An overworked air-traffic controller takes his family on a beach vacation but is soon beset by series of mishaps.
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Carl Reiner
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| Rip Torn | ... | ||
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Don Moore
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Ed
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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. Written by Rob Hartill
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USARelease Date:
9 August 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Aluga-se Para O Verão See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$5,754,259, 11 August 1985, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$24,689,703Company Credits
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[a fat man belches and points to a sign that says "Public Beach Access"]
Jack Chester: Oh perfect.
[to the crowds]
Jack Chester: Come on thru. I'm Joe Public, welcome to my beach.
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The duration of the Chester family summer rental summer vacation was for four weeks. See more »Goofs
The morning of the race, John Candy is seen on the beach, gazing at the sunrise. Clearwater is on the west coast so John could not watch a sunrise facing west. See more »Quotes
Jack Chester: [everybody is walking by the window in the Chester's house] Excuse me! Why are you people going through here[a fat man belches and points to a sign that says "Public Beach Access"]
Jack Chester: Oh perfect.
[to the crowds]
Jack Chester: Come on thru. I'm Joe Public, welcome to my beach.
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I thoroughly enjoy watching this movie every time they show it on Comedy Central or USA or TNT. This movie is classic John Candy all the way. Candy has scenes, no matter how many I times I watch, that make me laugh so hard I fall from my chair. Like when he kicks all the people out of his house wielding a crutch. Sure the story may be weak and a little corny with the whole boat race but it ranks up there among my favorites.
It has some other memorable moments including Rip Torn's character of Scully. My of my favorite parts is when he is teaching Jack (played by Candy) to sail. They are on the boat late at night and they are both drunk. Scully announces to jack, "Here's and little ditty me mother used to sing to me", at which point he breaks into "The Theme from Love Boat" and Jack joins in with him. And then there is the scenes between Scully and Angus when Scully refers to Angus as a "dumb Swede" even though he is a Scot.
It is a good rainy day rental.