Summer Rental | | Cast : | John Candy, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn | | Director : | Carl Reiner | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | August 09, 1985 | | DVD Released Date : | April 17, 2001 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | Summer Rental | Content
 | My husband and I love this movie - we had rented it as a summer tradition ever since it first came out on VCR, and this year, I purchased the CD. John Candy is absolutely perfect in his role, and the entire movie reflects Carl Reiner at his best. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 16, 2005 | | Summary | Summer Rental-A Family Movie | Content
| I would just like to say that this movie is great for the whole family. The storyline is about a workaholic, air traffic controller (John Candy) who takes a vacation with his family. With a bunch of mishaps along the way they finally make it to their destination. But relaxation is still not set; more exciting events are set on the beach. (Just watch out for the woman trying to show everyone her breasts.) Have fun watching! Cast also includes: Richard Crenna, Joey Lawerence, Kerri Green. P. S. i wounded up with the little boy that plays like he's picking his nose by the beach house, and i love him to death!lol and my mother went on a double date with John Laroquette in high school. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 02, 2005 | | Summary | The Candy Man Can | Content
| TV legend Carl Reiner, who created one of the best sitcoms of all time--The Dick Van Dyke Show, has had an uneven career as a film director. For every success, like The Jerk with Steve Martin, or Oh God, there are total miss steps like The Man With Two Brains. Summer Rental falls somewhere in the middle of the scale. While it offers a nice turn for its star, the late John Candy, the talent in front of and behind the camera is saddled with a generic script.
Overworked air traffic controller John Chester (Candy) and his long-suffering wife Sandy (Karen Austin) are ready to get away from it all for their first summer vaction. Along for the ride are their three kids: Jennifer (Kerri Green), Laurie (Aubrie Jene), and son Bobby (then child star Joseph Lawrence) When the family arrives at their destination, the promised luxuary of the rental turns out to be a very decrepit shack on a public beach. Jack eventually locks horns with Al Pellet, (Richard Crenna), the owner of this dubious piece of real estate, and their conflict culminates in a boat race, pitting Jack and his family against Al and his team.
The script by Mark Reisman and Jeremy Stevens has a number valleys to its peaks. Take Al for instance, who is your typical snoot, taking too many cues from Ted Knight's judge from Caddyshack Reiner does his best but some of the gags are just unfunny here. For my money though, Candy keeps this film afloat. His earnest potrayal of a guy who, though demoralized, wants nothing but the best for his clan sells it for me. The resturant eating contest always makes me laugh...
The DVD's only extra is the film's theatrical trailer.
Not the classics that are The Jerk and Oh God, Summer Rental is just that a solid rental, with some of its late star's best work as an everyman. *** and a half stars.
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| Rating | | | Date | June 10, 2005 | | Summary | One of my all-time- "MW" -Favorites! | Content
| By MW, I mean, "Most Watchable". This is one of those films which I love having in my collection. I rank it very high, not necessarily for the same reason as other films. I am not saying that it is the best performances you'll ever see - or the best writing - or the best direction, cinematography, editing, etc. It's not "Oscar" worthy.
But then again, there are many "Oscar" worthy films that I was delighted to see on the opening weekend in the theatre, but am not in a hurry to purchase on DVD. Some of these, while excellent quality films, and great to see once, do not have what I refer to as "watchability".
A "MW" film is one that is great for it's pure entertainment value. Likeable characters. Fun and interesting and endearing performances. Clever and witty dialog that seemingly gets better with time. A film that is like visiting an old friend (if you don't mind me getting a bit cliche, myself).
Anyway, Summer Rental, is one of those MW films. For me it is one of the top 5 or 10 in that category - especially among comedies. I just never get tired of watching it. And after having seen it, I feel like I've been on a vacation, which is a rare treat. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 08, 2005 | | Summary | Funny Family Film | Content
| When John Candy had his moments, they were usually very good moments. Such is the case with "Summer Rental," where John Candy plays air traffic controller Jack Chester. As everyone knows, air traffic controllers lead a stressful life, and all Jack is looking forward to is getting away from it all.
We can tell from the outset that getting away is going to be difficult. Children Jennifer (Kerri Green, who starred the same year in "Goonies" and the following year in "Lucas") and Bobby (Joey or Joseph Lawrence) are fighting in the car during the trip to the beach. Once at the beach things get difficult. Their stuckup landlord does not like either Jack or his family, and tries to boot them out. Jack thinks he is going to get killed when pretty neighbor Vicki Sanders (Lois Hamilton) asks him to feel how real her augmentation is and husband Ed (Carmine Caridi) walks in. Fortunately Vicki has been doing that a lot and Ed takes it in stride. However, clutzy Jack also ends up breaking a leg. With all this action it seems that things are unable to get worse, which means they do.
Al Pellet (Richard Crenna) has agreed to race them, in a regatta. If they win the race they can stay in the rental. If they lose, they must leave. At long last the Chester family pulls together, with help from Scully (Rip Torn) and a bizarre crew. The group turns a restaurant into a real ship, barely making the race in time.
The joy of this movie is the last half hour. There are short moments where the movie slows a bit, but in general the pace in the last half hour is quick. In light comedies of this type, it is the ending where all the issues are resolved and everyone, except for the jerks, come out ahead.
John Candy generally ends up as the straight man in this movie. The funny parts are what happens to John more than what John says. John performs well in this movie, which was his first as the star.
Other than the brief scene with the breast augmentation, where the exposed portions stay out of camera view, this movie is somewhat family friendly. I would feel comfortable with children in elementary school watching this.
This film is a winner and well worth having in a collection of comedy or family films.
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