John Candy was one of those actors that is great in everything he's in and even though there maybe one or two movies he may have been in that were not that good but i can't think of them?
One of my favorite parts was him walking in the school smoking a cigar and finally realising he's smoking a cigar in an elementary school. Brilliant scene
I had an almost identical scene. Few days ago I walked into a gas station smoking my cigar till I realized I still had it in my hand and was about to take another drag off of it.
John Candy was a special kind of person & comedian. As soon as you saw him, you just knew you were gonna have a good time. Rest easy big man & thanks for all the laughs.
@Bruce Cumming i Feel He Explained it Best in Planes, train's and Automobiles "Im The REAL Deal, What You See Is What you Get". That Line Always chokes me up 😔
We lost a great artist, and he seemed like a very likeable guy. His roles in Cool Runnings, Only The Lonely, Delirious, Rookie Of The Year, even his despicable corrupt lawyer Dean Andrews in JFK, he was so good. Dead at just 43.
@Vlad Drac a quarter for the bus down town but now all I can see is a dirty guy with a organ grinder with a rat chained to it with a sign that says wart removal 25¢
PT&A is good, too bad Egotistical s. martin is in it. He ruins everything he's in. Cases in point: Father of the Bride ( sorry Spencer Tracy ), and Waiting for Godot. How anyone could ruin that masterpiece WITH Samuel Beckett directing is beyond me, but martin & williams managed to do it!! John Candy, however, brought life and pathos to everything he was in.
It's so amazing that you have done this Uncle Buck episode. I was just watching it here in the UK this weekend and it's one of favourite films too. John Candy was brilliant and is a total legend. The film is awesome and I really enjoyed watching this episode about it. All the best!
John Candy was my families next door neighbor in Queensville Ontario back in the 1980s. He was a generous and truly funny Canadian. He loaned my parents a Chevrolet Suburban one summer for two weeks while my parents had company over from Europe so they could travel around in comfort. He purchased 5 acres of land off my father back then also. Our last name happens to be Buck. RIP John.
I loved this film as a kid and I rewatched it on a Delta Airlines flight from London Heathrow to New York a couple of weeks ago, so now I have even fonder memories for it!
Never really paid attention to the directors but thanks to this episode I now know one director pretty much created most of my favorite comedies from that time period. Thanks Minty.
John candy was a one of a kind. Their have been copy's of him through out the years but no way you can replace him. He will be missed always. No one else could have done those roles. Rip john.
Uncle Buck is one of those movies that you can relate to... seems everybody has that weird uncle or inlaw that's sort of the "black sheep of the family" that doesn't quite fit in, who's not refined enough or good enough for certain hoity-toity members of the family, etc, the way Buck wasn't good enough for his acerbic brother or his snobbish sister in law... but yet he cares for his nieces and nephew and forges a connection with them, stands up for them and defends them, even helps them to feel better about themselves and about life, while their parents are too busy with their careers or their own interests to be bothered mentoring and looking out for their own kids interests... it's the cornerstone of the movie. Tia is rebelling because she's basically estranged from her mother and desperately seeking attention, approval, and affection, and like many teen girls goes looking for it in ways that are detrimental to her life long happiness. Miles was picked on by his peers and didn't fit in well- and his mom's disconnect in hiring a clown for his birthday party, which only a few kids bothered to attend and even commented on how "clowns are so boring they make me puke" at which Miles visibly cringes because he KNOWS word will get out at school how "lame" his birthday party was and he'll have that to live down too. Several scenes were cut from the movie where the weird lunches that Buck packed for him actually made him more popular as kids would gather around to see what he had for lunch that day- this was reduced to a single throwaway scene in the movie with Miles looking to "trade" food with other kids who all back off screaming, but originally it was written to be an ongoing thing that actually helped Miles fit in better. Maizy of course was picked on by her teacher and the school principal he had the famous "Moley Russel's Wart" meeting with, and Buck defends Maizy and throws a quarter on her desk and tells her to go downtown and "have a rat gnaw that thing off your face". Telling off the officious school principal and putting her in her place, something which her obsequious parents were loath to do. Buck even eventually gets even with Bug after he uses and throws away Tia, and lets her get a little revenge on him for his using and abusing her feelings, and helps her come to terms with her own feelings and what happened. In the end, the kids transform Buck as well, as he had been ducking going to work at a "regular job" for his girlfriend Chenice at her tire store, because he prefers the unstructured, unattached, irresponsible "batchelors life" of money making schemes and freewheeling freedom to which he's become accustomed. He finally realizes that it's time to settle down, and take some responsibility and move his life into a more structured phase, which is where the movie leaves off-- he and Chenise reconcile and Buck is going to work in her tire store, and they're talking about marriage and kids after having a very protracted engagement. That's why the movie is such a classic and had stood the test of time. Personally I think it's John Candy's finest film. Later! OL J R :)
As a lifelong resident of Illinois, you have my utmost respect for pronouncing Illinois correctly (without the “s”). As an Aussie, you are already of ahead of 75% of US residents. Subscribed for sure.
John Hughes was supreme in the art of pulling cute 80's movies together wasn't he? From the use of great talent, cute locations and witty satirical scripts - he created a kind of cinema magic!
My impression was that little McCaulley's fast lines we're fine with Uncle John holding a pallet with the lines, not necessarily on his head. The camera was on him exclusively during the little guy's lines, which might mean that he looked at the camera and read the lines off a paper Candy was holding for him. They could then edit the scene afterwards to make their lines into a dialogue. What a great guy!
Brilliant mate. Minty, it's the first time I've seen one of your reviews, but you're on my wavelength pal. Wish I had the time to do the same stuff here in the UK.
Me too, it was a really big shock for me to turn on the TV and hear that he had a heart attack and died while he was filming Wagons East (1994). I remember seeing him in a lot of movies growing up and later on discovering his work on SCTV. He truly was a talented man.
Do "The Great Outdoors" In my home, its tradition to watch "the movie where the bear gets shot in the butt" on the night of the last day of school for summer
One of the first movies I remember seeing in a theater as a kid. At the good old Ohio Valley Mall. Now I live in the Sierra Nevada not far from where it was filmed.
Nice movie. Great Performance by late John candy. I think no one other than John Candy would have done uncle buck's character well. Really miss John Candy, one of the best comedian from 80s & 90s. R.I.P John Candy.
John Candy is considered a national treasure in Canada. The man represents what to me a Canadian is. It is in today’s times where I wish we had more John Candy movies.
I remember this movie being one of those ones that was funny, had John Candy in it but I didn't see it that often and it was right on the edge of what my parents considered appropriate or not. I ended up seeing The Great Outdoors more.
This, the Great Outdoors, Who's Harry Crumb, and Plains Trains and Automobiles are such awesome films especially the last one I mentioned which makes me laugh my balls off but also deeply touches my heart.
I loved it when John slammed the door open holding the power drill. I honestly think it’s sacrilege to make a tv show out of a John Hughs film. I looked up the Uncle Bun and it’s mainly spoken in Malayalam, one of the languages gauges spoken in India. One John Candy film I would love to see is Only the Lonely.
Great stuff as usual Minty! Loved this film and Candy as a child and I recently re-watched it and yeah.. it still holds up :D Now.. Street Fighter or Rosemary's Baby pls.
The McCalister's in Home Alone do have a dog. There's a scene at the beginning of the movie when Kate says "No, we're not taking the dog." so they had a reason for a pet door.
Watched him growing up with many greats like Rick moranis Joe flatery Eugene Levy. Harold ramis. A Toronto local TV show that we laughed of for years. To see candy at his greatest is in this tv show. As Igor or larue the used car salesman. Pure comedy. Uncle buck. Planes trains ,Brewster millions, lampoons vacation, a great comedian. I was lucky to see him weekly growing up with the other greats on a local TV station. Each one of them did well but seeing them together in the early days was amazing. Look up sctv and you will laugh your ass off.
It's a pity, that Uncle Buck wasn't shown uncut in Germany. The scene with the huge pancake or the birthday, wasn't known by me from the film. I liked that movie for different reasons and thanks Minty to give so many interesting facts about it.
I'm a fat man from chicago too. I feel like comedy comes natural to us. Granted in real life he wasn't from Chicago but have you ever met a fat guy from Chicago that wasn't funny? Belushi comes to mind. We can walk in a room and obnoxiously just steal the show.
Can’t last with that accent but big ups great flick to highlight i was watching Delirious earlier today actually. The 90s kid in me needs some J Candy every few months.
I never understood that scene of miles looking through the mail slot and suddenly three guys are looking back at him. I didn’t know it was supposed to be his imagination lol
i loved this film as s kid in the 90s and early millennium. Mike epps was uncle buck in a tv reboot.. haven't heard ANYTHING since it came out. it got cancelled, didnt it? posted my comment 3 minutes into the video. thanks minty for answering!
In regards to the doggy door in Home Alone, in the beginning of the movie while everyone is packing and Kevin’s mom is on the phone, you can hear her say that the dropped the dog off at the kennel.
Imagine Jack Nicholson, Chevy Chase and Robin Williams played as Uncle Buck it would've been weird and creepy to see Jack as Buck but Robin and Chevy would be great for the part but John Candy was terrific.
