Product Details

• Actors: John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Andrea Martin
• Directors: George Bloomfield, Jim Drake, John Bell, John Blanchard, Milad Bessada
• Producers: John Candy, Patrick Whitley, Robert David Crane
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: May 9, 1995
• Run Time: 62 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302486661
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,992 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The late John Candy rarely was able to find a movie vehicle that could capture the protean nature of his massive wit, a circumstance made all the more disappointing given his prodigious output during his years on TV's breakthrough comedy series SCTV. Though never the hit on American TV that it should have been, the series offered Candy some of his most hilarious roles, captured here on this compilation tape: Johnny Larue, the self-involved SCTV star; Yosh Shmenge, who, with brother Stan (Eugene Levy), was the polka king of late-night TV; Dr. Tongue, star of awful 3-D movies; the Fishin' Musician, and an adult version of Beaver Cleaver. One of the few tapes available of the great SCTV shows. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Candy lives on through hilarious video, March 22, 2000

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matt hollis (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of John Candy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Except for classic Saturday Night Live (1975-80), SCTV is one of the most funniest, creative and most inventive television comedy shows ever to be broadcast. From Dr. Tounge to Jonny LaRue, Candy exhibits his great talent in one scene after the other. Why is there not more SCTV on video? Why are we forced to watch garbage and untalented people like Tom Green when we could spend the rest of our lives watching Candy doing something really funny (and things that don't hurt people!) Put more SCTV on video! PLEASE! If I could put 10 stars for this one, I would. Rent it, laugh at it and tell everyone: John Candy lives!

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You Can't Edit Genius!, July 29, 2000

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C. Sahu "Cathy Sahu" (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of John Candy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I, like the other reviewers, am a huge fan of SCTV. This video consists of clips of John Candy from SCTV, but you just can't chop this kind of satire up and still make it work -- it's like the "Beatles' Greatest Hits"; like making Fred and Ginger dance in a refrigerator box; like "Julia Child Cooks Celery" or "Hamlet, the Readers' Digest Version."

They need to either reproduce the SCTV programs whole, or not at all.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A John Candy Teaser, June 18, 2000

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James Bourke (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of John Candy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While this video has some hilarious snippets of John Candy's most inspired work, it is not nearly enough to satisfy the legions of SCTV fans who remember entire episodes. I was disappointed that the video did not contain more of the classic sketches in their entirety. If it is true that there will soon be a major video release of SCTV material (oh, please, let it be so!), then save your money for that - - this teaser will only leave you frustrated.