John Candy 1994-2019

25 years ago today our beloved John Candy passed away at the age of 43. What a brilliant and funny actor he was. And also a very kind human being. I still watch his work and he is still a big inspiration to me. Thank you John! Big hug!


Read a great tribute by Victoria Ahearn of The Canadian Press here.

Del Griffith by comedy genius John Candy

I don't know how many times I've seen 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' over the years but every time I'm more impressed with John's wonderful timing and details in his acting. He adds so much to his role and you can clearly see that he was a very intelligent man. The way he shows all complexities and emotions of Del Griffith is amazing. And it's all so natural. What a relieve compared to all those laugh-or-I'll-shoot actors that seem to come in herds nowadays. In short: there are no better acting lessons than watching John's films! See my original post on https://www.facebook.com/groups/johncandyblog.

A child was born

64 years ago, on October 31st 1950, a child was born. A child that would make millions of people laugh and move them to tears. Please, keep John Candy in your thoughts and prayers.

Anger about TV-series 'Uncle Buck'

According to an article on the Dutch website nieuws.nl and the original article from deadline.com there's anger about a planned 'Uncle Buck' TV-series.

I agree with what one of the posters on the website said: "John Candy made 'Uncle Buck' as funny as it was. Any attempt to rehash it 25 years later as a series is just not going to work!"

I'd like to add to that. The film 'Uncle Buck' is tasty as lasagna but they heated it, re-heated it and heated it again until it looks and smells like this..... a stinky mess called a new series. Nuff said!

20th anniversary of John Candy's passing

Today marks the 20th anniversary of John Candy's passing. Two decades have gone by without this wonderful actor. It seems unbelievable. Sorely missed by his family, friends and fans. Forever in their hearts. Fortunately there's a wonderful legacy to remember him by.

Please keep John in your thoughts and  prayers, especially today. May God bless his soul.

Citizen Steven

Last year, on May 5, 2013 to be precise, YouTube user Tigrane Minassian uploaded a 23-minute short called 'Citizen Steven'. This star studded video was created in 1987 for Steven Spielberg's 40th birthday by friends John Candy and Dan Aykroyd (who narrates).

This documentary short lovingly recreates the look and feel of 'Citizen Kane'. It’s a short with tongue firmly in cheek and it’s obvious it was for created for private consumption.

John plays Clip Maxwell a reporter / researcher whom, under the guidance of his chief Cal Dushane (Dan Aykroyd), has to unravel the mysteries around Steven Spielberg in order to make a film. He travels around the States to interview people who know him, mostly stars. In fact, a whole gaggle of them.

I found this short to be most pleasant. You can watch it below.



Source: Indiewire.

Remembering John on his 62nd birthday

John would've been 62 today. What would his movie career have been like after 'Wagons East'? First he was set to play the father of Spanky in the 1994 film 'The Little Rascals'. I guess some great movies would have followed after that and maybe a comedy series for television? And how would his private life look like? Would he have conquered his weight? We will never know. But we can still love and cherish the wonderful performances he left on film and try to live in his spirit; as warm human beings.