John Candy
2) Stripes
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When John Winger loses his job, his car, his apartment, and his girlfriend, all in one day, he decides he only has one option: volunteer for Uncle Sam. He talks his friend Russell into enlisting with him. Where else, they figure, can they help save the world for democracy and meet girls!" --
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Sweeney (Newley) is an artist who is desperate for money, fame, and the love of his ex-wife. In order to regain her affection, he crashes receptions, kidnaps the mayor, impersonates a trashman, and dodges bullets from his ex-mother-in-law. Meanwhile, Detective Kopeck (John Candy) slips and trips down the trail of traps engineered by this "desperate" criminal.
4) Spaceballs
Language
English
Formats
Description
A spoof of the Star Wars series, with Mel Brooks playing the dastardly president of an alien race out to steal the air supply of a neighboring planet. Fearless - and clueless - space heroes Lone Starr (Pullman) and his half/man half dog sidekick Barf (Candy) wage interstellar warfare to free Princess Vespa (Zuniga) from the evil Dark Helmet (Moranis). Along the way they encounter the wise little creature Yogurt (Brooks) who teaches them the mystical...
8) Uncle Buck
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Uncle Buck, an idle good-natured bachelor, is left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. While his carefree ways easily charm the younger relatives, he meets more than a little hostility from Tia, his rebellious teenage niece, and Chanice, his impatient girlfriend.
Publisher
Tristar
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
When Harry, the last of the great sleuthing Crumbs--and the last person in the firm to ever get an assignment--finally gets a shot at a front-page kidnapping, it's only because his beady-eyed boss Eliot Draisen doesn't want the case solved.
13) Summer rental
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A stressed-out air traffic controller's much-needed family holiday turns into a series of disasters.
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Canadian bacon: The U.S. president, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.
Delirious: A soap pera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
Spaceballs: A spoof of the Star Wars series, with Mel Brooks playing the dastardly president of an alien race out to steal the air supply of a neighboring planet. Fearless- and clueless-space heroes Lone Starr...
15) Wagons East
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
When Phil Taylor and his family decide that the Old West is not what it's cracked up to be, they take the entire town of Prosperity with them. Led by wagon master Harlow, they begin the heroic, backbreaking, danger-filled journey back ... East! Along the way, they must survive Indians, hired guns, each other, and Harlow's terrible secret.
16) SCTV: Volume 2
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Volume 2 picks up where the first volume left off, presenting nine more 90-minute shows from SCTV's memorable fourth season.
17) Volunteers
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Lawrence Bourne III escapes the bookies to whom he owes $28,000 by swapping places with a friend and going to Thailand with the Peace Corps.
18) Uncle Buck
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Unaccustomed to suburban life, fun-loving Uncle Buck soon charms his younger relatives Miles and Maizy with his hefty cooking and his new way of doing the laundry. But his carefree style doesn't impress everyone, including Tia, his rebellious teenage niece, and Chanice, his impatient girlfriend.
19) Follow that bird
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A meddling social worker sends poor Big Bird off to Ocean View, Illinois, for the comforts of family life with his "own kind," the Dodos. But Big Bird is a disaster as a Dodo and, lonely and homesick, he soon sets off on foot for Sesame Street.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Uncle Buck: As an idle, good-natured bachelor, Uncle Buck is the last person you would think of to watch the kids. However, during a family crisis, he is suddenly left in charge of his nephew and nieces.
Great outdoors: When an unannounced, uninvited and unwelcome family of fun-loving misfits converge upon a lakeside resort to join their relatives for a summer of relaxation, the result is anything but restful.