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John Candy: I Like Me
Directed by
Colin Hanks
PG-13
2025
1h 53m
Documentary
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Biography
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8.0
89%
96%
7.9
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Explores the life and legacy of iconic funnyman John Candy, who died of a heart attack in 1994, at age 43.
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Cast of John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy
Self (archive footage)
Tom Hanks
Self - Actor, Splash
Steve Martin
Self - Actor, 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'
Martin Short
Self - Actor, SCTV
Eugene Levy
Self - Actor, SCTV
Macaulay Culkin
Self - Actor, Uncle Buck
Bill Murray
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Catherine O'Hara
Self - Actor, SCTV
Conan O'Brien
Self - Comedian & Podcast Host
Mel Brooks
Self - Director, Spaceballs
Jennifer Candy
Self - John's Daughter / Co-Executive Producer
Chris Candy
Self - John's Son / Co-Executive Producer
Dan Aykroyd
Self - Mainstage Cast, The Second City
Dave Thomas
Self - Actor, SCTV
Andrea Martin
Self - Actor, SCTV
Robin Duke
Self - Actor, SCTV
Don Lake
Self - Actor, Wagons East
Chris Columbus
Self - Director, Home Alone
Steve Aker
Self - John's Cousin
Rose Candy
Self - John's Wife / Co-Executive Producer
John Candy: I Like Me Ratings & Reviews
FilmWeek (LAist)
Tim Cogshell
Deeply, deeply moving... It made me remember how much I really loved John Candy.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Christy Lemire
It's a lovely film and a great look back at a career that had more versatility than perhaps you'd realized.
MacGuffin or Meaning (Substack)
Alise Chaffins
This movie is far more hagiography than biography....but John Candy: I Like Me proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was surrounded by people who loved him, and there is a lot of value in that.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
A cinematic love letter to the man-one that, after watching the succession of tributes the younger Hanks has accumulated, seems to be well deserved.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
if the numerous interviewees are to be believed, Candy was a genuinely good guy, which makes him a refreshing subject given how inured we have become to corruption, malfeasance, and generally awful behavior by celebrities and politicians.
Butler's Cinema Scene
Robert W. Butler
All in all this is a warm tribute to a very good man.
Salon.com
Coleman Spilde
Candy's pursuit of goodness comes up repeatedly throughout "I Like Me," to the point where a viewer can understand that, even amongst all of life's pressures and its difficulties, it's easy to live with integrity if you keep it by your side at all times.
NPR
David Bianculli
Even if you know little about John Candy, by the time this film is over, you'll miss him a lot.
Washington Post
Elahe Izadi
So, yeah, never meet your heroes? "I Like Me" will leave you feeling: Man, this was a hero worth meeting.
Newsday
Robert Levin
A genuinely moving documentary about a true legend.
New York Times
Alissa Wilkinson
For the most part, this is a movie about a man who was talented, funny and famous, and also generous, beloved and loving, and who believed you could be all of those things at the same time without internal conflict.
AV Club
Jacob Oller
Colin Hanks' doc eulogizes the late Canadian comedy legend with a series of blandly sweet remembrances.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
It might not reveal anything you didn't know already, but Hanks' film is nonetheless a loving cinematic hug to a lovely man.
Mashable
Kristy Puchko
Hanks has great elements in John Candy: I Like Me. But how he pulls them together lacks showmanship, elegance, and a personal connection.
RogerEbert.com
Jason Bailey
This documentary-with all its resources and access-rarely goes much deeper than that.
IndieWire
Beandrea July
In the end, Hanks delivers a good, but not great, portrait of a lovable guy whose shortcomings took him out -- an ordinary guy with extraordinary talent who remains one of the best comedic actors of the 20th century.
New York Post
Johnny Oleksinski
I Like Me is a celebration of his enduring work that will especially draw in comedy dorks.
TheWrap
Steve Pond
This doesn't make for a dark movie - the copious clips of Candy's performances always keep things light and entertaining - but it does bring additional shadows into the story, which helps flesh out an affectionate, good-hearted portrait.
Variety
Peter Debruge
Hanks' doc mostly shows how great it must have been to know John Candy when he was alive... Amid all that adulation, Hanks might have scrapped the title "I Like Me" and called the movie "Everybody Likes Candy" instead.
The Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen
A big-hearted documentary that's as embracing and generous of spirit as the man himself.
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