PrimeTime 1989 - Inside Entertainment

Little news flashes from PrimeTime's 'Inside Entertainment' page. The paragraph on John is about 'Uncle Buck' revitalizing his career and his future projects of which 'On The Air' fell through.

Below John's photo is Bette Midler's. Is this a coincidence or what? Around the time of this article Bette demanded that John would do an audition for the role of her boyfriend Ed Munn in the film 'Stella' (1990). John was furious about this and he refused to do an audition. After that, the role went to John Goodman. For further reading on this subject I recommend reading Martin Knelman's biography on John Candy, 'Laughing on the Outside'.

Empire October 1991 - Part II (Review)

After reading this review on 'Only the Lonely' by Angie Errigo I come to the conclusion that Mrs. Errigo only reviewed this movie on base of it's story. There's no word on the fine acting of the cast.

Please don't let this review fool you, 'Only the Lonely' is a heartwarming romantic comedy and is much better than a lot of other romantic "comedies". This movie is not a cliché, it's reality. It's about real feelings and is inspired by people who were in the same situation. Therefore, the movie can't be uninspired. Unless you think life is a cliché itself.

Why is John's character referred to as a slob in this review? He's a nice and decent guy, who works as a cop. O, wait a minute... is it because he's heavy? Now that's not sweet, but it is simple and uninspired....

Empire October 1991 - Part I (Interview)

An interview by Frank Sanello with John about his career and his new film 'Only the Lonely' in the popular British film magazine 'Empire'.

I'd like to make some remarks on three passages in this interview :

1. "So she'd (Ally Sheedy) have no qualms about dating the big man (John) in real life? "Er, sure" "says Sheedy diplomatically." This is very suggestive, as if Ally didn't give an honest answer and as if no woman could be attracted by John.

2. "The Canadian-born actor could not, however draw on his own real-life experience." This is only partially true. It's true that John didn't stay with his mother till he was 38 but he did take the place of his father. He was making the decisions for his mother and older brother. You can read more about that in Martin Knelman's excellent John Candy biography: 'Laughing on the Outside'.

3. "....leading to initially disappointing leading man performances in Summer Rental and The Great Outdoors." I guess the interviewer speaks in box office terms, because John's performances itselves in 'Summer Rental' and 'The Great Outdoors' aren't disappointing at all. Especially 'Summer Rental' is a great vehicle for John.

In conclusion some remarks on the brief filmography:

Faceoff (1977), seems to me that should be 'Face-Off' from 1971, was deleted some time ago from John's IMDB listing and when I mentioned John to Canadian actor Art Hindle, who had a part in Face-Off, he told me he worked with him in the movie 'Speed Zone'. Art didn't mention 'Face-Off'. So it's difficult to determine if John has a part in this movie. If so, it would take the place of 'Class of '44' (1973) as John's movie debut.

Strange Brew (1983). This movie stars John's SCTV colleagues Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis as the McKenzie Brothers. As far as I know, John doesn't have a part in this picture.

'One Wild Night' (1990) is an alternative title for 'Career Opportunities', most probably for the UK. John has a very nice cameo in this John Hughes movie. Click the article to read it in full size.