John Candy
John Candy : Canadian funnyman John Candy was known around Hollywood as one of the most amiable, easygoing people to work with. Onscreen, that inherent genial nature combined with his terrific comedic sense created some of most memorable movie characters of the... (Photo: Universal) » Learn more
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Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon
Political spin doctors concoct war with Canada to boost an American president's (Alan Alda) sagging approval ratings.
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Wagons East!
Wagons East!
Gunslingers and the cavalry chase a wagonmaster (John Candy) carrying fed-up pioneers back home.
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Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings
Two Jamaicans (Leon, Doug E. Doug) make their way to Calgary as long-shot bobsledders in the 1988 Olympics.
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Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
The Sherwood Forest archer (Cary Elwes) leads his melting pot of outlaws against Prince John (Richard Lewis) and the Sheriff of Rottingham (Roger Rees).
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Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day
February 2nd keeps repeating for a cynical TV weatherman (Bill Murray) sent to watch the groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pa.
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Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith
Fake faith healer Jonas Nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he can't fool all of the people all of the time.
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J.F.K.
J.F.K.
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) wraps an assassination-conspiracy theory around characters high and low.
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Delirious
Delirious
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.
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Only the Lonely
Only the Lonely
A Chicago policeman (John Candy) wants to marry a mortuary cosmetician (Ally Sheedy), but his feisty Irish mother (Maureen O'Hara) won't let him.
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Tue, Sep 16 11:45AM,
Ch 301
HBO
Tue, Sep 16 11:45AM, Ch 215 HBOHD
Tue, Sep 16 11:45AM, Ch 300 HBOHD
Tue, Sep 16 11:45AM, Ch 311 HBOLAT
Tue, Sep 9 8:15AM, Ch 303 HBOSIG
Tue, Sep 16 11:45AM, Ch 306 HBOP - ON DVD
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Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
The night janitor (Frank Whaley) and a playgirl shoplifter (Jennifer Connelly) are trapped in a discount store with armed robbers.
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Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble
Four trendy New Yorkers face a crazed judge (Dan Aykroyd) and other horrors in the village of Valkenvania.
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
A Wall Street tycoon's life becomes a shambles when an unscrupulous journalist implicates him in a hit-and-run accident.
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The Rescuers Down Under
The Rescuers Down Under
Two fearless mice embark for Australia, where a greedy animal collector has captured a rare golden eagle. Animated.
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Home Alone
Home Alone
Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old (Macaulay Culkin) makes mincemeat of two burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) in the house.
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Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July
Based on the story of Ron Kovic, a Marine who returned from Vietnam a paraplegic and later became an anti-war activist.
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Uncle Buck
Uncle Buck
Chicago parents in a pinch have a bachelor uncle (John Candy) baby-sit their teenage daughter (Jean Louisa Kelly) and little ones.
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Thu, Sep 11 11:00PM,
Ch 134
ENCR6
Sat, Sep 13 4:45PM, Ch 373 STRZ4
Thu, Sep 11 1:00PM, Ch 134 ENCR6
Sat, Sep 13 10:30AM, Ch 373 STRZ4
Tue, Sep 16 12:45PM, Ch 134 ENCR6
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Who's Harry Crumb?
Who's Harry Crumb?
A blundering private eye's (John Candy) boss (Jeffrey Jones) puts him on a kidnapping case he is not supposed to solve.
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The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
A Chicago man (John Candy) and his family go camping with his obnoxious brother-in-law (Dan Aykroyd) and his family.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
An ad exec (Steve Martin) and a shower-curtain-ring salesman (John Candy) become co-travelers on the way to Thanksgiving in Chicago.
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Spaceballs
Spaceballs
President Skroob (Mel Brooks) pits evil Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) against Lone Starr and the half-man, half-dog Barf (John Candy).
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Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
A clerk (Rick Moranis) in a Skid Row flower shop feeds people to Audrey II, his talking plant from outer space.
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Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous
A framed policeman (John Candy) and a disbarred lawyer (Eugene Levy) go to work for the mob-run company Guard Dog Security.
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- Wed, Sep 10 1:00PM, Ch 208 UHD
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Volunteers
Volunteers
An Ivy Leaguer (Tom Hanks) avoids his bookie by going with the Peace Corps to build a bridge in 1962 Thailand.
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Tue, Sep 16 4:00AM,
Ch 040
AMC
Tue, Sep 16 4:00AM, Ch 238 AMCHD - ON DVD
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Summer Rental
Summer Rental
A stressed air-traffic controller (John Candy) takes his family to Florida and makes a fool of himself.
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Sun, Sep 14 6:00AM,
Ch 219
MAXHD
Sun, Sep 14 6:00AM, Ch 320 MAX
Sun, Sep 14 6:00AM, Ch 322 MAXP
Sun, Sep 14 6:00AM, Ch 319 MAXHD - ON DVD
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Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
Big Bird, whisked away to Illinois by a misguided social worker, sets out to rejoin his friends in New York.
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National Lampoon's European Vacation
National Lampoon's European Vacation
The Chicago Griswolds (Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill) win a grand tour and head for the Old World to soak up culture.
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Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
A minor-league pitcher (Richard Pryor) inherits $300 million but must spend $30 million in 30 days to get it.
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Fri, Sep 12 12:30PM,
Ch 322
MAXP
Fri, Sep 12 12:30PM, Ch 319 MAXHD
Fri, Sep 12 12:30PM, Ch 320 MAX
Fri, Sep 12 12:30PM, Ch 219 MAXHD - ON DVD
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension
A space hero (Peter Weller) and his team of do-gooders battle Dr. Lizardo (John Lithgow) and his army of Red Lectroids.
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Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
Parapsychologists (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis) with nuclear guns go into business ridding New York of poltergeists.
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Splash
Splash
A produce supplier (Tom Hanks) finds love in New York with the mermaid (Daryl Hannah) he met as a boy on Cape Cod.
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Going Berserk
Going Berserk
An aerobics cult brainwashes a chauffeur/drummer (John Candy) into killing his fiancee's congressman father.
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National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation
The Griswolds (Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo) and family head by station wagon for the California fun park Walley World.
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Sun, Sep 14 8:30AM,
Ch 080
BRAVO
Sun, Sep 14 1:00AM, Ch 080 BRAVO
Sat, Sep 13 9:00PM, Ch 080 BRAVO
Sat, Sep 13 11:00PM, Ch 080 BRAVO - ON DVD
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The Man With Two Brains
The Man With Two Brains
A brain surgeon (Steve Martin) finds true love with a mass of cranial nerve tissue he wishes were his wife's (Kathleen Turner).
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It Came From Hollywood
It Came From Hollywood
Popular comedians watch and give comments about the worst and silliest films from Hollywood.
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Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal
Animators from around the world contributed to this anthology of sci-fi stories adapted from the popular magazine. Animated.
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Stripes
Stripes
A lazy New York cabby (Bill Murray) quits his job and convinces his bored buddy (Harold Ramis) they should join the Army.
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Tue, Sep 9 5:10PM,
Ch 305
HBOC
Sun, Sep 14 4:25AM, Ch 305 HBOC
Wed, Sep 10 1:40AM, Ch 305 HBOC
Sat, Sep 13 3:40PM, Ch 305 HBOC - ON DVD
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The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
Joliet Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd), brothers on a mission from God, bomb around Chicago in an old police car, reuniting their hot band.
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Agency
Agency
An advertising agency utilizes subliminal suggestion to influence voting patterns.
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1941
1941
Southern Californians and military personnel panic under rumors of a Japanese attack in their own backyard.
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The Silent Partner
The Silent Partner
A bank teller (Elliott Gould) skims $50,000 for himself during a robbery, and a Santa Claus crook (Christopher Plummer) wants it back.
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National Lampoon's Animal House
National Lampoon's Animal House
Bluto (John Belushi), Otter (Kevin Bacon) and the rowdy Deltas make fools of the dean and the square Omegas at 1962 Faber College.
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Foul Play
Foul Play
A San Francisco police detective (Chevy Chase) protects a librarian (Goldie Hawn) who knows too much about a plot to kill the pope.
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Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
A black railroad worker is appointed sheriff of a town marked for destruction by a scheming politician.
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The Clown Murders
The Clown Murders
A killer targets trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
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Choices
Choices
Impaired hearing keeps a high-school boy (Paul Carafotes) off the football team but not out of trouble with a gang.
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
In this Canadian comedy, a husband sleeps with his ex-wife on a weekly basis. The busy woman also has time to get involved with an aspiring politician whose career is on the rise. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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