Review of Summer Rental (1985) by Jennifer C — 27 Nov 2007

A great movie family style. I totally fell in love with John Candy in this one. Reminds me of my family vacations...

This review of Summer Rental (1985) was written by Jennifer C on 27 Nov 2007.

Summer Rental has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Raúl S (30) on 28 Oct 2009

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By Blair K (326) on 30 Apr 2013

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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By Lanky Man P (744) on 22 Jan 2013

Only worth watching for John Candy, otherwise go on your own vacations and create your own every day comedy…

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By A Q (61) on 08 Sep 2012

Summer Rental has a very bad vibe and not very many funny moments…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 30 Dec 2010

I had not seen this John Candy movie previously. It was pretty decent…

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By Elmer P (20) on 27 Oct 2012

Definitely not John Candy's best but still enjoyable film even though it's pretty predictable…

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By Paul M (2,133) on 12 Mar 2010

Cheesy works if it's the 80's and John Candy is involved…

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By Muffin M (1,164) on 08 Mar 2012

A stressed-out air traffic controller takes a much-needed family holiday yields one hysterical misadventure after another-from settling into…

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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 Paul D (6,077) on 09 Jun 2014

It's not very funny overall, but it does have some nostalgia value in seeing John Candy do his thing…

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