Many timeless characters spring to mind when invoking the singular John Candy: The affable Del from Planes, Trains And Automobiles, Uncle Buck, or even Barf from Spaceballs.
But there is one performance that seems to escape the public consciousness.
Though Dan Aykroyd’s Nothing But Trouble debuted to a less-than-stellar reception in 1991, Candy’s double role in the horror-comedy as a bumbling cop and his silent sister — as well as the film’s wholly unique take on camp — make it worthy of a re-watch.
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