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John Candy documentary to open Toronto International Film Festival
1 of 4 | Director Colin Hanks' documentary "John Candy: I Like Me" will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo June 4 (UPI) -- The 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival will open with the world premiere of the documentary John Candy: I Like Me. TIFF announced the documentary, directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, will screen Sept. 4 at the Opening Night Gala at Roy Thomson Hall. The film chronicles the life and career of Candy, an actor and comedian who died in 1994 at the age of 43. "Comedy fans all over the world grew up on John Candy's humor," TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said in a news release. "We love that John's global career started in Toronto, and we can't wait to share John Candy: I Like Me with everyone at this year's Opening Night Gala premiere. Colin Hanks has made a hugely entertaining film packed with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, but like John, this movie is all heart. For us, it's the perfect way to kick off TIFF's 50th edition." John Candy: I Like Me features never-before-seen home videos, interviews with his family and the recollections of colleagues and collaborators. The documentary is set to be released in the fall on Prime Video. Ryan Reynolds's career: Film premieres, laughs and family Ryan Reynolds (L), and his former girlfriend, Alanis Morissette, pose together at the premiere of "De-Lovely" in New York City on June 21, 2004. Reynolds and Morissette met in 2002 and dated for two years before becoming engaged in 2004. They then split in 2007. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo
Global News
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‘John Candy: I Like Me' documentary set to open TIFF 50th edition
A documentary about late Canadian comic John Candy will open the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The festival says John Candy: I Like Me traces the comedy star's personal and professional life with never-before-seen home videos and candid recollections that reveal a son, husband, father and friend who battled personal ghosts and Hollywood pressures. The film was directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, who say in a joint statement the SCTV was a great actor and an even better person. View image in full screen John Candy, pictured in a scene from the comedy 'Uncle Buck.'. Universal Candy appeared in some of the biggest comedies of the '80s and '90s, including Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Cool Runnings and Splash, a comedy classic that catapulted his big-screen career along with co-star Tom Hanks, Colin's father. Story continues below advertisement Candy was just 43 when he died in 1994 of a heart attack in Mexico while working on a film. 1:37 'He's still loved:' John Candy's legacy lives on, 25 years after his death John Candy: I Like Me makes its world premiere at TIFF on Sept. 4 before streaming on Prime Video in the fall. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival runs Sept. 4 to 14. 'We love that John's global career started in Toronto, and we can't wait to share John Candy: I Like Me with everyone at this year's opening night gala premiere,' TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said Wednesday in a release. 'Colin Hanks has made a hugely entertaining film packed with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, but like John, this movie is all heart. For us, it's the perfect way to kick off TIFF's 50th edition.'
CBC
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TIFF 2025 to open with documentary on Canadian comedian John Candy
The 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is set to open with a documentary celebrating Canadian comedy legend John Candy. John Candy: I Like Me, directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, will have its world premiere on Sep. 4 at Roy Thomson Hall. The documentary will feature the Toronto-raised comedian and actor's life on- and off-camera, with exclusive home videos, family interviews and collaborators' recollections to showcase the legacy of his career spanning over two decades, the festival announced in a news release Wednesday. "Hanks has made a hugely entertaining film packed with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, but like John, this movie is all heart," TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said in the release. "For us, it's the perfect way to kick off TIFF's 50th edition." Born in Newmarket, Ont., Candy first joined improv troupe The Second City Toronto in 1963. He joined the cast of its television show SCTV three years later, which went on to win two writing Emmys and an ACTRA award. Candy was 43 years old when he died from a heart attack on Mar. 4, 1994 while filming Wagons East in Mexico. John Candy: I Like Me will stream on Amazon Prime Video this fall after its premiere at the festival. The 11-day festival runs Sept. 4 to 14. A full lineup is yet to be announced. Currently there is a free collection containing objects related to Candy's life and career, donated by his wife Rose Candy, at the TIFF Film Reference Library.
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‘John Candy: I Like Me' to open 50th edition of Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto Argonauts co-owners John Candy, right, and Wayne Gretzky along with player Raghib (Rocket) Ismail talk to reporters at the team's training camp in Guelph, Ont., June 7, 1991. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hans Deryk TORONTO — A documentary about late Canadian comic John Candy will open the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The festival says 'John Candy: I Like Me' traces the comedy star's personal and professional life with never-before-seen home videos and candid recollections that reveal a son, husband, father and friend who battled personal ghosts and Hollywood pressures. The film was directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, who say in a joint statement the 'SCTV' was a great actor and an even better person. Candy appeared in some of the biggest comedies of the '80s and '90s, including 'Uncle Buck,' 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles,' 'Cool Runnings' and 'Splash,' a comedy classic that catapulted his big-screen career along with co-star Tom Hanks, Colin's father. Candy was just 43 when he died in 1994 of a heart attack in Mexico while working on a film. 'John Candy: I Like Me' makes its world premiere at TIFF on Sept. 4 before streaming on Prime Video in the fall. The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival runs Sept. 4 to 14. 'We love that John's global career started in Toronto, and we can't wait to share 'John Candy: I Like Me' with everyone at this year's opening night gala premiere,' TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said Wednesday in a release. 'Colin Hanks has made a hugely entertaining film packed with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, but like John, this movie is all heart. For us, it's the perfect way to kick off TIFF's 50th edition.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 4, 2025. Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press
Globe and Mail
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- Globe and Mail
John Candy documentary to open TIFF's 50th edition in September
The Toronto International Film Festival will open its 50th edition this September with the world premiere of a new documentary about Canadian comedy legend John Candy. Directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Canadian Ryan Reynolds, the doc John Candy: I Like Me will screen Sept. 4 at Roy Thomson Hall, organizers revealed Wednesday in the first programming announcement for TIFF's 2025 edition. While Hanks was just 17 years old when Candy died of a heart attack in 1994 at the age of 43, his father Tom enjoyed a long history of working with the actor, starting with the pair's 1984 comedy Splash and 1985's cult classic Volunteers (which also featured Colin's stepmother, Rita Wilson). Candy's career, which was launched in Toronto through Second City Television's legendary 1976-1984 run, was a bright light of big-screen comedy for much of the '80s and early '90s, including his work in The Great Outdoors; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck; Cool Runnings and Home Alone. 'Comedy fans all over the world grew up on John Candy's humour,' Cameron Bailey, TIFF's chief executive, said in a statement. 'Colin has made a hugely entertaining film packed with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, but like John, this movie is all heart. For us, it's the perfect way to kick off TIFF's 50th edition.' The doc, which will stream on Prime Video after its TIFF premiere, is just one of two Candy-centric projects debuting this fall. In October, Canadian author Paul Myers, brother of actor Mike Myers, will release the comedian's new biography John Candy: A Life in Comedy with House of Anansi Press. The decision to select the Candy doc as TIFF's opening-night film marks the first time that a film about Canadian subject matter has kicked off the festival since 2019, when director Daniel Roher's Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, was programmed. (Although Hanks' movie is not technically Canadian, given it was funded by Amazon MGM Studios.) This year's edition of TIFF will run Sept. 4 through 14, with more programming to be announced throughout the summer.
