John Candy

[ChappyUK]

Fat guy dies young. Knock me down with a feather.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I don’t remember anyone being particularly surprised by it.

 

[Plugger35]

I don’t remember anyone being particularly surprised by it.

About as surprising as when Ricky May died at around the same age.

 

[wal]

Time for a fat tax, drain on the health system

 

[Back One Out]

...and a thread about John Candy predictably goes down the path of “fat shaming”

It’s lucky that we’re all perfect and not one of those gross, disgusting fatties.

 

[radiojake]

Time for a fat tax, drain on the health system

One could argue dying young ultimately puts less strain on the system

 

[Mister Dog]

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[wal]

One could argue dying young ultimately puts less strain on the system

Like smokers?

 

[Teen Wolf]

Fat man named Candy, that's like a pianist named Keys.

His cliche/character in Cool Runnings is entirely fictional, which shouldn't be surprising, but I do remember feeling disappointed when I first read that. He would've made a good Bob Woolmer though, an actual coach of a shambolic national sporting team. But I'm pretty sure the only real-life person he ever portrayed on film was that of Dean Andrews Jr in JFK--an appropriately greasy performance overshadowed by Joe Pesci.

Which reminds me, I wish Candy's best line from Home Alone ("polka, polka, pohhlka, pohhlka") was re-purposed in order to restore his scrapped role in Disney's 1995 animated feature Pocahontas.

 

[HBF]

Uncle Buck is such a funny movie. Must watch it again soon.

 

[Kram]

WOW, that was close! I mean we can laugh about it now that we are alright!

 

[rocker_oz33]

 

[Kram]

For mine Uncle Buck was just ok.

 

[footyfan1978]

never seen it

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

GTFOOH

Trading Places is only thing close to touching Planes, Trains and Automobiles of this era.

Someone is finally talking some sense. P, T and A is Candy's crowning glory.

Also, anyone who compares Chris Farley to him should be fired in to the sun.

 

[Plugger35]

I found Chris Farley far funnier than John Candy, not saying Candy couldn't be funny at times but Farley was capable of being hilarious.

 

[Kram]

fmd anyone even remotely comparing Farley to Candy has no taste.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Yeah, John Candy hosted SNL once (and cameo'd twice). Might be mistaking SNL with SCTV.

Anyway, Planes, Trains and Automobiles is the greatest comedy of the 80's. Discuss.

What about Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and A Fish Called Wanda?

 

[aflcliche]

Nailed every role from a young age and stole the show even in minor roles

 

[The Filth Wizard]

What about Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and A Fish Called Wanda?

They are most certainly in the conversation.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

They are most certainly in the conversation.

I was a teens to early 20s through the 80s and used to watch plenty of comedy. I can't remember the last time I went out of my way to watch one, it's probably the one genre these days that interests me the least. If I want a good laugh, I'll go back to the 80s and watch something from that period.

 

[Plugger35]

Most of my favourite comedy films of the 80s involved Chevy Chase like Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, Fletch, Spies Like Us and Three Amigos.

He dominated 80s comedy films, no one could play the bumbling idiot role better than him.

 

[JackOutback]

fmd anyone even remotely comparing Farley to Candy has no taste.

Farley is a poor imitation of a poor imitation of John Candy.

From 1981 to 1989, just about everything Candy touched turned to gold.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

My dad really liked Uncle Buck and a lot of people do but except when I was really little it hasn't done for me. American PG comedy movie... probably sums it all up.

 

[savagelunchbox]

Home Alone. Uncle Buck. Cool Runnings.

All childhood favs.