John Candy gets cursed with charisma and chaos ensues. SCTV weirdness in full effect.
The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
Acting
John Candy's sweaty desperate charisma in peak physical form.
Writing
Morality tales written by comedy writers who clearly resented moralizing.
Director
Don McBrearty
Joe Flaherty
Host
John Candy
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Sheila McCarthy
Ellie Hutchins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Don Lake
Hugh Mullins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Wayne Robson
Jeter (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Shirley Douglas
Edna Besley (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Patricia Hamilton
Assessor (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Eric Keenleyside
Alien #1 (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Catherine O'Hara
Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
John Hemphill
Mervis Jutt (segment "I'll Die Loving")
Jayne Eastwood
Mother Superior (segment "I'll Die Loving")
Paul Soles
Professor Tistaert (segment "I'll Die Loving")
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a failed TV pilot repackaged as a movie, explaining the 'three tales' anthology structure common to '80s horror shows trying to get picked up.
The 'Cursed With Charisma' segment is essentially a dry run for Candy's later film 'Delirious' — same desperate everyman energy, same surreal celebrity-adjacent premise.
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