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Summer Rental

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Original title

Summer Rental

Year

1985

Running time

87 min.

Country

United States

Director

Carl Reiner

Screenwriter

Jeremy Stevens, Mark Reisman

Cast

Music

Alan Silvestri

Cinematography

Ric Waite

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

Jack Chester (John Candy), 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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Critics' reviews

"'Summer Rental' is a wan but good-natured hot-weather comedy, with a big debt to National Lampoon's Vacation plus a few nice touches of its own."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"This forced comedy feels too long, although John Candy's unique manner sometimes overcomes Carl Reiner's flat direction."

TV Guide
Summer Rental is the kind of movie that could make you wish you had poison ivy -- at least the scratching would occupy your mind"

Paul Attanasio: The Washington Post

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