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.
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.