If there’s a scene that best encapsulates the tragically abbreviated career of John Candy, it’s not necessarily from his time on the sketch-comedy series “SCTV” or from movies like “Stripes” or “Uncle ...

This list of John Candy's best movies starts in the right place: with a John Candy Thanksgiving. CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING WITH PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (1987) GIANT FREAKIN MOVIE SCORE: 8.35/10 ...

This is FRESH AIR. John Candy, the comic actor who rose to fame in the sketch comedy series "SCTV" and such films as "Stripes," "Splash" and "Spaceballs," died at age 43 in 1994. Now, 31 years later, ...

Few comedians have made as lasting an impact as John Candy. With his impeccable timing, larger-than-life presence and an unmatched ability to blend outrageous comedy with genuine heart, Candy became ...

An interview with Bill Murray opens “John Candy: I Like Me,” director Colin Hanks’ formulaic but richly enjoyable documentary about the late, great Canadian comedic actor. Murray apologizes for having ...

Director Colin Hanks and producer Ryan Reynolds drove up to the Toronto debut of the film in a tribute to the destroyed Chrysler convertible from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Candy shared ...

Early in director Colin Hanks’ profile of actor/comedian John Candy, interview subject Bill Murray worries that the movie won’t be interesting enough, because Candy was such a good guy that there aren ...

Chris, 40, opened up about his dad in the Nov. 25 episode of Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia. Chris was an executive producer of John Candy: I Like Me, the new documentary about his dad’s life.

Candy died in 1994 at age 43. Now, a new Amazon Prime documentary does a fine job of profiling a gifted entertainer who was also, by all accounts, a very sweet human being. This is FRESH AIR. John ...