Plot
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.
Trailer
Cast
John Candy
Self (archive footage)
Tom Hanks
Self - Actor, Splash
Steve Martin
Self - Actor, 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'
Martin Short
Self - Actor, SCTV
Eugene Levy
Self - Actor, SCTV
Macaulay Culkin
Self - Actor, Uncle Buck
Bill Murray
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Catherine O'Hara
Self - Actor, SCTV
Conan O'Brien
Self - Comedian & Podcast Host
Mel Brooks
Self - Director, Spaceballs
Jennifer Candy
Self - John's Daughter
Chris Candy
Self - John's Son
Dan Aykroyd
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Dave Thomas
Self - Actor, SCTV
Andrea Martin
Self - Actor, SCTV
Robin Duke
Self - Actor, SCTV
Don Lake
Self - Actor, Wagons East
Chris Columbus
Self - Director, Home Alone
Steve Aker
Self - John's Cousin
Rose Candy
Self - John's Wife
Pat Kelly
Self - Childhood Friend
Terry Enright
Self - Childhood Friend
Ennio Gregoris
Self - Childhood Friend
Tom Davidson
Self - Childhood Friend
Rita Davidson
Self - Childhood Friend
Catherine McCartney
Self - Talent Agent
Andrew Alexander
Self - Founder, The Second City Toronto
Kelvin Pruenster
Self - Argonauts Lineman, Trainer & Friend
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self (archive footage)
John Belushi
Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Valri Bromfield
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Evangeline Candy
Self - John's Mother (archive footage)
Jim Candy
Self - John's Brother (archive footage)
Sidney Candy
Self - John's Father (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
Self - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
John Chancellor
Self - Host, NBC Nightly News (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
Self - Actor, National Lampoon's Vacation (archive footage)
Kevin Costner
Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Diehl
Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Bob Dylan
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Roger Ebert
Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
Joe Flaherty
Self - Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Victor Garber
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Jackie Gleason
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Wayne Gretzky
Self - Co-Owner of the Toronto Argonauts (archive footage)
Daryl Hall
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Ron Howard
Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
Ernie Hudson
Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Hughes
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
Larry King
Self - Host, Larry King Live (archive footage)
David Letterman
Self - Host, Late Night with David Letterman (archive footage)
Ray Liotta
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Peter Mansbridge
Self - News Anchor (archive footage)
Bruce McNall
Self - Co-Owner of the Toronto Argonauts (archive footage)
Marilyn Suzanne Miller
Self - Writer, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
Rick Moranis
Self - Actor SCTV (archive footage)
Eddie Murphy
Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
Jack Nicholson
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Maureen O'Hara
Self (archive footage)
John Oates
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Joe Piscopo
Self - Actor, Saturday Nigh Live (archive footage)
Sydney Pollack
Self - Director (archive footage)
Richard Pryor
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Harold Ramis
Self - Head Writer & Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
Carl Reiner
Self - Director, Summer Rental (archive footage)
Judge Reinhold
Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Peter Sellers
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg
Self - Director, 1941 (archive footage)
Betty Thomas
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Steven Williams
Self - Actor, Blues Brothers (archive footage)
Mary Margaret O'Hara
Self - Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ryan Reynolds
Self - Actor / Self - Deadpool (archive footage) (uncredited)
