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    	No!!!!
    
    	That's too bad ... one of my favorites!!
    
    							GTI
    

    Peace Uncle Buck

    I can't say I was a major fan of his, though I usually found him funny
    (both in his SCTV stint and in movies). I do have fond memories of
    "Armed and Dangerous," in which he was a cop fired for what seemed to
    be a knack for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time; as so often
    happens in comedies, he winds up being vindicated after a long string
    of doing more wrong things at wrong times until finally all the
    wrongness results in one glorious moment of "right". (The film's got
    one of the most ridiculously cathartic car-crash sequences I know of -
    and the scene in the sex'n'leather shop is pretty cute, too.)
    
    -b

    I liked "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles".  Candy played a
    quintessential Candy character, and interacted very well with Steve
    Martin.  
    
    -Stephen

    
    According the to articles in the local papers on Candy the characters he
    played in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and Uncle Buck were close to
    the real Candy, a guy with the heart of gold.
    
    We are really going to miss him, he was one of the funniest Canadians
    ever, and we need all the guys like him we can get.
    
    I hadn't realized how close he was to my family, both literally and in
    spirit.  It turns out his farm was about 3 miles north of my house, and
    he was born here (Newmarket, Ont.), although he grew up Toronto and
    spent most of his time in LA.  He apparently came back here to get away
    from things.   
    
    Rest in Peace, John.
    
    
    Marshall
    
    
    

    Very sad.  I wasn't a major fan, either, but I thought he was funny and
    was sorry to hear the news.
    
    I keep thinking of the scene from Uncle Buck where he goes to visit the
    school principal, a woman with a horrible wart on her face, and he
    winds up calling her Mrs. Melanoma (sp?).
    
    Lorna
     

    
    John Candy, more than a lot of actors, could look like an average guy
    just trying to get through the day.  Without doubt he acted in some
    real dreck, but he was in some real jewels, too.  I'm not a a major fan
    (I'm not a major fan of anything) but he gave me a lot of good laughs.
    
    "A lean, mean, fighting machine!"
    DFW

    Does anybody know if he had a wife and kids?
    
    Just curious.
    
    Lorna
    

    It said his wife and kid(s) were at the hotel when it happened.
    
    I enjoyed Mr Candy's work in "Stripes", "SPlash" and "Home Alone" and 
    was looking forward to his new movie...Entertainment Tonight had done a 
    few stories on it in the last few weeks.
    
    I'll miss him and his work.
    
    Jt

> It said his wife and kid(s) were at the hotel when it happened.

	hotel?  All the reports I've heard thus far say he died
	in his sleep in his trailer.

	What I find interesting is that he supposedly has over
	40 film credits!!!!!  My guess is that alot of them must
	of been small roles and/or cameos in order to get that
	many credits at his age!  Jon, what does the USENET database
	list as his credits?

    The story that ran in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette said he and his
    wife had a son and a daughter (didn't give ages).
    
    He gave us so many wonderful characters!  The Schmenge (sp?) Brothers
    (and lots of others on SCTV)....  I hope they can finish "Wagons East";
    I certainly wouldn't mind another actor stepping into Mr. Candy's role,
    if that's what they'd have to do to get it on the screen for us.
    
    Leslie

    I have him listed for the following:
    
    Armed & Dangerous
    The Best Of John Candy
    Big City Comedy
    The Blues Brothers
    Brewsters Millions
    Career Opportunities
    The Clown Murders
    Delerious
    Find The Lady
    Going Beserk
    The Great Outdoors
    Home Alone
    It Came Fom Hollywood
    The Last Polka
    Little Shop Of Horrors
    National Lampoons Vacation
    1941
    Nothing But Trouble
    Once Apon A Crime
    Only The Lonely
    Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    Really Weird Tales
    Second City Comedy Show
    Seseme Street Presents Follow That Bird
    The Silent Partner
    Spaceballs
    The Speed Zone
    Splash
    Stripes
    Summer Rental
    Uncle Buck
    Volunteers
    Whose Harry Crumb?
    
    RIP John.
    
    
    
    Michael

    Don't forget "Kavik the Wolf Dog"

    
    he will be missed :^(
    

    I read that he had a part in "JFK", but I don't remember him in it.
    

    Re .16: yeah, I was surprised to hear that, too; "John Candy wasn't in
    'JFK'!!" But I saw a clip of his appearance, so I guess he was. [He
    played a rather nasty good old boy type in a white suit and hat, and
    got to deliver a scathing line to Costner's character.] Seemed to be
    pretty much a cameo, though it did suggest that Candy had a wider range
    than he usually made use of.
    
    -b

    I feel like I can remember him in JFK, but I only saw it at the
    theater.  He wasn't the bad, fat guy in the restaurant scene???
    
    Lorna
    

    
    
    		Also his latest, Cool Runnings.
    
    		D.

    JC was in both the theatrical and video releases of "JFK". He was
    the lawyer who met Garrison (Costner) in a New Orleans restaurant.
    He was dressed in white and chain-smoked. I believe Garrison was
    quizzing him about his defense of the character played by Joe Pesci
    and JC's character was warning Garrison to not get involved in the
    assassination investigation.
    
    -- Bill

    re .18, .21, oh, good.  I'm not imagining things.  He *was* the bad,
    fat guy in the restaurant scene.  :-)
    
    Lorna
    

    
    
    Loved him in 'Volunteers' in the helicopter scene where he's trying out
    the helmet head set radio and shattering the eardrums of everyone else.
    
    "HEEEEYY!!!!!  IS THIS THING ON?!?!?!!!"
    
    Scott
    

>>>    Whose Harry Crumb?
was ALL Candy and terribly under-rated.

>>>    Nothing But Trouble
had hardly any Candy and was far the worse movie I ever saw in my life.

>>>    Only The Lonely
had quite a lot of Van Morrison music in it :-)

>>>    Planes, Trains and Automobiles
I think this was his best performance ever.

I have been a big Fan of John since I first saw him cheatin' the dumb guy in 
Poker in "Stripes". I thought I'd seen all the John Candy movies there were to
see, but .13 has certianly enlightened me (thanks).  I've seen a lot of those 
movies and can't for the life of me, remember John in several of them (Brewsters
Millions exspecially throws me - did he play a security guard or something?).
Looks like it's time to go re-renting. With all those cameo appearances he's 
made, I'm suprised I didn't see him in "The Player".

I will certianly miss John. Like musicians, Actors live on forever in their art.

Steve

    re -1
    
    I believe (if I recall) he played Richard Pryer's best friend in
    Brewsters Millions (the remake).
    
    Michael

    Hi Steve,
    
    Yes, I noticed the Van the Man music in "Only The Lonely."  :-)
    
    (I appreciate anything that has music by my favorite grumpy Irishman)
    
    
    Lorna
    

    
    
    I put that one in there for you Lorna :-))
    
    (I believe it was "Someone Like you" from A.S. and "Maries Wedding"
    from I.H. -and- another one that, for the life of me, I can't
    remember).
    
    Steve

    Lorna, do you know of a part where Candy wasn't the "Fat Guy"?

    re .28, no, I guess he didn't have much choice in that, poor devil.
    
    Now, we're stuck with John Goodman, if we want a fat movie star.
    
    Lorna
    

.28>    Lorna, do you know of a part where Candy wasn't the "Fat Guy"?
    
    in "Spaceballs" he wasn't the fat guy... he was the fat alian (looked 
    kinda like a cat if memory serves me)
    
.29>    Now, we're stuck with John Goodman, if we want a fat movie star.
    
    "Buzz" must be coming of age by now.
    

    
    
    
          Does anyone remember his voice in Heavy Metal????? He was the
    Robot that takes the girl to bed after they get sucked up into the
    space ship...... He's also the kid that turns into the superhuman
    dude after he falls in the water..... Dren, I think his name was....
    
         I haven't seen that movie for quite a spell but, I still can
    remember JC's voice real well.......
    
    
    
                        ***** Deadhead Lefty *****
    
    
    
    

    
    In memory of John Candy, who was one of our favorite comediens, we have
    decided to name our puppy "Candy".  The puppy (a German Sheppard) was
    born on March 4th, the same day JC died.  We won't be able to take
    possession of the pup until the end of April, but we thought this would
    be a good name.
    
    RIP John . . . you'll live on . . .
    
    Debby
    

    
    No more movies with this wonderful comedian. 
    
    Gonna miss that guy, always made me laugh no matter what the line.
    
    Dave
    

    Watched Planes_Trains_and_Autos this weekend.  I forgot about the last
    scend (just before the fade to credits) of Candy smiling.  I got all
    choked up.

    That's one of the greatest things about the movie, the ending is so 
    unpredictable.  That quick bashful smile that Candy presents at the 
    end is one that leaves you wondering;
    	- He's happy because he's found new friends 
    		-or-
    	- He's sad and reflecting back to the days when he had his wife 
          to hold.
    
    Chokes me up too.
    
    Steve
    

    Saw the oscars the other night , and the had a section of great stars
    who saddly are no longer in this world ( R.I.P ) . The last star they
    showed was John candy and a seen were he is playing squash and gets hit
    in the head with the ball on his rebound serve , anyway the showed the
    seen with him smiling from PT&A and laughing , while his face is in an
    oval circle . Which is how we all want to remember him .
    
    John , see you in the after-life ...........
    
    
    
    
      ...........ED.......

    Sorry . The title should read..
    
                     " Oscar" would like you there.
    
    
    
    
    .............ED.............

    Better late then never...
    
    John Candy was a multi-faceted performer with a tremendous heart.  He
    will be missed both by fans and by his fellow actors.
    
    P.S.  From JFK: "The Government's gonna jump all over your head,
    Jimbo."
    
    Mary Jo

	One of John's last (or the last?) movies is coming out soon.
	"Wagons of the something"??  Saw it advertised on TV or a
	trailer on a recent video.

    _Wagons East_, I believe.  Also starring Richard Lewis.

Wagons East opens a week from tomorrow.

His last movie, Canadian Bacon (directed by Michael Moore of Roger & Me and
TV Nation), opens some time next year.

However, he was on the set of Wagons East when he died.