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John Candy is about to face the most devastating experience known to man—the family vacation.
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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.
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Directed by: Carl Reiner, Ric Waite, Albert M. Shapiro
Written by: Mark Reisman, Jeremy Stevens
Produced by: Bernie Brillstein, Mark Reisman, Jeremy Stevens
Composed by: Alan Silvestri
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