Review of Summer Rental (1985) by Sherri R — 25 Jul 2009

I love this movie! I just can't stop laughing! So glad that I own it!

This review of Summer Rental (1985) was written by Sherri R on 25 Jul 2009.

Summer Rental has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Paul D (6,077) on 09 Jun 2014

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By Michael K (2,029) on 11 Jul 2012

Just the fact that John was in this movie, made it endearing and watchable. Not his best movie, but some pretty memorable moments…

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By Brad S (2,657) on 02 Jul 2010

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Light hearted fun starring the late great John Candy.Rip Torn is the balls and Richard Crenna is a right mong as the bad guy…

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By Lisa J (606) on 22 Apr 2013

It started off as a good, funny 80's movie, and then the last half turned into a movie about a boat race. It seemed like two different movies…

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By Justin B (2,000) on 25 Apr 2012

John Candy stars as a bumbling father wanting nothing but to give his family the perfect vacation at the beach…

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By Andrew G (1,437) on 13 Feb 2018

Typical 80's comedy without the laughs. Found myself very bored and wanting the movie to be over…

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Not even a poor man's National Lampoon's Vacation. It's a completely destitute man's Vacation. And I consider myself a John Candy fan…

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