Editing John Candy (section)

===1987–1995: John Hughes films and final roles ===
[[File:John Candy and Dan Aykroyd during production of The Great Outdoors.jpg|thumb|right|Candy with [[Dan Aykroyd]] in 1987]]
In 1987, Candy co-starred in ''[[Planes, Trains & Automobiles]]'' with [[Steve Martin]], written and directed by [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]. The film had positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/57780|title=AFI Catalog|access-date=June 19, 2024|archive-date=December 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204074730/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/57780|url-status=live}}</ref> The film grossed $49,530,280 at the US box office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Planes, Trains & Automobiles|website=Box Office Mojo|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3395847681/weekend}}</ref> He appeared in a cameo role in [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|Hughes]]'s ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'' (1988) and then starred in a film written by Hughes, ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]'' (1988) which co-starred Aykroyd.

Candy provided the voice for Don the Horse in ''[[Hot to Trot]]'' (1988) and starred in a flop comedy, considered by some to be a cult classic, ''[[Who's Harry Crumb?]]'' (1989), which he also produced. He was also in the box office flop ''[[Speed Zone]]'' aka ''Cannonball Fever'' (1989), however, he had another hit film with Hughes as writer and director in ''[[Uncle Buck]]'' (1989). Candy also produced and starred in a Saturday-morning animated series on NBC titled ''[[Camp Candy]]'' in 1989. The show was set in a fictional summer camp run by Candy, featured his two children in supporting roles, and also spawned a brief comic book series published by [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Star Comics]] imprint.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.comics.org/series/4015/| title=Camp Candy| website=[[Grand Comics Database]]| access-date=December 15, 2019| archive-date=July 28, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728125235/https://www.comics.org/series/4015/| url-status=live}}</ref> During this time, he also made the television film ''The Rocket Boy'' (1989) in Canada.

Candy also provided the voice of Wilbur the Albatross in Disney's animated film ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]'' (1990) and had a cameo in two more films written by Hughes, the blockbuster hit film ''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990) and the box office flop ''[[Career Opportunities (film)|Career Opportunities]]'' (1991). According to Candy's biography, he was in talks to play Bette Midler's working-class husband in the 1990 film ''[[Stella (1990 film)|Stella]]''. However, when he was informed that Midler demanded he do a screen test, Candy became incredulous proclaiming "Who the (expletive) does she think she is?!" and declined. [[John Goodman]] was eventually cast in the role. From 1988 to 1990, Candy hosted "Radio Kandy", a [[hot adult contemporary]] radio music countdown syndicated by [[Premiere Networks]].

In 1991, [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] wrote and directed ''[[Only the Lonely (film)|Only the Lonely]]'' with John Hughes serving as co-producer, and starring Candy and [[Maureen O'Hara]]; it was well reviewed but not a big hit. Candy also had a supporting role in ''[[Nothing But Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing But Trouble]]'' (1991), Dan Aykroyd's notorious box office flop. Also unsuccessful were the comedies ''[[Delirious (1991 film)|Delirious]]'' (1991) and ''[[Once upon a Crime (1992 film)|Once Upon a Crime...]]'' (1992).  During this time, Candy played a small dramatic role as [[Dean Andrews Jr.]], a shady Southern lawyer in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'' (1991), and had a cameo in the television film ''[[Boris and Natasha: The Movie]]'' (1992). Candy starred in his first comedic hit in a number of years with ''[[Cool Runnings]]'' (1993), a story of the first [[Jamaica national bobsleigh team|Jamaican national bobsleigh team]] attempting to make it to the [[1988 Winter Olympics]]. He also had a cameo in the successful ''[[Rookie of the Year (film)|Rookie of the Year]]'' (1993). He made his directorial debut in the 1994 comedy television film ''[[Hostage for a Day]]''. His last appearances were in ''[[Wagons East]]'' (1994) and ''[[Canadian Bacon]]'' (1995).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60276-WAGONS-EAST?cxt=filmography|title=Wagons East!|website=AFI Catalog|access-date=June 21, 2024|archive-date=June 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621203234/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60276-WAGONS-EAST?cxt=filmography|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian Bacon|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59844-CANADIAN-BACON?cxt=filmography|website=AFI Catalog}}</ref>