Read more: What The Cameras Don't Show You On MasterChef It's not entirely clear whether John Candy shared ... steak consumed by Candy's put-upon dad in "The Great Outdoors," the actor was often ...

The Great Outdoors is a 1988 comedy film directed by Howard Deutch and starring John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Chris Young, Ian Michael Giatti, Hillary Gordon and Rebecca ...

John Candy seemed to really be hitting his stride in the late 1980s. He secured a solid co-starring role with Dan Aykroyd in the 1988 hit comedy The Great Outdoors, made audiences laugh along with ...

The question remains, however. Can the modern urbanites survive the Great Outdoors and save what's left of the holiday?

In John Candy: A Life in Comedy, Myers chronicled the life, successes and lasting impact of the Canadian-born star, who died in 1994 at the age of 43. In an exclusive email interview with PEOPLE ...