
Summer Rental
1985 · Movie · PG · 87 min · ★ 6.1
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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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-08-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 87 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (231 votes)
Themes
- rivalry
- family vacation
- suffering parent
- time off
- run down house
Cast & crew

John Candy
as Jack Chester

Richard Crenna
as Al Pellet

Rip Torn
as Scully

Karen Austin
as Sandy Chester

Kerri Green
as Jennifer Chester

John Larroquette
as Don Moore

Joey Lawrence
as Bobby Chester
- AJ
Aubrey Jene
as Laurie Chester

Dick Anthony Williams
as Dan Gardner

Richard Herd
as Angus MacLachlan
Directed by Carl Reiner