Overview

• Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Hanks called past interview questions about Candy’s weight unacceptable and said such treatment would not fly today.
• John Candy: I Like Me, directed by Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, is now streaming on Prime Video with never-before-seen archival footage.
• At an Oct. 9 New York Q&A, Christopher Candy said he was shocked by interviewers’ fixation on his father’s weight and described how paparazzi fear pushed him to eat in private at night.
• The documentary features new interviews with friends and collaborators, including Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Conan O’Brien, Macaulay Culkin, Bill Murray and Steve Martin.
• Family members say the film explores the mounting pressures Candy faced, his severe anxiety near the end of his life and his efforts to improve his health before his 1994 death at age 43.