Summer Rental (1985)
Life is a beach.
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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John CandyJack Chester
Karen AustinSandy Chester
Kerri GreenJennifer Chester
Rip TornScully
Joey LawrenceBobby ChesterAubrey JeneLaurie Chester
Richard CrennaAl Pellet
John LarroquetteDon Moore
Richard HerdAngus MacLachlan
Carmine CaridiEd
Francis X. McCarthyHal
Lois HamiltonVickiKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityRivalry · Family Vacation · Suffering ParentDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityFamily VacationDirector preference9350
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What is Summer Rental about?
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.
How long is Summer Rental?
Summer Rental has a runtime of 87 minutes.
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