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Not the best John Candy film but was his last before his death.
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Love this movie. It depicts usa politics today.
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John Candy at his best
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The basic story is that we need to heat up the cold war. This will take the focus off of the president for the slouching economy. The Russians are unwilling to play the game, so we must find a new adversary. Canada wins the choice. Comedy is like smiling. You take a situation that you cannot do anything about, or an attitude that you cannot do anything about, and just laugh at it. This movie is the essence of what many people think they know about Canada. It also contains what many people snicker about politics. So let's take it to the extreme add John Candy, Rhea Perlman a few eh's, a too clean to be true environment; you have "Canadian bacon". What makes this comedy is not the story but the one-liners and the parody on Canadian life. One of everybody's favorite, is when a truck is stopped because it has obscenities written on the side of it. The authority points out that the obscenity is written only in English and must also be written in French.Read full review
Canadian Bacon is a riproaringly hilarious movie, it is very well written and directed by the legendary Michael Moore. There are some truly memorable comedy moments - the guns on the bus, the obscenity-ridden truck and the exploits of John Candy. It has a clever sub-plot which shows US Republican politics in their true light - the President needs a war to improve his ratings. There are elements of the seedier side of UK Conservative politics in this movie. The sadly-missed John Candy is a delight. Rhea Pearlman is also a joy. A fabulous family comedy which never fails to bring much laughter. Highly recommended.