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Summer Rental (1985)

Directed by Carl Reiner

Comedy

Overview

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.

Rated PG | Length 87 minutes

Actors

John Candy | Richard Crenna | Rip Torn | Karen Austin | Kerri Green | John Larroquette | Joey Lawrence | Aubrey Jene | Dick Anthony Williams | Richard Herd | Carmine Caridi | Lois Hamilton | Francis X. McCarthy | Santos Morales | Pierrino Mascarino | Harry Yorku | Bob Wells | Scot Samis | Tom Blackwell | Saundra Dunson-Franks | Tanzia Franks | Walter Franks | Roger Perkovich | Lisa Anthony | Elyn Swofford | Cyndi Vicino | Yvonne Cook | Robert Starr | Bill Cordell | Barbara Wells | Dolores Starling | Leonard Altobell | Marion B. Boswell | Jerry Previch | Colin Male | Christian Chicles | Peggy Shay | Al Hesse | Sal Biagini | Tracey May | Robert Stout | Rob Cleveland | Patricia Herd | Carolyn B. Peterson | Tina Burton | Murphy Dunne | Leigh French | Reni Santoni | Jack C. Woods

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
02/16/2013TVStreamingVideo on Demand2 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I’d never seen this on in the Johny Candy catalogue, and I can’t say I really missed it. It’s not particularly great, aside from a scene where John sings the LOVE BOAT theme song with a drunk Rip Torn who’s a pirate.

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