How old was John Candy in the movie It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time?

John Candy was 23 in It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time when he played the character 'Kopek'.

That was over 49 years ago in 1975.

In 1994 he died aged just 43, starring in 63 films in his career, 61 of those after It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time was first released. If he were alive today he would be 73.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, I think John Candy looks:

Did you know?

  • Director John Trent has worked with John Candy a total of 2 times in his career.
  • John Candy's first movie was as 'Paule' in Class of '44, released in 1973 when he was 21
  • It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time scores just 4.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

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