Dave Thomas and John Candy made 5 films together, and the 4 rated ones average 7.23, 1.19 above their career marks. The best is Marty, Life Is Short at 8.0.

Films together

1981 to 2026

Average together

7.23

4 rated, weighted 7.13

Lift

+1.19

apart 6.04

Best together

8.0

Marty, Life Is Short

Apart against together+1.19 lift

5.78

6.29

Other pairings

Their other regulars

John Candy with

Apart 6.04Together 7.23

Lift is the average of their films together minus the mean of their two career averages.

Both careers by audience ratingDave ThomasJohn CandyTogether

Dot size shows audience votes; lines are rolling five-film averages. Films below the source vote floor are left out.

Films with Dave Thomas and John Candy

Stripes	1981	6.6	1,082	as M.C.	as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Follow That Bird	1985	6.5	95	as Sam Sleaze	as State Trooper
John Candy: I Like Me	2025	7.9	123	as Self - Actor, SCTV	as Self (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short	2026	8.0	33	as Self (archive footage)	as Self (archive footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...	2026	·	0	as Self	as Self (archive footage)