August 11Aug 11 Popular Post Didn't see this posted anywhere, but a John Candy documentary produced by Ryan Reynolds and directed by Colin Hanks is premiering on Sept. 4 at the Toronto Film Festival and available on Prime on October 10. https://variety.com/2025/film/news/john-candy-i-like-me-toronto-film-festival-1236417785/
August 11Aug 11 Popular Post 1 hour ago, South Austin said: Didn't see this posted anywhere, but a John Candy documentary produced by Ryan Reynolds and directed by Colin Hanks is premiering on Sept. 4 at the Toronto Film Festival and available on Prime on October 10. https://variety.com/2025/film/news/john-candy-i-like-me-toronto-film-festival-1236417785/ I am in. Candy was a treasure.
August 11Aug 11 Just watched Uncle Buck the other day, so great. He was incredibly good in everything I ever saw him in. Tragic that he was only 43 when he died: Hollywood seems tough on the funny fat man.
August 11Aug 11 1 hour ago, Buzzrock said: Just watched Uncle Buck the other day, so great. He was incredibly good in everything I ever saw him in. Tragic that he was only 43 when he died: Hollywood seems tough on the funny fat man. Suspect his cholesterol levels , blood pressure and weight would have been tough on him even if he were the polka king of Sheboygan.
August 12Aug 12 Author 17 hours ago, Buzzrock said: He was incredibly good in everything I ever saw him in. He really was. And there are a few John Candy movies I just didn't like (Summer Rental, Armed and Dangerous, Hot to Trot). But even in those films, he played his characters with such genuine likeability. And what about his hot minute in JFK, doing a bang up job going out of his usual character range?
August 12Aug 12 I think my favorite films of his are Cool Runnings and Wagons East! Not what would be considered the "best" movies in his portfolio, but I love 'em
August 12Aug 12 17 minutes ago, South Austin said: He really was. And there are a few John Candy movies I just didn't like (Summer Rental, Armed and Dangerous, Hot to Trot). But even in those films, he played his characters with such genuine likeability. And what about his hot minute in JFK, doing a bang up job going out of his usual character range? Quote The cat's stewing you, the oyster's shucking you, I told him. You got the right ta-ta, but the wrong ho-ho I saw this movie at…about 8 years old. Candy, Bacon, Rooker and the general N.O. Vibe did a number on me.
August 12Aug 12 2 hours ago, South Austin said: He really was. And there are a few John Candy movies I just didn't like (Summer Rental, Armed and Dangerous, Hot to Trot). But even in those films, he played his characters with such genuine likeability. And what about his hot minute in JFK, doing a bang up job going out of his usual character range? i went to the derby about 15 years ago and worked Don the horse into every conversation possible. the drunker i got the more i talked about putting all my money on Don. I think 2 people all day got the joke but it kept me entertained. my wife not so much.
August 12Aug 12 Summer Rental has been in rotation on one of the movie channels I get. I like it well enough.
August 12Aug 12 3 hours ago, South Austin said: He really was. And there are a few John Candy movies I just didn't like (Summer Rental, Armed and Dangerous, Hot to Trot). But even in those films, he played his characters with such genuine likeability. And what about his hot minute in JFK, doing a bang up job going out of his usual character range? Negged. those three movies are treasures, what's next? Shitting on The Great Outdoors?
August 12Aug 12 Author 14 minutes ago, WBT said: Hey, isn't that John Candy? would be a better title That's a good one, but "I Like Me" is better.
August 12Aug 12 4 hours ago, South Austin said: He really was. And there are a few John Candy movies I just didn't like (Summer Rental, Armed and Dangerous, Hot to Trot). But even in those films, he played his characters with such genuine likeability. And what about his hot minute in JFK, doing a bang up job going out of his usual character range? Fucking hell. Summer Rental? I think I watched that movie no fewer than 50 times as a kid. Saw it again maybe 2 years ago and thought it held up. "That's a good base. That's a GOOD base. You gotta do these things in stages".
August 12Aug 12 Author 7 minutes ago, Wiler77 said: Fucking hell. Summer Rental? I think I watched that movie no fewer than 50 times as a kid. Saw it again maybe 2 years ago and thought it held up. "That's a good base. That's a GOOD base. You gotta do these things in stages". Sorry fellas. Summer Rental just didn't do it for me. And I saw it in the theater the summer before sixth grade, so that kind of comedy usually appealed to me, but this one didn't. But as I mentioned before, I still loved John Candy in it.
August 12Aug 12 1 hour ago, WBT said: Hey, isn't that John Candy? would be a better title Right in that end zone
August 12Aug 12 Shower rings all around. and mudwrestling. and this. Will definitely watch. Edited August 12Aug 12 by Iceman
August 12Aug 12 Haven’t recognized any references to it, but Only the Lonely was a perfect Candy movie.
August 13Aug 13 Huge fan. Dell Griffith is his best role , so I love the title. Who’s Harry Crumb via HBO was hilarious to 12 year old me. Peak Shawnee Smith. I’m quite confident it doesn’t hold up.
August 13Aug 13 Author 18 hours ago, Iceman said: Quote Longtime Hollywood producer Brian Grazer shared some memories of the late Candy, who died at age 43 in 1994, during an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show to promote his new sports docuseries about the New England Patriots. During the episode, host Eisen, 54, asked specifically whether stories that Candy "was hungover for the racquetball scene" were true. "Yes. For real, he stayed out with Jack Nicholson until like four or five in the morning and then he went right to work," Grazer, 72, said. "John Candy had a lot of endurance, I mean really, a lot of endurance." "The night with Nicholson, I think he overdid it, so he literally ran into the ball that hit him in the head," the producer recalled. "That was real — we anticipated, we knew we'd have to shoot it in two shots, because the minute he hit that ball, it hit him right in the head, he couldn't get out of the way of it." https://people.com/john-candy-overdid-it-with-jack-nicholson-night-before-shooting-splash-scene-recalls-producer-8601777
August 13Aug 13 On 8/11/2025 at 5:12 PM, PGFrog said: Suspect his cholesterol levels , blood pressure and weight would have been tough on him even if he were the polka king of Sheboygan. He was very big in Sheboygan as the fucking Polka King of the Midwest. Don't sell him short.
August 13Aug 13 On 8/12/2025 at 10:27 AM, ChickenSandwich said: what's next? Shitting on The Great Outdoors? I don't think it's even possible to shit on that movie.
August 13Aug 13 On 8/12/2025 at 1:30 PM, Wiler77 said: Fucking hell. Summer Rental? I think I watched that movie no fewer than 50 times as a kid. Saw it again maybe 2 years ago and thought it held up. "That's a good base. That's a GOOD base. You gotta do these things in stages". "Those are fun for the whole family."
August 14Aug 14 4 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: Apparently an incredibly kind man Have read/ heard multiple accounts where Candy went to some pretty extreme measures to make sure crew and "regular folks" were taken care of, sometimes on his own dime.
August 14Aug 14 One of my favorite and most unknown roles of his was in Once Upon a Crime as a degenerate gambler with James Belushi and Cybil Shepherd. Probably doesn't hold up now, but I loved it as a kid.
August 14Aug 14 Author 13 hours ago, Iceman said: Have read/ heard multiple accounts where Candy went to some pretty extreme measures to make sure crew and "regular folks" were taken care of, sometimes on his own dime. Same. You hear all the stories about Candy’s peers like Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Eddie Murphy acting like self-absorbed pricks. I’ve never heard a bad story about John Candy.
August 14Aug 14 18 hours ago, 4th&Five said: Can't recommend this highly enough. Conan and Howard are clearly both big fans, but Conan has a special reverence for Candy.
August 14Aug 14 candy had the unique ability to carry a movie (uncle buck), contribute evenly to a two-hander (planes, trains), or be scene-stealing comic relief (splash). "freddy, i don't wanna get drunk." "but, you are drunk. a sober person would've reached for the pretzels."
August 14Aug 14 The SCTV bit "Yellowbelly: The Biggest Coward in the West" was great. It's one minute long and he has no dialogue, but it cracks me up every time. Edit, it's referenced in the Conan thing above Edited August 14Aug 14 by Hawndoh
August 15Aug 15 Popular Post On 8/13/2025 at 4:13 PM, Im_smarter_then_you said: Apparently an incredibly kind man I think in the Planes, Trains, & Automobiles thread that pops up every fall there's either an article or a video interview where someone close to the movie (maybe even Steve Martin) talks about how Candy (a tortured soul himself) was most accurately portrayed as the real John Candy in PTA through Del Griffith. I show that movie in class to my juniors every November as a non-traditional way to engage them to talk about the subjects of empathy, compassion, and identity (it's a philosophy/morality class). It's one of my favorite days of the year when we watch the end of the movie and Neal listens to Del's monologue about Marie having passed. It's the look on their faces when they piece it all together and everything makes sense.
August 15Aug 15 On 8/12/2025 at 9:04 AM, South Austin said: He really was. And there are a few John Candy movies I just didn't like (Summer Rental, Armed and Dangerous, Hot to Trot). But even in those films, he played his characters with such genuine likeability. And what about his hot minute in JFK, doing a bang up job going out of his usual character range?
August 15Aug 15 20 hours ago, henrygandorf said: candy had the unique ability to carry a movie (uncle buck), contribute evenly to a two-hander (planes, trains), or be scene-stealing comic relief (splash). I was thinking about this the other day. My favorite example:
August 15Aug 15 Author 11 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said: I was thinking about this the other day. My favorite example: I've used this or similar gifs on the aggy thread:
August 15Aug 15 The Catherine O'Hara eulogy has really moved me. I had not really looked into Candy beyond his professional life. Exemplary human.
August 15Aug 15 5 minutes ago, RomaVicta said: The Catherine O'Hara eulogy has really moved me. I had not really looked into Candy beyond his professional life. Exemplary human.
August 16Aug 16 On 8/12/2025 at 3:53 PM, Iceman said: Shower rings all around. and mudwrestling. and this. Will definitely watch. “They published my letter in Penthouse!”
August 16Aug 16 8 minutes ago, Duane Moore said: “They published my letter in Penthouse!” I believe it was titled "A lesbian no more" ..
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