Summer Rental (1985)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1985-08-09
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 27m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 244 votes
Directed by Carl Reiner.
Top cast
- John Candy as Jack Chester
- Richard Crenna as Al Pellet
- Rip Torn as Scully
- Karen Austin as Sandy Chester
- Kerri Green as Jennifer Chester
- John Larroquette as Don Moore
- Joey Lawrence as Bobby Chester
- Aubrey Jene as Laurie Chester
- Dick Anthony Williams as Dan Gardner
- Richard Herd as Angus MacLachlan
Where to watch Summer Rental
- United States: stream on YouTube TV; watch free on Hoopla, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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