Introducing another new Rad Revival House campaign, Untapped Potentials, where we discuss a late great actor's unrealized talents for something different from their usual signature performances. Our first Untapped Potentials topic: John Candy and his hidden gift for drama!
Ace podcaster Frank Mandosa of "Silver Screeners" returns to our show as he joins our host, Professor Cesare Augusto, to discuss three key performances in John Candy's library: Del Griffith in the Thanksgiving classic PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES, the titular Uncle Buck Russell in UNCLE BUCK, and his rare attempt at serious acting, Dean Andrew's in Oliver Stone's controversial JFK. Both Cesare and Frank analyze just what made Candy so special in comedy, as well as what he could have brought to the table in the Drama department. Candy would pass away in 1994, and we'll never know what kind of a dramatic actor he might have turned out if he tried it.
But this is a discussion for both die-hard John Candy fans and deeply-analyzing cinephiles must not miss!
