John Candy
1) Spaceballs
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A spoof of the Star Wars series, with Mel Brooks playing the dastardly president of an alien race out to steal the air supply of a neighboring planet. Fearless - and clueless - space heroes Lone Starr (Pullman) and his half/man half dog sidekick Barf (Candy) wage interstellar warfare to free Princess Vespa (Zuniga) from the evil Dark Helmet (Moranis). Along the way they encounter the wise little creature Yogurt (Brooks) who teaches them the mystical...
2) Home Alone
Language
English
Formats
Description
Accidentally left behind when his parents rush off on their Christmas vacation, eight-year-old Kevin McCallister embarks on a hilarious, madcap mission to defend the family home when two bumbling burglars try to break in, and find themselves tangled in Kevin's bewildering battery of booby traps!
"*** A perennial holiday favorite...charming...finely-crafted...Recommended."--Video Librarian.
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
Cullen (Elliott Gould) is a simple bank cashier. One day he is attacked and gives the bandit a few hundred dollars; he tells his superiors that the amount was $50,000 and keeps the difference. Reikle (Christopher Plummer), the robber, pursues Cullen to get the money back. Winner of Best Feature Film and Best Direction at the **Canadian Film Awards**.
11) Cool runnings
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
The comedy hit inspired by the true story of Jamaica's first Olympic bobsled team.
12) Splash
Language
English
Description
Allen Bauer (Hanks) is a successful New York businessman, knocked unconscious in a boating accident. His beautiful rescuer (Hannah) is the girl of his dreams. There's only one complication-- Allen's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
16) Summer rental
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A stressed-out air traffic controller's much-needed family holiday turns into a series of disasters.
17) Volunteers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Lawrence Bourne III escapes the bookies to whom he owes $28,000 by swapping places with a friend and going to Thailand with the Peace Corps.
18) The rescuers
Language
English
Description
Two brave mice try to rescue a kidnapped young orphan from the hilariously evil Madame Medusa, who is obsessed with getting her hands on the world's largest diamond.
20) Spaceballs: DVD
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
Widescreen and standard versions.
Language
English
Description
Science fiction farce in which a space bum struggles to save a princess and keep a ruthless alien race from stealing the air supply from a neighboring planet.
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