1987 · John Hughes · 93 min · Comedy, Drama
John Hughes proved he could break your heart as effectively with two middle-aged men sharing a rental car as he ever did with teenagers in detention, and Steve Martin and John Candy delivered career-defining performances in the process.
1993 · Jon Turteltaub · 98 min · Comedy / Sports
Cool Runnings is the feel-good machine that three decades of rewatches haven't worn out, a fictionalized romp about the Jamaican bobsled team's Olympic debut that trades accuracy for heart and wins the trade decisively. John Candy's final great role gives the comedy its soul, the four sledders are drawn broad and loved anyway, and the finish line remains one of sports cinema's perfect endings, dignity snatched from disaster. Almost nothing in it happened the way it shows, and the real story might honestly be better. As pure underdog uplift, though, few films have ever run the track cleaner.
1987 · Mel Brooks · 96 min · Comedy, Sci-Fi
Mel Brooks aimed his parody cannon at Star Wars and hit the target often enough to justify the misses, with Rick Moranis and John Candy providing enough comic firepower to keep the jokes landing even when the plot runs thin.