Overview

• The 50th Toronto International Film Festival premiered the documentary on opening night with Colin Hanks, Ryan Reynolds, and Candy’s children onstage for back-to-back screenings.
• Prime Minister Mark Carney made a surprise appearance, saluting Candy’s Canadian identity and drawing laughs with a line about not pushing Canadians too far.
• Made with the participation of Candy’s family, the film draws on never-before-seen home movies and photos and features interviews with Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Tom Hanks, Mel Brooks, and others.
• Macaulay Culkin offers one of the more revealing testimonies, describing Candy’s caring, paternal presence during Uncle Buck and his concern for Culkin’s well-being off set.
• Critics highlight the film’s warmth and crowd-pleasing clips while noting its largely celebratory tone and limited investigative depth, with themes centered on Candy’s generosity, anxiety, and lifelong fear of an early death.