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Summer Rental (1985)

Summer Rental

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1h 27m

Comedy

August 9th, 1985

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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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Cast

John Candy
Jack Chester
Karen Austin
Sandy Chester
Kerri Green
Jennifer Chester
Joey Lawrence
Bobby Chester
Aubrey Jene
Laurie Chester
Richard Crenna
Al Pellet
Rip Torn
Scully
John Larroquette
Don Moore
Richard Herd
Angus MacLachlan
Santos Morales
Cortez
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Directors

Carl Reiner
Full cast & crew

Producers

Bernie Brillstein
executive producer
Mark Reisman
associate producer
George Shapiro
producer (produced by)
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Writers

Jeremy Stevens
written by
(???)
Mark Reisman
written by
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Taglines

John Candy is about to face the most devastating experience known to man... the family vacation.
Life Is A Beach.
Join John Candy for a holiday hilarity!
All Taglines

Keywords

friendship
husband wife relationship
crutches
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English
Spanish

Release Dates

December 19th, 1985 (Argentina)
January 16th, 1986 (Australia)
December 25th, 1985 (Brazil)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Summer Rental (original title)
Verano de locura (Argentina)
Summer Rental (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

10 Beach Drive, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA (Yacht Club scenes)
18220 Sunset Boulevard, Redington Shores, Florida, USA (The Gardner's house)
3013 Pinellas Bayway S St. Petersburg, Florida, USA (First Causway crossing @ 7: 25 minutes)
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Running Times

87 min
88 min (Argentina)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Paramount
St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commission
Bernie Brillstein Productions
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Distribution Companies

Argentina Video Home (Argentina)
CIC Vídeo (Brazil)
Paramount Home Video (Canada)
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Other Companies

Continental Film Laboratory (color by)
Florida Film Commission (special thanks)
State of Florida (special thanks)
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