Legendary actor John Candy has been gone for more than three decades, but his children Jennifer Candy-Sullivan and Chris Candy are celebrating his life and body of work in the new documentary John Candy: I Like Me, currently available to stream via Prime Video.
His daughter and son were joined by the film’s director Colin Hanks at the PMC Theater for a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary event. During a chat with Deadline’s Matt Carey, Hanks, son of Tom Hanks who starred with Candy in the 1984 hit film Splash, recalled what stood out to him about the late actor’s performances.
“A lot of people just remember him as being a comedian and a funny guy, but really, he was just a complete performer. There was always a little bit of John in each one of his performances. He brings a part of himself to each role,”
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