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Summer Rental

  • 1985
  • PG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
17K
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John Candy in Summer Rental (1985)
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Comedy

An overworked air-traffic controller takes his family on a beach vacation but is soon beset by series of mishaps.An overworked air-traffic controller takes his family on a beach vacation but is soon beset by series of mishaps.An overworked air-traffic controller takes his family on a beach vacation but is soon beset by series of mishaps.

  • Director
    • Carl Reiner
  • Writers
    • Jeremy Stevens
    • Mark Reisman
  • Stars
    • John Candy
    • Richard Crenna
    • Rip Torn
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,375
    618
    • Director
      • Carl Reiner
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Stevens
      • Mark Reisman
    • Stars
      • John Candy
      • Richard Crenna
      • Rip Torn
    • 58User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Summer Rental
    Trailer 1:25
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    Top cast

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    John Candy
    John Candy
    • Jack Chester
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Al Pellet
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Scully
    Karen Austin
    Karen Austin
    • Sandy Chester
    Kerri Green
    Kerri Green
    • Jennifer Chester
    Joey Lawrence
    Joey Lawrence
    • Bobby Chester
    Aubrey Jene
    • Laurie Chester
    John Larroquette
    John Larroquette
    • Don Moore
    Richard Herd
    Richard Herd
    • Angus MacLachlan
    Santos Morales
    • Cortez
    Lois Hamilton
    Lois Hamilton
    • Vicki
    Carmine Caridi
    Carmine Caridi
    • Ed
    Francis X. McCarthy
    Francis X. McCarthy
    • Hal
    • (as Frank McCarthy)
    Pierrino Mascarino
    Pierrino Mascarino
    • Maitre D'
    Harry Yorku
    • Pirate Musician
    Dick Anthony Williams
    Dick Anthony Williams
    • Dan Gardner
    Bob Wells
    Bob Wells
    • Stan Greene
    Scot Samis
    • Russ
    • Director
      • Carl Reiner
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Stevens
      • Mark Reisman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Summer Rental was filmed in St Pete Beach, FL.
    • Goofs
      When the Barnacle is gaining on the other sailboats, you can clearly see a water jet from the starboard (right) side of the boat, which indicates the engine is running, even though the boat is supposedly under sail.
    • Quotes

      Jack Chester: Get the hell out of here now!

      Fat Man: You get out of here fella. I'm trying to watch the Smurfs.

      Jack Chester: You're trying to watch the Smurfs?

      Fat Man: Yeah.

      Jack Chester: Did you see the one where Papa Smurf took a crutch and smashed the shit out of a guy with a red hat? Did you see that one? You want to see that one?

      [Fat Man runs away]

    • Crazy credits
      Pictures of the family are shown during end credits
    • Alternate versions
      There are many scenes that were cut from the movie that mostly dealt with the development of John Candy's character and the family before the vacation. There is about 5 minutes snipped out of the first 15-20 min of the film. They include:
      • Jack Chester pulling over to the side of the highway, telling the kids that the car is not moving until he has five seconds of silence.
      • Also on the way to Citrus Cove, Florida, they get fast food. The dog farts at this time, causing the family to stick their heads out the window.
      • When they arrive at the "wrong" house, they shows snips here and there through the course of their stay of Archie "the dog" chewing the leg off the couch.
      • Then, after Jack Chester unloads the trailer, there is another deleted scene involving Bobby and Jennifer about who gets the color TV.
      • Also, before they leave the house, Dan Gardner, "the owner" of the wrong house, they are staying at tells them that it is their house and not the Chesters', you see both of their expressions as to what they are felling at that moment when he and Jack Chester are in disagreement.
      • When the family leaves to go to the right house, Jack Chester says, "Have a nice summer". Following that, the two owners that own the house laugh and the couch breaks (a result of Archie's gnawing on the couch leg) and they fall backwards.
      • Finally, the scene where they arrive at the Barnacle for their dinner, there is a scene added to fill in for the edited scene where Laurie says, "This place sucks," instead of showing that they added a very brief scene of Rip Torn's character "Scully" approaching their table.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Carl Reiner/George Miller/Teresa Ganzel (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Turning Around
      Written by Jimmy Buffett, Mike Utley & Will Jennings
      Performed by Jimmy Buffett
      Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

    User reviews58

    Review
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    Featured review
    Harmless Guilty Pleasure...
    The type of movie you can watch once a year and never get tired of. Typical John Candy film. Why did he always get mediocre scripts, save the John Hughes films? Was Hughes the only director who saw his talent? Either way, Candy rises above the material and makes the film fun to watch, but not necessarily a great film by any means. Great line regarding "The Smurfs."

    3/5 stars -

    John Ulmer
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    • MovieAddict2016
    • Sep 2, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 9, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Ein total verrückter Sommer
    • Filming locations
      • Billy's Stonecrab Seafood & Steaks - 1 Collany Road, Tierra Verde, Florida, USA(Scully's Restaurant)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commission
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,689,703
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,754,259
      • Aug 11, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,689,703
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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