An Interview with Writer/Director/Producer Penelope Lawson
We chat with Penelope Lawson about her short film, The Dinner Party, her experience founding her own production company, and fun cinema.
Summer Rental (1985)
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.
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Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.
Rating:PG
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Mark Reisman, Jeremy Stevens
In Theaters:8/9/1985
Box Office:$24,689,704
Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Paramount Pictures, St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commision, Bernie Brillstein Productions
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