Summer Rental

"John Candy is about to face the most devastating experience known to man—the family vacation."

Aug 9 1985 PG 1h 27m
Comedy

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.

Plot

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

Jeremy Stevens, Mark Reisman

Directed by

Carl Reiner

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commission, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
19,040
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
38
Popularity
NA