{"id":1464126,"date":"2023-12-29T14:30:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T22:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/?p=1464126"},"modified":"2023-12-29T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T22:30:55","slug":"john-candy-wasnt-happy-with-his-home-alone-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/movies\/news\/1464126-john-candy-wasnt-happy-with-his-home-alone-pay","title":{"rendered":"John Candy Wasn\u2019t Happy With His Home Alone Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The legendary comedy force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/john-candy\">John Candy<\/a> has collaborated with filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/john-hughes\">John Hughes<\/a> on memorable projects like Planes, Trains, &amp; Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. However, his small involvement in the Hughes-produced classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/home-alone\">Home Alone<\/a> reportedly didn&#8217;t make him happy due to his small pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Candy&#8217;s role in Home Alone may have been small, but it was very important for the movie. He played &#8220;Polka King of the Midwest&#8221; Gus Polinski who offered to give Kate McCallister a ride to Chicago back to her son. Candy brought charm, humor, and personality into the heroic role that truly helped make it a John Hughes classic. 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