Macaulay Culkin is famous for many reasons, but two prominent ones are: the movie Home Alone and a very public battle over the fortune that movie provided, due to a tumultuous relationship with his father, Kit Culkin. That iconic role in Home Alone, in which John Candy also appeared, came about thanks to a scene-stealing role in another John Hughes film, the comedy Uncle Buck. In a new documentary, Culkin says that during production on the film, Candy saw and tried to help during the early days of his familial struggles.
The documentary John Candy: I Like Me, directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, just had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. In the doc (via EW), Macaulay Culkin reflects on his early role opposite Candy and says the actor tried to reach out and support the 8-year-old when he clearly saw problems between the kid and his dad. Culkin said…
