John Candy

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SCTV (TV Series) (Second City TV) (1976-1983): Feat. John Candy, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy…; Somewhat ahead of its time, this classic media satire consisted of mock broadcasts from an obscure Canadian TV Station 'Second City TV', located in…
Silent Partner, The (1978): Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Elliott Gould, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer…; A clever twister about a bank heist during the Christmas season involving crafty teller Elliot Gould and psychotic hoodlum Christopher Plummer. A…
Stripes (1981): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates…; In a moment of weakness and despair, a slobbish Bill Murray enlists in the US Army and spends the rest of the movie humourously regretting the…
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid, John Candy; Inaugurating a series that would yield two more vacations/sequels, this moderately amusing gagfest follows the travails of Chevy Chase and family as…
Volunteers (1985): Feat. Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson…; Broad eighties comedy stars a fresh–faced Hanks as a upper class snob who joins the peace corps in Thailand in order to escape his gambling…
Summer Rental (1985): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. John Candy, Richard Crenna, Kerri Green…; A half–decent, though critically–panned, comic vehicle for John Candy in which the big man plays an overworked air–traffic…
Little Shop of Horrors (1986): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia…; Excellent film version of the off–Broadway musical based on the 1960 horror/comedy of the same name. The story of the man–eating plant is…
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Steve Martin, John Candy; Well–matched comic coupling Steve Martin and John Candy go astray in the Midwest transport system. Reliably funny "mature" comedy is a pleasant…
Spaceballs (1987): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy…; A rollicking and fairly successful Mel Brooks take–off of STAR WARS and the space–opera genre, with Rick Moranis irresistibly hilarious…
Broadcast News (1987): Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks…; Superb TV newsroom dramedy in which vacuous newsreader Hurt and neurotic reporter Brooks compete for the attentions of Holly Hunter.
Great Outdoors, The (1988): Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Annette Bening…; Dan Akroyd and John Candy are brothers–in–law who ruin each other's family vacation in this John Hughes production which exemplifies…
Uncle Buck (1989): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. John Candy, Amy Madigan; John Candy plays a loathsome uncle with a heart of gold left in charge of his brother's kids for the weekend.
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989): Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. John Candy, Annie Potts, Jeffrey Jones…; Comedy–mystery vehicle for John Candy, who plays an often incompetent, sometimes genius, private investigator in search of a kidnapping victim.
Home Alone (1990): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern…; The third highest grossing film at the U.S. box–office made Macaulay Culkin one bankable pre–pubescent. Accidentally left alone while his…
Only the Lonely (1991): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy…; John Candy's nice guy 38–year–old cop has his romantic life hampered by his outspoken mother. Maureen O'Hara's first screen role in 20…
Delirious (1991): Dir. Tom Mankiewicz
Feat. John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms…; A soap–opera writer (John Candy) wakes up in his own TV show, with the ability to control events around him by writing them, in this…
Cool Runnings (1994): Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. John Candy; By–the–numbers but kinda irresistible fare in which a Jamaican bob–sled team are the ultimate underdogs. The late John Candy plays…
Canadian Bacon (1995): Dir. Michael Moore
Feat. Alan Alda, John Candy, Rhea Perlman…; Great premise sees badly–rating US President Alan Alda declaring war on Canada. Its potential is never quite reached, with ROGER AND ME's…

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