Summer Rental

Carl Reiner's 1985 comedy grossed $24,689,703 in the United States. Wikipedia calls it Candy's first starring role in a feature film. Summer Rental was released in the United States on 9 August 1985 by Paramount Pictures. Carl Reiner directed, and Candy stars as air-traffic controller Jack Chester, who takes his family from Atlanta to the fictional Florida town of Citrus Cove. Richard Crenna plays sailing champion Al Pellet. The film runs 87 minutes. Wikipedia's infobox lists a US box office of $24,689,703, and the box-office section says the domestic total was $24.7 million. It opened in 1,584 theatres and made $5,754,259 in its first weekend, ranking second. Principal photography ran from 18 March to 15 May 1985, starting in St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach. The page says Candy stated in a 1986 interview that he was paid $800,000.