Many of Candy’s most popular and famous characters have a charm that makes the viewer feel like he’s your own father. “I think he kind of was recreating the relationship that he might not have had ...

The late John Candy passed away three years before I arrived on this earth at Atlanta, Georgia’s Northside Hospital. So, for someone coming in on the first wave of Gen Z, it would make sense that the ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT In the best scene of John Candy's best movie, "Planes, Trains & Automobiles," Steve Martin's Neal Page berates Candy's Del Griffith, exasperated by their pre-Thanksgiving travel ordeal ...

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, ...

It’s rare that I meet a candy I don’t like. When I was growing up, my family was well-known for our “candy drawer, ” which is exactly what it sounds like: a drawer in the kitchen filled with all sorts ...

Last Christmas, I was overcome by the sudden urge to watch “Home Alone.” Not the wildest or most unexpected impulse, given the season, but I’d shockingly only seen the classic once before in my life, ...

Movies After Deadpool Nods, I’m Loving The Cool Way Ryan Reynolds Paid Tribute To John Candy With The Documentary Release Marvel Cinematic Universe The Shockingly Large Amount Paramount Made Ryan ...

Most people have an "Uncle Buck" in their life — someone funny, who makes questionable life choices but has the purest heart. Mine was my late Uncle Bruce, whom we affectionately called "Buck," ...

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Two new documentaries recently dropped on Prime Video, and as a Penn State graduate who loves comedy, they’re both must-see offerings: Saquon, a film about the life and career of Philadelphia Eagles ...