Macaulay Culkin Says John Candy Saw That His Father Was 'a Monster'

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Macaulay Culkin recalls John Candy having a "paternal" presence while they filmed Uncle Buck together in 1989

Culkin revealed, "Listen, even before the wave crested and the Home Alone stuff was happening, it was not hard to see how difficult my father was"

John Candy: I Like Me is on Prime Video Oct. 10

Macaulay Culkin is opening up about his experience working with his infamous on-screen uncle John Candy.

Candy died at 43 after suffering a heart attack in 1994. Culkin , now 45, starred in the 1989 John Hughes film Uncle Buck alongside Candy. The Home Alone star is opening up about his friendship with the late actor in Colin Hanks' new documentary John Candy: I Like Me. The film held its world-premiere screening Thursday, Sept. 4 as the opening film of