Your favorite John Candy film?

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Favorite John Candy film?

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Impediment Endless

Best John Candy film?

All through this previous weekend I was at home watching movies with my sick daughter (she's okay now)and I suddenly found myself watching most (not all) of the John Candy films that I own, which include:

-Uncle Buck
-Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
-Spaceballs
-Only the Lonely
-Delirious
-Who's Harry Crumb?
-Armed and Dangerous

I just wanted to ask everyone here: Am I one of the few that think that this man was an utter genius? What is your favorite John Candy film? Why? I truly get sad sometimes when I think about how he died far too soon before his time. Does anyone else agree?
And for the record, I vote for Uncle Buck.

jaden101 Restricted

depends if you mean the starring role...if so then i love planes, trains and automobiles

if not then its got to be the blues brothers

BlackSunshine Do what you want to do

Uncle Buck

Wolfie Keep on howling!

He's never short of great in any of his films. That makes this a hard decision. I guess I'll have to go with Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

And as for minor roles, he was awesome in Vacation.

Pink Maynard Cummin Soon

Planes Trains and Automobiles

RogerRamjet Playground Superstar

Stripes, 1941 and Blues Brothers

Solo Senior Member

Spaceballs

Dusty Senior Member

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Spaceballs

Bardock42 Junior Member

Uncle Buck is one of my favourites for some reason....

ILoveMyDaniel Warum ist die Sonne rund?

Originally posted by Impediment
All through this previous weekend I was at home watching movies with my sick daughter (she's okay now)and I suddenly found myself watching most (not all) of the John Candy films that I own, which include:

-Uncle Buck
-Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
-Spaceballs
-Only the Lonely
-Delirious
-Who's Harry Crumb?
-Armed and Dangerous

I just wanted to ask everyone here: Am I one of the few that think that this man was an utter genius? What is your favorite John Candy film? Why? I truly get sad sometimes when I think about how he died far too soon before his time. Does anyone else agree?
And for the record, I vote for Uncle Buck.


Definately Uncle Buck!
Miles: Where do you live?
Buck: In the city.
Miles: You have a house?
Buck: Apartment.
Miles: Own or rent?
Buck: Rent.
Miles: What do you do for a living?
Buck: Lots of things.
Miles: Where's your office?
Buck: I don't have one.
Miles: How come?
Buck: I don't need one.
Miles: Where's your wife?
Buck: Don't have one.
Miles: How come?
Buck: It's a long story.
Miles: You have kids?
Buck: No I don't.
Miles: How come?
Buck: It's an even longer story.
Miles: Are you my Dad's brother?
Buck: What's your record for consecutive questions asked?
Miles: 38.
Buck: I'm your Dad's brother alright.
Miles: You have much more hair in your nose than my Dad.
Buck: How nice of you to notice.
Miles: I'm a kid - that's my job.
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BackFire Blood. It's nature's lube

Spaceballs

C-Dic AmStar 14 Manager

Uncle Buck

But no mention of "Wagons East" or "Canadian Bacon"? It's not he stopped being funny before he died, ya know?

Impediment Endless

Originally posted by C-Dic
Uncle Buck

But no mention of "Wagons East" or "Canadian Bacon"? It's not he stopped being funny before he died, ya know?

I know. I just ran out of space. I liked Canadian Bacon and Wagon's East, too.

Wolfie Keep on howling!

Would anyone recommend Nothing But Trouble? I see it in the Walmart $5 bin a lot but I'm hesitant to buy it.

I'm gonna have to check out Canadian Bacon and Wagon's East now.

office jesus Senior Member

Spaceballs. Hands down.

Impediment Endless

Originally posted by Wolfie
Would anyone recommend Nothing But Trouble? I see it in the Walmart $5 bin a lot but I'm hesitant to buy it.

I'm gonna have to check out Canadian Bacon and Wagon's East now.

IMO, it's shit. Not only is Chevy Chase, the most unfunny man alive, the star, but it's just an all around bad movie which I hated. Candy's dual role as a cop and his behemoth, mute twin sister wasn't anything special.

Aurora Princess

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!!!

I get cracked up just thinking about the part where they are going the wrong way on the interstate!!!

Wolfie Keep on howling!

Originally posted by Aurora
I get cracked up just thinking about the part where they are going the wrong way on the interstate!!!

"Oh, he's drunk! How would he know where we're going?" 😆

Alpha Centauri Restricted

I can't choose between Spaceballs and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

-AC

papabeard tHe RiVeRmaN

It's gotta be Planes ,Trains for me,,,,,, I also like Uncle Buck and The Great Outdoors, however I remember walking out of the cinema during Only the Lonely. And the Michael Moore film Canadian Bacon is good also.