John Candy's son, Chris, said during a recent event promoting the new documentary "John Candy: I Like Me" (via People) that it was "heart-wrenching" to see resurfaced press interviews in the film ...

Ahead of the festival's opening night world premiere of "John Candy: I Like Me," filmmaker Hanks told IndieWire about the challenges of making a doc about someone universally beloved — and the many ...

[Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on September 4, 2025 and has been lightly updated throughout.] On the surface, yes, the idea of making a documentary on the life of John Candy ...

Hanks said the questioning directed at Candy "would not fly in this day and age" Colin Hanks is reflecting on how interviewers treated John Candy when asking about his weight The director of the new ...

The secret to making a documentary worthy of comedy legend John Candy was to lean into the magic he created on screen in films that include Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Uncle Buck, Spaceballs and ...

Actor-director Colin Hanks was about 7 years old when Splash came out in 1984, the movie that starred his father Tom Hanks and John Candy; it would be a major hit for the emerging stars. The younger ...

Colin Hanks remembers the exact moment he met John Candy. He was just a child when his father, Tom (you may have heard of him before), starred in Splash with Candy, yet the Canadian comedian talked to ...

At IndieWire's Craft Roundtables, Reid explained why Candy's films provided a perfect blueprint for a feature-length documentary about his life. John Candy’s singular film career is a testament to his ...

Rosemary Candy married John Candy all the way back in 1979, but even she learned something new about her late husband in the documentary “John Candy: I Like Me.” In an archived TV interview, John said ...

The director of the new documentary John Candy: I Like Me said, "That, particularly, was so soul-crushing to me" The documentary is about "the life, career and loss of one of the most beloved actors ...