Best John Candy Film Ever - Summer Rental (1985) Discussion

[–] bob248 19 years ago

R U serious??? u bumped ur head...Uncle Buck is def. the best john candy movie ever...sorry

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[–] andycool24 19 years ago

Geez he's been in some great ones, I'll have to say a tie between Uncle Buck, and Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

Here are some other good ones he's been in:

Summer Rental
The Great Outdoors
Stripes
Armed & Dangerous
Spaceballs
Nat'l Lampoon's Vacation (small role)

Actually I love the Great Outdoors as much as my top two picks.

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[–] Barney-Robel 19 years ago

The Candyman made Brewster's Millions.

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[–] cflynn2 18 years ago

I agree with the OP. This is my favorite John Candy movie too!

I'm sorry, I'm from Wisconsin. Is that the same as gettin' a lot?

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[–] Sawyer1625 16 years ago

Planes,Trains And Autmobiles is a masterpiece

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[–] Jaybone23 16 years ago

Yes, PT&A is, without doubt, Candy's best. Hey, to each his own, and Candy's been in some good movies, but his character in PT&A is classic!

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[–] Lord_Heath 15 years ago

spot on, totally agree!

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[–] oldsalt61 15 years ago

Everything he did was good.

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[–] gddyhaimsjc 10 years ago

i couldn't agree more. Funny, sad and real. Amazing movie.

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[–] butteredpopcorn 16 years ago

Who's Harry Crumb ?

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[–] DuckMan51392 16 years ago

PTA is my favorite comedy of all time and Candy aleast derserved a oscar nom for that role

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[–] mfb603 16 years ago

I love this movie and rated it a 10. However, I must say I do believe that both "Planes, Trains, and Automobilies" and "Uncle Buck" are better John Candy movies. Maybe even Only the Lonely. Summer Rental is close though.

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[–] jeremiah74 15 years ago

I love this movie too! John Candy best role as a family man and I think the only movie where he plays a dad. Uncle Buck is awesome, but his just learning to be a family guy...

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[–] GattiPL 14 years ago

He plays a family guy in the great outdoors, which I think is like the superior version of this movie

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[–] ronnieronb 13 years ago

^^^ This. His character in Summer Rental was just too annoying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rToPNSZ7T1U

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[–] canuckteach 14 years ago

no one improv'd (sometimes under his breath) like Candy.. I love his line at the first 415 Beach Lane property (when the owners arrive): "what is this--one of those time-sharing places?".. another is on the beach, when his cooler is leaking all over people: "the thing broke off -- I'm waiting for a part from Minneapolis."

I think the great ensemble cast made this his best film, although Uncle Buck is a close second. in both, Candy has a priceless 'everyman' quality, and he stands up to bullies for his family. but the funny scenes abound - the drama is never too dark.

I've always maintained that Hollywood has never replaced John Candy, and the comedy genre has sunk to breath-taking lows, partly as a result.

:-) canuckteach (--:

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[–] Mattbasterson 12 years ago

I like it (Especially the bear scene... that bear hopping up and down on the door with Candy underneath brings me to tears every time) but my vote for best Candy movie goes to Uncle Buck.

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[–] perrotta-jason 11 years ago

I don't think its the BEST JC film but i believe its one of his most underrated\overlooked.

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[–] rogershermansemail 10 years ago

It deffinetly is overlooked but it was very similar to the Great Outdoors. It's like they mixed the screenplays of Caddyshack and the Great Outdoors and this movie was born.

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[–] willydoe71 10 years ago

Not even close. Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Brewster's Millions and Spaceballs, just to name a few, blow this one away.

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[–] gddyhaimsjc 10 years ago

this is a poor movie. terribly edited, no good laughs written in the script. The first half of the movie the director was just relying on john candy to save him with ad-libs. They conned john candy with this one. I loved him but this is one of his worst movies.

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