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For most of his career, John Candy played a bunch of rather silly roles that - while they were completely goofy - were great nevertheless. "Summer Rental" is one such role. Candy plays overworked air traffic controller Jack Chester, who takes his family on vacation in Florida. Naturally, it ends up being not as much of a vacation as they hoped. Finally, Jack and his family decide to take one last chance to restore their dignity.

I will admit that "Summer Rental" is pretty much a big excuse to be silly, but you gotta love it. This is John Candy doing what he does best. It's really too bad that he died; he really had a good track record.

The world is a happier place with a John Candy film to watch, and still after decades he continues to entertain us even with a mediocre story line such as summer rental.

John Candy is the embodiment of the complete comedian, his delivery is second to no one, his physical comedy makes us want to reach out and hug him, and his one liners deliver that "Gotcha'" moment every time.

Summer Rental is a film I have seen several times now and anyone over the age of 12 can enjoy the story line of the lovable underdog coming out victorious over the big and rich bully played perfectly by Richard Crenna. Adding to the films entertainment is the versatile actor Rip Torn who plays Scully the sea captain who is the owner of a rundown restaurant and a fleet of broken down sailboats.

This is a simple story line, easy to follow for even a 12 year old, with the inspirational Chester family played by John Candy, Karen Austin, and their two children played by Kerri Green and Joey Lawrence who find a way to come together as a tight knit family beginning with their adventure on the high seas in the regatta against the wealthy Richard Crenna.

As in any John Candy film there are scenes he steals that are both memorable and unfortunately knowing there will be no more John Candy films. RIP John.

I give it a 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.

At 86 minutes and half a dozen subplots not being wrapped up or developed in any way at all. For example the subplot involving John Laroquette is never given the chance to become anything. His whole presence in the movie is totally pointless and I suspect there was a whole 'Candy's wife may be cheating on him' plot that was cut out because it just too similar Chase/D'Angelo in Vacation.

We never know what happens to Richard Crenna or Rip Torn after the Regatta and we never know how the rest of the Summer Rental went. It's like the writers knew there was no plot, chucked in this Regatta crap and thought that would be a good place to end the film when it's over. And what was wrong with the popcorn Candy and Crenna eat? I found that pretty weird.

Although I have already made comparisons to Vacation I still feel like this film is good enough without being a copycat movie. It's seems more realistic and doesn't have any slapstick humor. Candy feels more like a real guy who needs a real vacation. We want him to relax but still can't help laughing when everything goes wrong. My fave scene is when he returns home to find it transformed into some kind of free-for-all Funhouse.

But for a film set in Florida there is a huge lack of nice scenery and the photography isn't so cool. I wonder why Kerri Green (who starred in The Goonies the same year) never made another mainstream movie tho. Joey Laurence did so why not her?

If you like comedies, but hate the scatological humor that most present day comedies have, then this is a good enough escape. I miss John Candy and wish he made more movies before he died.

This movie is from a time that I sorely miss. It is about having a good time, and nothing else. There's no violence, no crude sexual comedy, just the legendary John Candy doing what he did best. Given, the music and clothing are extremely dated, but this is without a doubt the best feelgood lighthearted movie I've ever seen. All of the characters come together perfectly to tell us the tale of Jack Chester. One of the most memorable is Scully, the sailor/pirate. To this day, I see Scully whenever I see Rip Torn in any movie. This story just makes me feel good for days after I see it. John Candy is surely one of the best comics of the past 30 years, pulling this move together.

Though this film could easily be classified as a slob comedy, similar to so many that were made during that time, and Candy was prolific as an actor in many of those films, there's one moment in this film where it rises high above the typical slob comedies of it's era. John Candy is despondent about his chances in a yacht race, and tells his daughter "You can't win them all". Daughter responds, "But winning one would be nice, huh Dad?". Candy responds with perfect timing "Yes, (perfect pause) winning one would be nice". At this moment in the film you feel all the pain ever felt by anyone who ever wanted to win just one time and show the world they could. He knows his limits and accepts them, but this one time wants to rise above them and prove his worth.

Candy is an overstressed air traffic controller who takes an enforced vacation with his family, and has a summer of things go wrong. The filmmakers resisted the temptation to engage in an overly cute family, and just allowed the actors to play a fairly typical family. Candy, who rarely played a family man, handles the role very well, bringing a realism to the role of the father. Though not on anyone's Oscar list, this movie is worth the time it takes to see it.

"Summer Rental" is a very pleasant comedy vehicle from director Carl Reiner and star John Candy. Candy stars as Jack Chester, an air traffic controller under alot of stress. His boss tells him he needs some time off from his job. So he packs up his family and heads for Florida hoping to have the time of their lives. But it doesn't go exactly that way, especially for Candy. He experiences about as much stress vacationing as he does at work. The funniest part of "Summer Rental" is the opening 5 minutes, with Candy exhibiting the kind of stress that causes his superiors to suggest a vacation. This part is a riot, and the movie is very funny for the first half. The film loses a little of its comic edge in the second half, when Candy takes up sailing and tries to win a bet against one of the locals, an obnoxious yachtsman played gamely by Richard Crenna. The second half still has some funny moments, but not as much as in the first half. Still, "Summer Rental" is a nice little movie, with the late John Candy giving one of his better leading performances. Karen Austin is very good as Candy's supportive wife Sandy; a very young Joey Lawrence (several years before "Blossom", back when he was starring on Nell Carter's '80s sitcom "Gimme A Break!") shines as Candy's son Bobby; Rip Torn is somewhat amusing as Scully, owner of a local restaurant on a boat who becomes Candy's good friend; and "Night Court's" John Larroquette also makes an appearence in a bit part. "Summer Rental" is one of director Reiner's better films, and it gets to show off Candy's considerable comic talents that are sorely missed today.

*** (out of four)

The first half of "Summer Rental" is fun, with a stressed out John Candy, at the beach. He encounters some offbeat characters, the best scenes are with Rip Torn and Lois Hamilton. The latter expounding on the obvious merits of her new breasts is classic material (hint, freeze frame the DVD to see why she is so proud). Unfortunately the rest of the movie involves a contrived sailing race with Richard Crenna playing the, all too typical, snob competition. Compared to some of Candy's misfires like "Armed and Dangerous", this is a success, but one or two great scenes are unfortunately stretched between a lot of weak material. - MERK

John Candy's wit and humor shines through as Jack Chester, the over worked air traffic controller who reluctantly takes a vacation to the beach with his family. The laughs keep coming as Jack and his family spend the summer at the beach with many mishaps occurring throughout the movie. The movie is about family and new friends pulling together, working side by side, believing in a dream and achieving an impossible goal. We've watched this movie many times, but we still laugh and feel good when the movie ends. The standing joke at our home, when we eat dinner out at a restaurant that passes off breaded fish as an expensive seafood item with a fancy name, is "Look - it's Scully's Catch of the day"! This movie is good, clean, family fun - entertainment for the entire family!

I thoroughly enjoy watching this movie every time they show it on Comedy Central or USA or TNT. This movie is classic John Candy all the way. Candy has scenes, no matter how many I times I watch, that make me laugh so hard I fall from my chair. Like when he kicks all the people out of his house wielding a crutch. Sure the story may be weak and a little corny with the whole boat race but it ranks up there among my favorites.

It has some other memorable moments including Rip Torn's character of Scully. My of my favorite parts is when he is teaching Jack (played by Candy) to sail. They are on the boat late at night and they are both drunk. Scully announces to jack, "Here's and little ditty me mother used to sing to me", at which point he breaks into "The Theme from Love Boat" and Jack joins in with him. And then there is the scenes between Scully and Angus when Scully refers to Angus as a "dumb Swede" even though he is a Scot.

It is a good rainy day rental.

I know this movie it's not the great thing, but i love it, it's remind me of the holidays i have with my family when i was kid, besides John Candy made that any movie be better.

I have seen this movie twice. The first time I was impressed by the comedy of the late great John Candy and the beauty of Kristen Dunn (Goonies). The plot is laughable yet predictable sort of mix of National Lampoon's vacation and Beach Blanket Bingo. The second time I saw this movie is when the UPN network in my area cancelled "Demolition Man" and played this movie. As I watched the movie the second time I began to notice the fashion and other artifacts of the time. And I thought "my goodness I am getting old, I remember when it ultra cool to wear ostrich egg size ear phones"

After seeming to be overly stressed at work air traffic control worker Jack Chester is told to take a break from work and decided to take his family on a summer holiday to Florida. However, upon arrival, things slowly start to spiral out of control for Chester through a series of mishaps and a rivalry with a wealthy local resident....

Allegedly this is John Candy's first film in which he took the leading role and one can see shades of some of the goodness that he brought about in some of his later films where he was either in the lead role or a 'leading role.' Sadly what let's Summer Rental down is its largely aimless plotting and its weak script. In fact it was only at around the 1 hour plus mark before we're even given an indication of what the story is with this film. Prior to this incident, we see Candy crash and barge his way through the film which admittedly did provide some amusing moments, but the weak writing on offer here does nothing to support Candy meaning despite his best efforts he isn't really able to save the film. Aside from Candy, the only other people who bring this film to life are Richard Crenna and Rip Torn, but again neither are funny enough to make the film work; although naturally any scene involving any of these 3 actors are usually the best in the film.

Carl Reiner's direction is pretty woeful; he's far too reliant on Candy and his pratfalls and doesn't even seem interested in giving the film any sense of purpose or point until past the hour mark. We all know that this became Candy's trademark type of role in later films, but in most of his later films the material was better giving Candy's oafish charm that little bit more definition and helped shape his performances that little bit more further down the line.

If you're a fan of John Candy and/or are curious about watching his first leading role then he does bring a lot of what we saw in later films in Summer Rental; he's the lovable clumsy oaf who generally has good intentions. However, his performance and the script in this film certainly don't go hand in hand and what you're ultimately left with is a good and sometimes funny leading man held back by a weak script. Like I say, Summer Rental acts as a prototype for John Candy's future success, but it's fair to say that a lot better was to follow.

Besides just being boring and hard to watch, this movie is highly unoriginal. They even use Axel F and the Footloose theme in their sad attempt to ripoff the Vacation movies. This is not the type of thing that anyone should be watching.

"Summer Rental" has a lot of good will going for. It's almost instantly likable. It may not be a classic but it is very enjoyable. John Candy is usually a hard guy to resist. In "Summer Rental" it's even harder than usual. The rest of the cast also does a nice job. This movie moves along a nice pace with very few bumps along the way. "Summer Rental" always hits the spot.

The stage curtains open ...

Sandy: "Jack, nobody cares what you look like in a bathing suit." Jack: "That's just it!"

"Summer Rental" (1985) starring John Candy, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn, and Karen Austin was one of 3 comedy films that John Candy appeared in during 1985. It was also the first film that put John Candy on my radar, the first time I really became aware of him. I remember the movie preview of him walking through a crowded beach, with his little girl on his shoulders, dripping water on people from his cooler and stepping on their food and blankets ... and I laughed to myself and said, "I have to see this one!" I finally did.

Jack Chester (Candy) is an air traffic controller who is badly in need of a vacation. So bad, in fact, that his boss insists on it when Jack starts to fall apart at work. Over-stressed and burned out, Jack reluctantly agrees and gathers up his family and they hit the road for some much time needed away in Citrus Cove, Florida ... a nice resort town hugging the ocean. What should've been a 5 week getaway turns out to be a chain reaction of one problem after another for Jack. While his wife and kids are living it up, Jack gets badly sunburned, injures his leg, and gets on the wrong side of their landlord in a hurry. However, he finds a friend in a local restaurant owner named Scully (Torn), and the two of them hatch a plan that could wind up making it all worth while.

This was probably one of John Candy's better films, in my opinion. It was well cast, and for the comedy that it was, pretty well acted as well. Rip Torn was perfect as the scalawag pirate-like owner of "The Barnacle", a seafood restaurant on a boat. Richard Crenna as the local snob who always gets his way was equally good, and, of course, John Candy as the husband and Dad with 3 kids. I never did get to see this one in the theater when it came out, but the movie poster was everywhere and kids at school would talk about it. When I finally did get to see it, I loved every minute of it. Besides, it had Kerri Green in it, who I used to have a massive crush on thanks to her turn in "The Goonies" - LOL.

I would give this a strong recommend at 7 stars out of 10. It's funny, fast paced, and has a 'feel good' vibe from start to finish ... along with a great ending that makes you want to cheer. I never pay attention to the critics anymore, as they did not like this one overall. If we all listened to the critics, then "Star Wars" would've never been a hit. I personally feel you can't go wrong with "Summer Rental". It is a fun ride.

John Candy sure wasn't having a whole lot of fun during his free time, and neither will you and I. SUMMER RENTAL is a relatively harmless "family" comedy with unexpected situations that can go haywire or just perfectly normal. Of course, the long-late Candy is excellent at being an idiotic screwball, which best fitted his own personality. He alone is what makes this worth the fun. Otherwise, it's pretty flat and monotonous all the way through. Take a trip to Miami Beach and your summer vacation will be far more pleasant. Joey ("BLOSSOM") Lawrence looked very young on screen, though!