	Jack Chester
Karen Austin	...	Sandy Chester
Kerri Green	...	Jennifer Chester
Joseph Lawrence	...	Bobby Chester (as Joey Lawrence)
Aubrey Jene	...	Laurie Chester
Richard Crenna	...	Al Pellet
Rip Torn	...	Scully
John Larroquette	...	Don Moore
Richard Herd	...	Angus MacLachlan
Santos Morales	...	Cortez
Lois Hamilton	...	Vicki Sanders
Carmine Caridi	...	Ed Sanders
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Hal (as Frank McCarthy)
Pierrino Mascarino	...	Maitre D'
Harry Yorku	...	Pirate Musician

Storyline

Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.

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Plot Keywords:

vacation | air traffic controller | beach | summer vacation | family vacation | 

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Taglines:

Life's A Beach

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 August 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aluga-se Para O Verão

Filming Locations:

18220 Sunset Boulevard, Redington Shores, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are several movie posters seen when Sandy and the kids go to the theater. The movies being advertised are: Airplane! Dragonslayer Uncommon Valor Footloose Top Secret!.

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Goofs

Near the end of the boat race, the Barnacle is supposedly last. Yet, when they pick up speed from the unexpected wind, you can clearly see a boat behind them with a rainbow-colored spinnaker. This may or may not have been the Incisor from "future" scenes in the film.

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Quotes

Laurie Chester: This place sucks!
Sandy Chester: Where did you learn that?
Jennifer Chester: I told her never to say things suck.

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Connections

References Lolita (1962)

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Soundtracks

"'Love Boat' Theme"
Written by Charles Fox & Paul Williams

User Reviews

A true classic

This movie is from a time that I sorely miss. It is about having a good time, and nothing else. There's no violence, no crude sexual comedy, just the legendary John Candy doing what he did best. Given, the music and clothing are extremely dated, but this is without a doubt the best feelgood lighthearted movie I've ever seen. All of the characters come together perfectly to tell us the tale of Jack Chester. One of the most memorable is Scully, the sailor/pirate. To this day, I see Scully whenever I see Rip Torn in any movie. This story just makes me feel good for days after I see it. John Candy is surely one of the best comics of the past 30 years, pulling this move together.