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John Candy Colleagues Reflect on Late Comedian in 'I Like Me' Trailer
The documentary features interviews with Candy's colleagues and explores his career from SCTV to Hollywood classics, highlighting his enduring impact on comedy fans worldwide.
- On Thursday, the documentary premiered as TIFF's Opening Night Gala and its trailer debuted hours earlier on Prime Video and Ryan Reynolds's YouTube channels; the film arrives on Prime Video October 10, 2025.
- Producer Ryan Reynolds initiated the project after sharing a viral tribute video several years ago, and Candy's children and collaborators agreed it was the right time more than 30 years after his death, describing the film as a love letter to a national treasure.
- Featuring archival footage and rare home videos, the documentary includes interviews with Dan Aykroyd, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, and Tom Hanks, set to Blue Room's `Everytime You Go Away`.
- At TIFF's opening press events, Jennifer Candy and Christopher Candy walked the red carpet with Ryan Reynolds and Colin Hanks, who say the documentary reveals Candy's vulnerability and reintroduces him to new audiences.
- Across around 44 films, John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor, faced chronic anxiety and media scrutiny including pressure over his weight, before dying at age 43 in March 1994 while filming Wagons East in Durango, Mexico.
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‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Review: Colin Hanks’ Doc Portrait Pays Poignant Tribute to a Comic Icon’s Life and Legacy
The TIFF opener features reminiscences by colleagues including Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short, Conan O'Brien, Mel Brooks and Tom Hanks.
Ryan Reynolds Kicks Off TIFF 50th With Docu ‘John Candy: I Like Me’: “The Greatest, Most Beautiful Man That I Never Met”
Opening night at TIFF’s 50th paid homage to one of Canada’s great, the late SCTV and Hollywood comedy star of the 1980s and 1990s, John Candy with the Colin Hanks directed, Ryan Reynolds produced documentary, John Candy: I Like Me. “There’s no other place that we’d rather be than right here. We had numerous conversations […]
Ryan Reynolds, Colin Hanks and the Candy family talk John Candy: I Like Me documentary at TIFF 2025
Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: Ryan Reynolds, Colin Hanks and the Candy family talk John Candy: I Like Me documentary at TIFF 2025 Among the many great comedic actors who starred in iconic comedies in the 1980s and 90s was John Candy. Candy got his start on the Canadian sketch comedy series SCTV and went on to star in several blockbuster films that became classics, such as Stripes, Spaceballs, Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains & Automo…
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