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John Candy
John Candy is a man who was often described as larger than life. This turned out to be incorrect and potentially offensive. He was however one of Canada's best loved comedians. In some circles referred to as 'The jolly joker', ' A real life snowman', 'A more reliable Santa Claus', 'The great man' or 'Candy Newman'.
He started off on SCTV but no-one knew what that was so he promptly left to do films. He was one of those actors that would learn all his lines and say them at the correct time. His biggest regret was working with Tom Hanks on several occasions.
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Excellent 23 July 2004
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Summer With The Griswolds! 10 November 2003
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John Candy - filmography
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Canadian Bacon
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman
Director: Michael Moore
Certificate: 
In this wacky satire on the cold war mentality, the president of the United States and an arms manufacturer find it in their best economic interests to plant rumours of a potential nuclear attack--by Canada. Then, following a border incident at a hockey tournament, a patriotic sheriff and his ..read more »
 
57%
from 1,534 member
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Cool Runnings
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Leon
Director: Jon Turteltaub
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Cool Runnings fictionalizes the true story of a bobsledding team from Jamaica making it to the Olympics. The tale begins when Derice Bannock (Leon), realizing that due to an accident his chances of qualifying for Jamaica's 1988 Olympic track team are dashed, scrounges around looking for another ..read more »
74%
from 10,509 members
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Wagons East!
(1994)
Starring: John Candy, Richard Lewis, John McGinley
Director: Peter Markle
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A group of not-so-rough-and-tumble frontiers-folk decide they've had enough of the American West--no more robbers, no more drunks, no more rustlers--and hire the bumbling, alcoholic James Harlow and his broken-down wagon to lead them back east to civilization. This western farce features John Candy'..read more »
56%
from 444 members
Currently unavailable
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Once Upon A Crime
(1992)
Starring: John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd
Director: Eugene Levy
Certificate: 
A spurned woman and an unemployed actor travel to Monte Carlo to deliver a lost dachshund to its owner and collect a $5,000 reward. But the dog's owner has been murdered and through a bizarre series of complications, the pair becomes implicated in the crime. A madcap murder mystery ensues involving ..read more »
37%
from 25 members
Currently unavailable
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JFK
(1991)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy
Director: Oliver Stone
Certificate: 
Oliver Stone's self-proclaimed 'countermyth', JFK mocks the doubtful veracity of the Warren Commission's findings on the Kennedy assassination and summarizes some of the myriad theories that have been proposed in its stead. Focusing on the investigation by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison ..read more »
69%
from 14,944 members
Not currently released
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Delirious
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms
Director: Tom Mankiewicz
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A soap opera writer bumps his head and wakes up in the town where his daytime serial takes place. What begins as a nightmare turns into the opportunity of a lifetime as he discovers he can control events by simply writing them.
57%
from 927 members
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Home Alone
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
Director: Chris Columbus
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Home Alone is the highly successful and beloved family comedy about a young boy named Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) who is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. Once he realizes they've left him home alone, he learns to fend for himself and, ..read more »
70%
from 12,586 members
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The Rescuers Down Under
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy
Director: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel
Certificate: 
The world's bravest mice, Bernard and Miss Bianca, answer a call for help from deep in the heart of Australia's vast and unpredictable outback! With a crazy crew of local critters, these top mouse agents rush to the aid of Cody, a young boy struggling to save a magnificent eagle from a ruthless ..read more »
67%
from 4,011 members
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Home Alone - Blu-ray
(1990)
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
Director: Chris Columbus
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A young boy wakes up to find that his Christmas wish has come true--his large family has disappeared. Taking full advantage of his freedom, he learns some lessons about independence, responsibility, defending the home against two bungling burglars--and how nice it is to have a family! Academy Award ..read more »
75%
from 328 members
Not available for rental
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Uncle Buck
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Kelly
Director: John Hughes
Certificate: 
In this cheerful, lightweight comedy, excruciatingly clumsy, disorganized, and messy Uncle Buck Russell (John Candy) becomes the screens most unlikely babysitter since Clifton Webb in Sitting Pretty. While their parents are away, eight-year old Miles (Macaulay Culkin), six-year old Maizy (Gaby ..read more »
70%
from 12,248 members
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Uncle Buck - Blu-ray
(1989)
Starring: John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Kelly
Director: John Hughes
Certificate:
An idle, good natured bachelor is left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. Unaccustomed to family life, Buck soon charms his younger relatives, but his style doesn't impress everyone, including his girlfriend.
76%
from 126 members
Not available for rental
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Who's Harry Crumb?
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: John Candy, Annie Potts, Barry Corbin
Director: Paul Flaherty
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A big-hearted, bumbling private eye is out to solve a kidnapping case his boss doesn't want solved. In a bizzare array of disguises, he's determined to crack the case and prove that he's one crumb that will not be swept under the rug...
62%
from 1,279 member
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Speed Zone!
(1989)
Starring: John Candy, Donna Dixon, Matt Frewer
Director: Jim Drake
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An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and ..read more »
50%
from 4 members
Currently unavailable
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The Great Outdoors
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Stephanie Faracy, John Candy
Director: Howard Deutch
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Chet is a father and husband who believes in spending quality time with his loved ones. When vacation roles around, he gathers his clan together and they head for the hills. But as soon as the crew gets comfortable in their cabin, Chet's annoyingly bad-mannered brother-in-law Roman shows up with ..read more »
70%
from 4,145 members
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Planes, Trains And Automobiles
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins
Director: John Hughes
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All Neal Page (Steve Martin) wants to do is make it home from a business trip in New York City and spend Thanksgiving with his family in Chicago. Instead, he finds himself rerouted from New York's La Guardia Airport to Wichita, Kansas. With no other options, Neal decides to share a room in a ..read more »
71%
from 14,650 members
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Spaceballs - Blu-ray
(1987)
Starring: Bill Pullman, John Candy, Daphne Zuniga
Director: Mel Brooks
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In this spoof of STAR WARS and a handful of other sci-fi flicks from the 1970s and '80s, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-dog/half-man sidekick, Barf (John Candy), must rescue a spoiled Druish princess (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) in time to ..read more »
78%
from 9 members
Not available for rental
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Spaceballs
(1987)
Starring: Bill Pullman, John Candy, Daphne Zuniga
Director: Mel Brooks
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In this spoof of STAR WARS and a handful of other sci-fi flicks from the 1970s and '80s, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-dog/half-man sidekick, Barf (John Candy), must rescue a spoiled Druish princess (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) in time to ..read more »
64%
from 9,092 members
Not currently released
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Little Shop of Horrors
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin
Director: Frank Oz
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Seymour Krelborn works and lives in a rundown flower shop on Skid Row. While his boss, Gravis Mushnick, struggles to keep the shop open, Seymour seeks a way of bringing the shop--and himself--fame and fortune. He purchases an exotic plant from an oriental street vendor, naming the plant Audrey II, ..read more »
69%
from 8,826 members
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Armed And Dangerous
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia
Director: Mark L. Lester
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Comical tale of two incompetent men who get into the tough world of private security. Unleashed on an unsuspecting public, they become more of a danger to themselves than the people they are paid to protect.
65%
from 562 members
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Volunteers
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson
Director: Nicholas Meyer
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In a desperate attempt to escape the bookies to whom he owes a lot of money, a playboy enlists in the Peace Corps and is sent on a mission to Thailand. Far from being an altruist, however, this capitalist is soon turning a profit and starts improving the desperate conditions around him, much to the ..read more »
56%
from 581 members
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Brewster's Millions
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Stephen Collins
Director: Walter Hill
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In order to inherit a vast fortune, a man must first spend 30 million dollars in thirty days. He may not give it away, and at the end of the thirty days, no tangible assets may remain. Pryor is the hopeful inheritor, and Candy is his best buddy.
68%
from 8,959 members
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Summer Rental
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: John Candy, Rip Torn, Richard Crenna
Director: Carl Reiner
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An overworked air traffic controller takes a well earned seaside holiday. He soon discovers that with his wife, three kids, a dog and the inflated ego of a devious tycoon to cope with, relaxation is the last thing he's likely to get!
62%
from 751 members
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Splash
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy
Director: Ron Howard
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I'm in love with a mermaid! read the opening line of Leonard Maltin's original review for Splash. And with the delightful Darryl Hannah in the lead, who could fault Maltin for his public declaration of ardor? The story begins in 1959, when a young boy is rescued from a watery grave by an adolescent ..read more »
61%
from 10,022 members
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National Lampoon's Vacation
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Dana Barron, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo
Director: Harold Ramis
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Join the Griswolds, a typical suburban family, on their summer vacation, a cross-county trip to their favorite amusement park, Walley World. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong in this outrageous farce, featuring the comic genius of Chevy Chase as the desperate dad looking for fun and ..read more »
67%
from 7,776 members
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It Came from Hollywood
(1982)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Cheech Marin
Director: Andrew Solt, Malcolm Leo
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Dan Ackroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Special features on gorilla pictures, anti-marijuana films and a special tribute to the worst film maker of all-time, Ed Wood.
50%
from 3 members
Currently unavailable
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Stripes
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates
Director: Ivan Reitman
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John Winger is having a bad day: not only has he lost his job, his car has been repossessed, he's been evicted and his girlfriend has left him. In despair, he and his hapless best friend Russell decide to join the US Army...
67%
from 2,745 members
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The Blues Brothers
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, John Landis
Director: John Landis
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In roles made famous by their famed SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake's release from prison, the brothers are reunited and visit the orphanage they grew up in--only to discover that ..read more »
76%
from 25,610 members
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The Blues Brothers - Blu-ray
(1980)
Starring: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, John Landis
Director: John Landis
Certificate:
In roles made famous by their famed SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake's release from prison, the brothers are reunited and visit the orphanage they grew up in--only to discover that ..read more »
82%
from 74 members
Not available for rental
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Find The Lady
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Peter Cook, Dick Emery, Mickey Rooney
Director: John Trent
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When two hoodlums are hired to grab their hirer's niece everything goes wrong. The wrong lady is kidnapped and the intended victim is busy arranging her own kidnapping....
49%
from 61 members
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Going Berserk
on DVD
Starring: John Candy
Director: David Steinberg
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The film's plot finds Candy brainwashed by a religious aerobics cult to kill his soon-to-be father-in-law, a United States Congressman.
55%
from 54 members
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John Candy facts
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...John Candy at his best. I think the whole of Bob Marley's family are in the film as well....
