# Summer Rental (1985)

> An overworked father’s beach vacation becomes a comic battle for dignity when every family mishap leads him closer to a showdown with a smug local yachtsman.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11720

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Carl Reiner
- Cast: John Candy, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn, Karen Austin, Kerri Green, John Larroquette, Joey Lawrence, Aubrey Jene
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090098/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, warm, breezy, lazy sunday, family movie night

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- [The Great Outdoors (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/1766)
- [National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/6173)
- [What About Bob? (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/5379)
- [Private Resort (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/10717)
- [Overboard (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/5833)
- [Only the Lonely (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/1761)

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