John Candy
1) Delirious
Author
Language
English
Description
When a soap opera writer (John Candy) bumps his head and wakes up in the midst of his own daytime serial, he writes himself into the storyline of a lifetime! Emma Samms and Mariel Hemingway co-star.
Author
Language
English
Description
Watch as the civilized world teeters on the brink of anarchy in this hilarious comedy about the New World Order. Beset by falling approval ratings and a sagging economy, a desperate U.S. president and his closest advisors launch a campaign to turn America against its most unlikely enemy - Canada. However, Bud Boomer, an overly patriotic Niagara Falls sheriff and his band of misfit deputies actually invade Canada and set off a series of comedic events...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1978.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (105 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Cullen (Elliott Gould) is a simple bank cashier. One day he is attacked and gives the bandit a few hundred dollars; he tells his superiors that the amount was {dollar}50,000 and keeps the difference. Reikle (Christopher Plummer), the robber, pursues Cullen to get the money back. Winner of Best Feature Film and Best Direction at the **Canadian Film Awards**.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
An uptight businessman faces disaster after disaster as he tries to get back home in time for his family's Thanksgiving dinner. Along the way he is joined by an obnoxious yet loveable salesman that will not leave him alone. Includes featurettes and deleted scene.
7) Volunteers
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lawrence Bourne III escapes the bookies to whom he owes $28,000 by swapping places with a friend and going to Thailand with the Peace Corps.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this musical, business booms at Mushnik's Flower Shop when an exotic potted plant called Audrey II arrives. People are rushing in to see it--and disappearing.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (193 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
National Lampoon's vacation: When a typical American family takes a cross-country vacation, it can only mean one thing: total disaster.
National Lampoon's European vacation: When a typical American family wins a deluxe European vacation tour, it is typical holiday road havoc.
10) Cool runnings
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
1998, c1993
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The comedy hit inspired by the true story of Jamaica's first Olympic bobsled team.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Father of the bride, part II: While George Banks is trying to recapture his youth his daughter and wife announce they are pregnant..
Sgt. Bilko: Sgt. Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces. Instead of training his troops for battle, he passes on his legacy of gambling and shunning responsibility. Times get tough however, when the base is threatened with a shutdown, and a by-the-book...
12) Spaceballs
Language
English
Formats
Description
A spoof of the Star Wars series, with Mel Brooks playing the dastardly president of an alien race out to steal the air supply of a neighboring planet. Fearless - and clueless - space heroes Lone Starr (Pullman) and his half/man half dog sidekick Barf (Candy) wage interstellar warfare to free Princess Vespa (Zuniga) from the evil Dark Helmet (Moranis). Along the way they encounter the wise little creature Yogurt (Brooks) who teaches them the mystical...
13) Summer rental
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stressed-out air traffic controller's much-needed family holiday turns into a series of disasters.
14) Uncle Buck
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Uncle Buck, an idle good-natured bachelor, is left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. While his carefree ways easily charm the younger relatives, he meets more than a little hostility from Tia, his rebellious teenage niece, and Chanice, his impatient girlfriend.
15) Splash
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
20th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a mermaid who comes ashore to find the man she loves.
Publisher
Tristar
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Harry, the last of the great sleuthing Crumbs--and the last person in the firm to ever get an assignment--finally gets a shot at a front-page kidnapping, it's only because his beady-eyed boss Eliot Draisen doesn't want the case solved.
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
35th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (156 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Rescuers: Two brave mice try to rescue a kidnapped young orphan from the hilariously evil Madame Medusa, who is obsessed with getting her hands on the world's largest diamond.
The Rescuers down under: When a poacher sets out to capture a golden eagle in the outback of Australia, his friend Cody's call for help is answered by the world's bravest mice, Bernard and Bianca, who fly in on the wings of their albatross friend Wilbur to face their most...
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an unannounced, uninvited and unwelcome family of fun-loving misfits converge upon a lakeside resort to join their relatives for a summer of relaxation, the result is anything but restive in this raucous comedy.
19) Delirious
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Widescreen and standard formats.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a soap opera writer bumps his head, he wakes up inside his own TV soap opera. There he discovers that everything he writes comes true.
20) Blues Brothers
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2014, 1980
Edition
Blu-ray limited 25th anniversary edition in metal case.
Physical Desc
2 blu-ray discs (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood take their blues band back on the road in an attempt to raise money for the orphanage where they were raised. Havoc ensues as the brothers seek redemption on their 'mission from God.'