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The amazing Home Alone deal that John Candy turned down


The amazing Home Alone deal that John Candy turned down

John Candy was offered a slice of the Home Alone profits for his cameo in the film - but he chose to turn it down.

TIL John Candy was paid $414 for his cameo in Home Alone. This ...

He was offered the role of Louis Tully in Ghostbusters but turned it down. Rick Moranis said something like "Candy's an idiot. That's the best ...

John Candy was paid just $414 for his cameo in 'Home Alone' - Yahoo

At the height of his fame, John Candy did a cameo role on "Home Alone." · He worked for just one day and most of it was improvised, the director ...

'Home Alone' Director Says John Candy Was Bitter Over Cameo Pay

Chris Columbus said the late actor and comedian did the cameo as a favor to John Hughes and was bitter over how little he was paid.

Why John Candy Took Home Less Than $500 For His Home Alone ...

Yet Candy was both generous — turning down Hughes' offer by way of saying it was a favor for a friend — and cautious. Strange as it may ...

John Candy Wasn't Happy With His Home Alone Pay - Yahoo

The small sum was due to John Candy being in the movie as a favor to his pal John Hughes. Columbus continued to say the Canadian actor was still ...

John Candy's CRAZY Home Alone Decision! - YouTube

When John Candy was asked to be part of the cast of the classic holiday movie, "Home Alone", it was suggested that he take a percentage of ...

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This entire scene was improvised, and Candy was paid only $414 for his bombastic appearance as Gus Polinski, Polka King of the Midwest.

John Candy improvised all his lines for 'Home Alone'

John Candy made a brilliant cameo in 1990's 'Home Alone'. Interestingly, director Chris Columbus revealed that Candy actually improvised all ...

25 Fun Facts About Home Alone - Mental Floss

John Candy was a regular in many of John Hughes's movies, and Gus Polinski—the polka-playing nice guy he plays in Home Alone—was inspired by his ...

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Home Alone - Tumblr

Amazingly, John Candy improvised ALL of his lines, including every anecdote and funny line we see in the finished film. Even more impressive is that he did ...

Home Alone Trivia - TV Tropes

According to Columbus, John Candy was bitter about being paid scale by the studio, especially after the film became a smash hit. He only agreed to it in the ...

Home Alone: Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Christmas Film

John Candy, who was a huge comedy personality in the US when Home Alone came out, made a brief appearance as Gus Polinski, but reportedly ...

John Candy Was Paid Just $414 For His Iconic Home Alone Role

However, it turns out he was only paid $414 for his role in the film, despite being one of the most famous names in the credits. John Candy's ...

Home Alone – 30 cool facts on its 30th Anniversary | ODEON

200 potential Kevin McCallisters auditioned for Home Alone's director, Chris Columbus, but John Hughes was fairly sure he'd already worked with the perfect ...

Home Alone - Wikipedia

Home Alone is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the Home Alone franchise, ...

Things We Learned About John Candy After He Died - Grunge

"Home Alone" screenwriter John Hughes offered Candy a small portion of the film's profits as thanks, but he refused. "John Candy did that as a ...

20 things you probably didn't know about 'Home Alone'

John Candy improvised most of his scenes in "Home Alone." ... Columbus told Insider's Jason Guerrasio in 2020 that the legendary comedic actor ...

25 Wild Details Behind The Making Of The Home Alone Movies

When Home Alone came out, the incredibly likable Macaulay Culkin was not a star. He was simply "that kid from Uncle Buck." His salary for the ...

'Home Alone' turns 25: A deep dive with director Chris Columbus

I remember adding that. I think most of the changes in the script came about on set when I was dealing with certain actors like John Candy, who ...