Summer Rental (1985)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" 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. The movie featured earlier performances by John Larroquette, Richard Crenna, Joey Lawrence, and Kerri Green. with John Candy and John Larroquette previously staring in Stripes, and Crenna was in the film Rambo: "

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"6.6/10"

Movies Viewed in 2023 (578 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: May 6th Via: iTunes Store Plot: An overworked air-traffic controller takes his family on a beach vacation in Florida, but the trip is soon beset by a series of mishaps. Rating: 6.3/10 Why Did I Watch It? A post on Facebook alerted me to this movie's existence. I like John Candy's comedies and I like comedies of this era, so I jumped on it before it disappeared from my radar."

BradWesley123’s Movie Journal- May 2021 (35 movies items)

" HBO Max- 1hr. 26min. First Viewing There's nothing special about Summer Rental. It's just an easy, breezy, exceedingly simplistic 80s flick with an episodic plot that feels padded at just 86 minutes long. The jokes are clear, the filmmaking is obvious; it's stupid as hell. But it worked for me. Best viewed during, you guessed it, the Summer."

Meus DVDs (3001 movies items)

"Summer Rental (Carl Reiner, 1985) "

Meus DVDs (3001 movies items)

"Summer Rental (Carl Reiner, 1985) "

Favorite Comedy Films: 1984-1985 (67 movies items)

" Directed by: Carl Reiner Produced by: Bernie Brillstein, George Shapiro, Mark Reisman, and Jeremy Stevens Written by: Jeremy Stevens and Mark Reisman Cinematography: Ric Waite Edited by: Bud Molina Music by: Alan Silvestri Distributed by: Paramount Pictures"

Hit Or Miss? Good Or Bad? 2019 Movies Watched (461 movies items)

"After air traffic controller Jack Chester loses a plane (it's covered on his screen by a fly), he's told to take a break. Jack books his family into a plush resort in Florida, but it turns out that their lodgings are in a hut by the beach, and that's as good as the vacation gets. An early comedy vehicle for John Candy in what was his first leading role. He comes across affably as the parent whose determination to please his family usually ends in disaster. The movie loses marks in the script an"

Films watched in 2019 (347 movies items)

"DVD - Thursday 24.01.19"