"Now, let's quickly note that Colin Hanks would know what he's talking about because he, in fact, did make a documentary about the life of John Candy. And the problem that presented itself was, yes, everyone does love John Candy. As much as this is a man whose life should be celebrated, watching his friends and family talk about how great he is doesn't necessarily make a riveting narrative for a film."
"Ahead, Hanks takes us through the process of crafting a film based on a larger-than-life public figure who still means so much to so many people. And why he almost didn't make the film because of his own personal history with Candy, who he had met on the set of his father Tom Hanks' film, "Splash." It was a history that was so special to Hanks that, maybe, it was best to just remember him as he already did."
Colin Hanks made a documentary about John Candy that avoids simple eulogizing by focusing on Candy's fear of mortality. Candy's father died of a heart attack when Candy was five, instilling a sense of living on borrowed time that culminated in his 1994 death. Hanks confronted personal ties to Candy, having met him on the set of Tom Hanks' Splash, and nearly chose memory over filmmaking. The film organizes interviews and material to build a narrative around vulnerability and anxiety rather than solely celebratory reminiscence. The film will open the Toronto International Film Festival.
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