Overview

• Director Colin Hanks leads a portrait of Candy that probes childhood trauma, anxiety and industry pressures behind the affable persona.
• Ryan Reynolds produces the feature, which draws on never-before-seen home videos and cooperation from Candy’s wife and children as co-producers.
• The trailer spotlights emotional memories from friends and collaborators, including Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Martin Short and Mel Brooks.
• Cynthia Erivo contributes a new recording of “Everytime You Go Away,” underscoring the teaser’s reflective tone.
• Following its opening-night world premiere at TIFF, the documentary will stream globally on Prime Video on Oct. 10.