About this episode

The episode discusses John Candy's performance in the RomCom 'Only the Lonely' and explores various themes related to the film.

Candy-ed Yams comes to a close with John Candy's RomCom lead: Only the Lonely! How great is Candy at the small emotional moments? What's with the parental oversight of these grown ass adults? What's with Kevin Dunn's dye job? All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: John Candy, Ally Sheedy, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

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Hosts: Tripp Laino, Andrew Laino

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Books & works: Only the Lonely

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