Slideshow: Best Summer Movies Rentals on DVD

Regular TV in the summer stinks, so if you're away on vacation and have access to a DVD player (it's OK to take one along for this purpose), check out our choices for our favorite summer-related movies (in no particular order).

By Keith Shaw, Network World
June 13, 2007 12:07 AM ET

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One Crazy Summer
Usually dismissed as a "teen summer comedy," this 1986 movie offers much more than your typical '80s fare. Stars John Cusack as a lovable loser nicknamed "Hoops" who goes away with his friend to Nantucket for the summer. Craziness ensues as a typical '80s plot develops, including a fight against a real-estate developer, a wacky sailboat race around the island, and lots of minor subplots that really don't matter much. There's a lot of lame gags that work some of the time, but the best parts of the movie are provided by Bobcat Goldthwaite, who steals the movie in a scene where he gets stuck inside a Godzilla costume.