Only the Lonely

1991
PG-13
1h 44m

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6.4/10

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Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, and John Candy in Only the Lonely (1991)

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Comedy Romance

A Chicago cop must balance loyalty to his controlling mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker.A Chicago cop must balance loyalty to his controlling mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker.A Chicago cop must balance loyalty to his controlling mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker.

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13K

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Trivia
The producers of the film did not include a trailer on location for Maureen O'Hara in their budget. John Candy was furious that the producers were showing someone of her stature such disrespect, and he gave her his own trailer. The producers finally caved in, because they couldn't have Candy, the star of the film, without his own trailer.

Goofs
Danny's brother tells him he got Danny's boss to "transfer him to a precinct in Florida." City police departments are self governing -- there is no way anyone in the Chicago police department could transfer anyone to a precinct in another city.

Quotes
Danny: [Danny has just scored a date with Theresa and runs into some funeral attendees] Yeah! Oh... sorry... but I just got lucky in there with a girl.
[funeral attendees look shocked]
Danny: Not in that way... she does everybody in there... not in that way. But she probably did that guy there... I gotta go.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: John Candy & Maureen O'Hara/Shirley Horn/Jim Valvano (1991)

Soundtracks
Only the Lonely
Written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
Performed by Roy Orbison
Courtesy of Sony Music Special Products, a division of
Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.

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8/10

John Candy - We miss you.

A wonderfully light RomCom that stands as one of the best tributes to John Candy (alongside Uncle Buck).

Though, this is a comedy, it still allows Candy to show his true acting skills, and many of the choicest comedy moments go to Maureen O'Hara as Candy's mother, who almost steals the film.

It is a sad trait in Hollywood theory which appears to dictate that comediens can't do serious acting and so should never be given serious roles, yet many have proved this to be wrong. John Candy himself proved it in JKF, Dan Aykroyd did in Driving Miss Daisy, and Robin Williams has done it on numerous occasions.

This film reminds us of the John Candy we will always love, as the big guy with a big heart to match.

Farewell John, you are sadly missed.