Watch Summer Rental

Summer Rental stars John Candy as a vacationing family man who yearns to have the vacation of a lifetime. He and the kin settle into a beach rental home. There, they collectively discover that life on the beach can have its moments of both pleasure and pain. The movie culminates in a boat race between his family and a trash-talking local who has a few tricks up his sleeve. As the two competitors hit the water, viewers can easily see that the race serves as a symbol for a man's courage and his drive to earn his family's respect.

Summer Rental is a 1985 comedy with a runtime of 1 hour and 27 minutes. It has received mostly poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.3 and a MetaScore of 38.

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Summer Rental is available to watch, stream, download and buy on demand at HBO Max, Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube VOD and Vudu. Some platforms allow you to rent Summer Rental for a limited time or purchase the movie and download it to your device.