List of the best John Candy movies: Once Upon a Crime(1992), Going Berserk(1983), Speed Zone!(1989), Delirious(1991), Planes, Trains and Automobiles(1987), Spaceballs(1987), Volunteers(1985), Find the Lady(1975), The Clown Murders(1976), Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird(1985), Cool Runnings(1993), Stripes(1981) ... ...
5.9/10
Comedy
USA|Germany
1992
94 Minutes
John Candy James Belushi Cybill Shepherd Sean Young Richard Lewis Ornella Muti Giancarlo Giannini George Hamilton Roberto Sbaratto Joss Ackland
husband wife traveler tourist inspector pet owner madcap amusing suspenseful monte carlo, monaco casino rome hotel bedroom travel murder lost dog investigation on the run crime
Phoebe and a fellow American in Rome find a dog with a $5000 reward. They take a train to the owner in Monte Carlo. She turns up murdered. They run and become suspects just as 3 other Americans on the train.
5.3/10
Comedy
Canada|USA
1983
85 Minutes
John Bourgignon
John Candy Joe Flaherty Eugene Levy Alley Mills Pat Hingle Ann Bronston Dixie Carter Paul Dooley Richard Libertini Kurtwood Smith
driver fiancée senator director reverend friend hysterical offbeat madcap apartment dance studio street campaign trail cult headquarters wedding blackmail marriage brainwashing murder plot politics
A drummer/chauffeur engaged to a congressman's daughter encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics cult, and other crazed characters during the days leading up to his wedding.
4.6/10
Comedy
Canada
1989
95 Minutes
Charlie Cronan
John Candy Donna Dixon Matt Frewer Joe Flaherty Tim Matheson Mimi Kuzyk Melody Anderson Shari Belafonte Peter Boyle
Despite the police's preemptive strike, the illegal coast-to-coast car race is still on with new drivers. It's a race where fair play, red lights, stop signs, police roadblocks and traffic rules in general have no validity.
Comedy
1991
96 Minutes
Jack Gable
John Candy Mariel Hemingway Emma Samms Raymond Burr Dylan Baker Charles Rocket David Rasche Andrea Thompson Zach Grenier Jerry Orbach Renee Taylor
writer nurse actress mechanic boyfriend doctor hilarious melodramatic madcap suburb automobile repair shop party household soap opera alternate reality car accident television unrequited love control adventure
The head writer (John Candy) of a soap opera dreams he's a character in it, romancing two women (Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms) in the plot.
7.6/10
Comedy, Other
USA
1987
92 Minutes
Steve Martin John Candy Laila Robins Michael McKean Kevin Bacon Dylan Baker William Windom Edie McClurg
salesman husband wife thief police officer madcap endearing chicago wichita, kan. motel airport truck airplane travel thanksgiving friendship family luck weather transformation
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with a lovable oaf of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.
7.1/10
Comedy
USA
1987
92 Minutes
Barfolemew "Barf"
Mel Brooks John Candy Rick Moranis Bill Pullman Daphne Zuniga Dick Van Patten George Wyner Michael Winslow Lorene Yarnell John Hurt Ronny Graham
president wizard pilot princess king madcap hilarious witty intricate outer space spacecraft space station desert kidnapping arranged marriage ransom space travel magic rescue love
A star pilot and his sidekick must come to the rescue of a Princess and save the galaxy from a ruthless race of beings known as Spaceballs.
5.6/10
Comedy
USA|Mexico
1985
106 Minutes
Tom Hanks John Candy Rita Wilson Tim Thomerson Gedde Watanabe George Plimpton
wealthy man peace corps worker volunteer communist soldier drug lord cheeky hilarious madcap winsome thailand small town escape peace corps displacement competition drug trafficking underdog escape 1960s
1962, after Yale graduation, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay. He takes his roomie's place as Peace Corps Volunteer in Thai Golden Triangle with 2 other PCVs. Will he survive 2 years?
4.3/10
Comedy
Canada|UK
1975
80 Minutes
Mickey Rooney John Candy Dick Emery Lawrence Dane Peter Cook Alexandra Bastedo
Three kidnapping plots simultaneously target the same young woman.
3.8/10
Crime, Drama
Canada
1976
94 Minutes
Ollie
Stephen Young Susan Keller John Candy Lawrence Dane Gary Reineke John Bayliss Al Waxman Michael Magee Cecil Linder
Four men kidnap an old girlfriend on Halloween night as a joke to ruin a real estate deal, only to have a very real clown-masked killer stalk them seeking revenge.
Kids & Family, Comedy
1985
88 Minutes
State Trooper
Sandra Bernhard John Candy Chevy Chase Joe Flaherty Waylon Jennings Dave Thomas Sally Kellerman
big bird oscar the grouch bert ernie cookie monster social worker heartwarming endearing sesame street illinois farm carnival household homesickness family journey friendship running away road trip quest
Big Bird, whisked away to Illinois by a misguided social worker, sets out to rejoin his friends in New York.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
97 Minutes
Irving 'Irv' Blitzer
Leon Doug E. Doug Malik Yoba John Candy Rawle D. Lewis Raymond J. Barry Larry Gilman Peter Outerbridge Paul Coeur
athlete coach rival reporter inspiring amusing uplifting jamaica hotel calgary bobsledding olympic games underdog rivalry 1980s
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1981
105 Minutes
Dewey "Ox"'Oxburger
Bill Murray Harold Ramis Warren Oates P.J. Soles Sean Young John Candy John Larroquette Judge Reinhold Timothy Busfield
slacker army recruit best friend sergeant officer amusing madcap thrilling louisville, ky. czechoslovakia west germany army camp basic training international conflict misfits iron curtain u.s. army leadership adventure underdog
Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
Comedy
1992
88 Minutes
Kalishak
Sally Kellerman Dave Thomas Paxton Whitehead Andrea Martin John Calvin John Candy Alex Rocco
The silly spies (Dave Thomas, Sally Kellerman) from "The Bullwinkle Show" foil a mad scientist whose lab is in a Mount Rushmore nose.
7.6/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
1990
102 Minutes
Gus Polinski
Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci Daniel Stern Catherine O'Hara John Heard Roberts Blossom John Candy Angela Goethals Devin Ratray Gerry Bamman
boy mother old man con artist brother polka band hilarious heartwarming frenetic chicago paris airport family home church abandonment family christmas robbery children vs. adults growing up
An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.
7.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Canada
1978
103 Minutes
Simonsen
Elliott Gould Christopher Plummer Susannah York Céline Lomez Michael Kirby Ken Pogue John Candy Gail Dahms Micheal Donoghue Jack Duffy
bank teller bank robber love interest brooding confident tense thrilling intense toronto apartment bank canada bank robbery theft schemes pursuit quest revenge rivalry love
A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash.
7.4/10
Adventure, Comedy
USA
1983
98 Minutes
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Christie Brinkley Anthony Michael Hall Imogene Coca Randy Quaid Dana Barron John Candy Eddie Bracken Brian Doyle Murray Eugene Levy
father wife son daughter aunt beautiful woman hilarious madcap chicago car los angeles hotel amusement park grand canyon travel family road trip vacation quest adventure
The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
7.9/10
Musical, Comedy, Action
USA
1980
133 Minutes
Burton Mercer
John Belushi Dan Aykroyd James Brown Cab Calloway Ray Charles Carrie Fisher Aretha Franklin Henry Gibson John Candy Murphy Dunne Steve Cropper
cab calloway musician police officer woman nun ex-girlfriend amusing madcap frenetic unrestrained spirited illinois jail car hotel bar shopping mall blues debt car chase
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
7.0/10
Comedy, Musical
USA
1986
93 Minutes
Wink Wilkinson
Rick Moranis Ellen Greene Steve Martin Vincent Gardenia Tichina Arnold Tisha Campbell-Martin Michelle Weeks James Belushi John Candy Christopher Guest Bill Murray
florist coworker dentist man-eating plant campy offbeat dark new york city flower shop dentist's office killer plant love alien rescue transformation rivalry love 1980s
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
4.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
1980
96 Minutes
John
Michael Sarrazin Susan Clark Anthony Perkins Howard Duff Kate Reid Al Waxman Elizabeth Shepherd Kenneth Welsh John Candy
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
8.0/10
Drama, History
USA|France
1991
189 Minutes
Dean Andrews
Kevin Costner Sissy Spacek Joe Pesci Tommy Lee Jones Gary Oldman Jay O. Sanders Michael Rooker Laurie Metcalf Gary Grubbs John Candy Jack Lemmon
district attorney assassin businessman informant wife passionate spirited new orleans washington, d.c. dallas courtroom conspiracy assassination deception political intrigue historical events trial mystery discovery 1960s
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
5.1/10
Romance
UK
1979
106 Minutes
George Segal Glenda Jackson Maureen Stapleton Hollis McLaren John Cunningham Paul Sorvino Ken Pogue Janie Sell Diana Barrington Leslie Carlson John Candy
A college professor (George Segal) and an English divorcee (Glenda Jackson) meet and marry while on a vacation in France. When the bride returns home she finds life less than rosey as the ... See full summary »
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