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Summer Rental

  • 1985
  • PG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
19K
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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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Carl Reiner
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Stevens
      • Mark Reisman
    • Stars
      • John Candy
      • Richard Crenna
      • Rip Torn
    • 63User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Summer Rental
    Trailer 1:25
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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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    • Trivia
      Karen Austin (Sandy Chester) was only 29 when the movie was filmed, and is less than 12 years older than Kerri Green, who played her daughter.
    • Goofs
      When Richard Crenna's character, Al Pellet, buys the house that John Candy's character is renting for the summer he tears up Candy's check and says "I want you and your entire family out by Saturday, Midnight, or else...". When purchasing a property with a renter who has a legal contract, the purchaser of that property is legally obligated to honor all current rental/lease contracts. In this situation Pellet's only option is to honor the summer rental contract. Otherwise, he would be subject to legal action.
    • 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 reviews63

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    Featured review
    7/10

    John Candy and Carl Reiner: what could be a better combo?

    For most of his career, John Candy played a bunch of rather silly roles that - while they were completely goofy - were great nevertheless. "Summer Rental" is one such role. Candy plays overworked air traffic controller Jack Chester, who takes his family on vacation in Florida. Naturally, it ends up being not as much of a vacation as they hoped. Finally, Jack and his family decide to take one last chance to restore their dignity.

    I will admit that "Summer Rental" is pretty much a big excuse to be silly, but you gotta love it. This is John Candy doing what he does best. It's really too bad that he died; he really had a good track record.
    • lee_eisenberg
    • Aug 11, 2005
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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
      • ¡Malditas vacaciones!
    • 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
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    Tech specs

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

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