08 Sailing Paradise

Amilcar Abreu

Friends recall teen John obsessing over movies near Toronto’s Donlands.

Making Time

The Creation

High-school memories: strict Catholic environment, popularity surge, football passion cut short by knee injury; brief desire to enlist during Vietnam era; friends recount thwarted plan.

Tweedle Dee

LaVern Baker

Children’s theatre leads to Dan Aykroyd; Godspell crowd; Second City arrives in Toronto; friends “trick” John into audition; he listens, lands a spot.

Pantherish

Antony Westgate

Confidence grows at Second City; “Johnny Toronto” persona; boisterous nights, big hospitality; friends tell lime-green-carpet and paying-the-tab anecdotes.

Wild Thing

Tone-Loc

SCTV TV years: freedom versus SNL; Harold Ramis as head writer; Candy’s extroverted, connective style on sketches.

Holiday Road - National Lampoon's Vacation

Lindsey Buckingham

Vacation reshoot: Candy’s late-added Walley World guard cameo; Ramis asks for a “Paul Fistinyourface”-type; the fix works.

Don't You (Forget About Me)

Simple Minds

Bridge to John Hughes era: colleagues weigh craft and timing; Bill Murray anecdote about “milking” a reading; set-up to Candy/Hughes partnership.

Bust A Move

Young MC

Commentators argue Candy should be associated with Hughes; Macaulay notes Candy’s many Hughes films beyond the “Brat Pack” image.

Rhythm Of Life

Hugh Harris

Uncle Buck: paternal warmth with kids; Macaulay recalls playful, respectful improv rhythm; classroom “bad egg” scene underscores Candy’s protective, egalitarian tone.

Power to Believe

The Dream Academy

Planes, Trains & Automobiles: the “I like me” speech’s enduring impact; commentators compare Candy’s pathos to Chaplin’s City Lights.

Mom Returns and Finale - Instrumental

John Williams

Home Alone cameo origins: Gus Polinski van improv marathon; Columbus recalls 23-hour one-day shoot and backstory bits.

Everytime You Go Away - From the Documentary “John Candy: I Like Me"

Cynthia Erivo

Death and grief: colleagues/family recount shock after Durango; reflections on memories, loss, and public mourning.

End credits

Power to Believe (Instumental)

The Dream Academy

End credits