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Long before he hatched the idea that he wanted to make a documentary celebrating the life and legacy of Canadian comedy legend John Candy, Ryan Reynolds had one thought: Why hadn’t anyone already made one?

Candy, who died of heart failure at the age of 43 in 1994, starred in a string of beloved comedies, including Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck , but he’d never gotten the cinematic tribute Reynolds thought he deserved.

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“I’ve always been obsessed with John and I’ve always loved him so much,” Reynolds said ahead of the premiere of John Candy: I Like Me at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. “We li

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