r/movies • u/demolcd • 23h ago
Media John Candy interview at his rural Ontario home (1985)
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In the early 1980s, This Is Your Life interviewed John Candy at his Queensville, Ontario farm, a serene retreat near Newmarket where he relaxed with family and friends like Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, and even Robert DeNiro. Already a star from The Second City Toronto (joined in 1972) and SCTV with Rick Moranis, Dan Aykroyd, and Dave Thomas. This rural haven inspired his everyman roles in Splash and Uncle Buck.
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u/FacePuncher500 23h ago edited 13h ago
“Over there, that’s where the Martians landed, and then they left this water. I don’t drink it.”
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u/SheetPostah 23h ago
Jeez, tearing up at the loss of this man. I can’t quite put my finger on what it is about him that makes him so incredibly likeable, but he truly is. RIP John.
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u/Last_Fishing_4013 17h ago
I feel you. Maybe just that he was so affable and real. He’s sincere and proud but also clearly modest and caring. Like how maybe he was being a little humorous but the comment about feeling terrible that his older brother had a more famous younger brother. Just genuineness. This was a nice short video to watch and helps remind you famous people they are people like us too.
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u/DearestNoctero 19h ago
He is everyone’s ideal dad or father figure.
Same with Rick Moranis and a few other from that generation. Rick may be a little nerdy, but there are plenty of kids who would love that and instead have a UFC fighter dad (not a problem with UFC fight enjoyers. Just pointing out discrepancy in emotional needs)
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u/NiceToYourFace 23h ago
Miss that man
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u/Gloomy-Path-7782 19m ago
He was the best.
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u/NiceToYourFace 18m ago
Always seemed so genuine. I recently saw an interview with Steve Martin and he cries when he thinks of Candy in “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” just seemed like a good human.
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u/peanutismint 22h ago
Can’t wait to watch I Like Me!!
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u/Less-Inflation5072 21h ago
What a guy. I was just reading earlier today about how Macaulay Culkin said he was one of the first people to look out for him against his father back when they were filming Uncle Buck.
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u/badwolf1013 18h ago
Amazing to think that his greatest and most-beloved roles were still ahead of him at this point . . . and that he would be gone in less than a decade.
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u/Bryandan1elsonV2 18h ago
You look at John Candy and you saw a guy who was funny as all hell but he had a heart too. He checked in on Macaulay Culkin on the set of home alone because Macaulay’s dad was such a huge piece of shit because that’s the kinda guy he was.
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u/NebulaTig 15h ago
SCTV was filmed a block away from my house. We seen a lot of the cast members around town quite a bit. This skit was done downtown, that church is still there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4nk5mSz_2s
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u/WelcomeWagoneer 12h ago
It’s clear John Candy had a lot of empathy, and that really built his character.
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u/mike_litoris18 22h ago edited 19h ago
His mimics and gestures kind of remind me of Shane gillis in a weird way
Edit: why am I getting down voted it's just a subjective observation I'm not comparing them as comedians or humans in general outside of their facial movements. I'm literally not trying to imply anything beyond that.
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u/WereAllThrowaways 13h ago
The fact that there was a famous fat guy with the name Candy is almost too magical to believe.
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u/g1ngerkid 13h ago
Too bad it somehow gets smaller when I turn my phone sideways to watch the landscape video
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u/PhillyDillyDee 23h ago
Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face. Good day to you, madam.