Summer Rental

Name: Summer Rental
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1985-08-09
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: John Candy, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn, Karen Austin, Kerri Green

1985·Movie·PG·87 min·★ 6.1(234)

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“Life is a beach.”

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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About Summer Rental

Summer Rental is a 1985 English-language comedy film directed by Carl Reiner. The cast is led by John Candy, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn. It has a runtime of 1h 27m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free.

Summer Rental was produced by Paramount Pictures, St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commision, and Bernie Brillstein Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on August 9, 1985, and carries a PG certification. At the box office it grossed around $25 million worldwide.

Director: Carl Reiner
Writers: Mark Reisman, Jeremy Stevens
Release date: August 9, 1985
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $25 million
Production: Paramount Pictures, St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commision, Bernie Brillstein Productions

#rivalry#family vacation#suffering parent#time off#run down house

Summer Rental cast & crew

Summer Rental was directed by Carl Reiner and written by Mark Reisman and Jeremy Stevens.

The cast features John Candy as Jack Chester, Richard Crenna as Al Pellet, Rip Torn as Scully, Karen Austin as Sandy Chester, Kerri Green as Jennifer Chester, and John Larroquette as Don Moore.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Alan Silvestri, cinematography is by Ric Waite, and it was produced by Bernie Brillstein and George Shapiro.

Is Summer Rental worth watching?

Summer Rental holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 234 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 27m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Summer Rental is worth a place on your watchlist.

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