John Candy is still fondly remembered by so many people. With that, the star's life and career have been chronicled in John Candy: I Like Me, directed by Colin Hanks and co-produced by Ryan Reynolds. Naming a film about Candy wasn’t simple for those who knew the man behind the myth, it seems. Chris Candy, the son of the Great Outdoors actor, says the title didn’t click at first because he wasn’t just branding a documentary. Eventually, though, there came a moment that Chris realized what the title should be.
In a guest column he wrote for The Toronto Star, Chris Candy recalled a moment from October 2023 on Highway 11. It was during that time that Candy was leaving Skeleton Lake after the first interviews for the doc, which was untitled at the time. As he explained, Chris felt hesitant about titling the documentary with a quote from one of his dad's most famous characters:
