Summer Rental
John Candy is about to face the most devastating experience known to man—the family vacation.
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8/9/1985Runtime
87 minsGenres
Overview
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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EnglishBudget
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$24,689,704Homepage
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A harried everyman watches his beach vacation spiral into chaos, with mounting indignities and mishaps providing the comedy. It's a well-meaning dad comedy built on accumulated embarrassment and the desperation to prove something to both his family and a smug rival.
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