Summer Rental

Summer Rental

87 mins | Comedy | Aug. 9, 1985

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.

Summer Rental

87 mins | Comedy | Aug. 9, 1985

Summer Rental
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Paramount, St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commission
Original title Summer Rental
Directors Carl Reiner
Writers Mark Reisman, Jeremy Stevens

Cast

John Candy

as Jack Chester

Karen Austin

as Sandy Chester

Kerri Green

as Jennifer Chester

Joey Lawrence

as Bobby Chester

Aubrey Jene

as Laurie Chester

Richard Crenna

as Al Pellet

Rip Torn

as Richard Scully

John Larroquette

as Don Moore

Richard Herd

as Angus MacLachlan

Lois Hamilton

as Vicki Sanders

Carmine Caridi

as Ed Sanders

Bob Wells

as Stan Greene

Dick Anthony Williams

as Dan Gardner

Reni Santoni

as Announcer