Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) | (Almost) Cult Classics
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I feel really sorry for John Candy, Him thinking he the reason why the film failed. Keeping that thought for the rest of his life. He deserved better.
And Candy himself said that the studio heavily under-promoted the film, so of course it wasnt his fault and yes indeed he deserved better. This is a fun little movie. Not as good as Planes, Trains and Automobiles but it was fun.
You can talk about as much John Candy as you like. John Candy has legendary status.
Agreed
Damn right
I couldn't possibly agree more!
You are definitely correct.
He was truly one of kind we all lost the day he left us
That clip of him talking about his own movie failing is really interesting when compared to talk show appearances today. Can’t imagine some big actor going on TV talking about their film tanking, and especially not so humbly. Speaks to how entertainment media has changed, and Candy’s character.
I remember Jack Black doing it about _Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny_ when it bombed in the theaters the opening week while it was still out.
Yeah, although, wasn't that Gene Siskel interviewing him? I got the impression it was more of a longer-form interview going more in-depth into Candy's career & the state of the industry in general.
@@twig8523 I think it’s Bob Costas? Hard to tell
@@twig8523 That’s not Gene buddy
Celebs today are truly gagged. You can see their eyes glaze over in interviews promoting what they know to be a bad film. It's the same look service workers get when dealing with bad customers or lazy management.
True story. In 2005, an acquaintance of mine referred to a small member as a "little fallacy" and did the little gesture John Candy did in the movie when he said that line. I stopped him right there and said, "Is that a 'Who's Harry Crumb?' reference?!". He confirmed it was. Sadly, I was the only person out of 20 or so people in the room that got the reference.
As far as I'm concerned, those other nineteen people should be truly ashamed of themselves.
I say that line all the time
I’m keeping that “reputation/I’d be late” line in my back pocket as well
Wow, you are so cool!! And that's a TRUE story???
This is what educators refer to as a 'teachable moment.' You must take it upon yourself to enlighten and progress the development of those who did not understand it.
No one ever seems to mention this flick when talking Candy, but I’ve always thought it was one of his best. Also “Only the Lonely”.
I really want to se that one.
It's actually a really good, sweet, heartwarming movie. But since it wasn't a laugh riot, I'm pretty sure it suffered the same fate as Michael J. Fox's "Life with Mikey" movie.
@@mrmusickhimself another good one!
"She's built like a thirteen year old boy." Still one of the most savage lines in cinema history.
Only the Lonely is one of Candy and director Chris Columbus’ very best films on both of their individual filmographies but yes it is sadly one of the most overlooked efforts of both men’s work. But it is one of the very best things both of them ever did. It also proved Columbus could make a good romantic dramedy. He tried again with the forgettably bad Nine Months four years later. That was a bad romcom. But OTL is the polar opposite and shows their strengths as actor and filmmaker.
I never clicked a video so fast. This film is such a treasure in my family. We quote it all the time.
Ditto, I've been waiting for this one.
@Mung Bean sO oRiGiNaL
Same here. Me and my brother quote it all the time. Lmao
This is one of my favorite comedies ever.
@@mangmerciless9606 It’s so HILARIOUS. I always die when Crumb is looking through the window and says: “40 Love.”😂😂
John Candy was a genius of comedy and an incredibly sweet guy. Rest easy.
I understand, he's one of the greatest comedic actors of all time.
You can tell he truly cared when talking about badly reviewed films. A very human moment that shows how kind and genuine he was.
"at this point im bound to talk about every John Candy movie"
don't tease me
Another personal favorite and Almost Cult Classic with John Candy is “Armed and Dangerous.” PRICELESS!
With Eugene Levy, right? Another one I used to watch often as a kid. Those SCTV guys were a real class above SNL.
That film is so hard to find tho. It's one I differently like and will pick out of the bargain bin
@@andywinslow9638it was on Hbomax 😊
That last shot you used was perfect: “Harry Crumb... it’s for you”
I don’t think you get enough praise for your genius editing.
It's funny how movies like this are so loved, but not well known. This was one that my family watched quite a few times.
Harry Crumb's car crash:
1988 - 1960's Mustang, trash
2021 - 1960's Mustang, priceless
That's my favorite scene, lol. He's all proud of the new car and IMMEDIATELY gets t-boned and has to get the car he didn't want.
Absolute classic. This and Delirious are gems.
The scene with Candy on the fan at the yacht club restaurant...My dad laughs so hard it is wonderful 🤣
"You'd think an athletic guy like Vince Barnes would have a big dingus."
Loved this film as a kid, but over the years my memory blurred it into one of Chevy Chase's Fletch movies.
Yeah it does have a Fletch fill to it.
Hello You...
Oh no. I always got this and Armed and Dangerous mixed up. Especially because he dresses as the same cross dresser in both movies.
Bruh. I see you everywhere.
If it's got Bundy love.... I might watch it most of the time he just tells me what sucks and why
"I must warn you Vince Barnes....I have a black belt in Akido.....and the boots to match" - Harry Crumb
You just made my night hahaha!! I loved this growing up
And honestly, John candy should have been a ghost buster.
You’re close... he was supposed to be Louis Tulley, but he wanted to play the character German and have a pocket dog.
@@adamsangry I can TOTALLY see him in Rick’s place, especially with that “Okay, who brought the dog?” line 🤣🤣
I think Rick Moranis did great, I'd be more interested in what Eddie Murphy would have done if he took the job.
FACTS.
i'm always so amazed at how soft-spoken and humble john candy is in interviews. he just had this amazing sweetness about him
With a name like Candy, he has to be sweet
I had a hardcore crush on Shawnee Smith after seeing "The Blob", and had forgotten she was in this movie. I haven't seen it in forever, and this was a nice refresher. "When the going get hot, the hot get air conditioning".
Yeah bro, I had that same crush myself. She was, and still is, absolutely stunning. 😍
Candy's most underrated movie. I proudly own it on DVD:.
PS: It introduced me to Shawnee Smith so thats a huge plus too.
How Shawnee didn't become huge is beyond me. God she was cute. I forgot all about her til this. I love the movie too
im bout to get into dvds
@@danielfoster8949 i jus was bout to google her...shes a pretty pretty chick
@@LITMOVIESCENES lol. I googled the shit outa her. She's still a looker.
I still have the VHS... I swear I watched it over 100 times growing up.
This movie always reminded me of Inspector Gadget.
A clumsy detective who needs the help of a little girl to solve the case.
It defintely had that vibe
OMG! This was constantly on HBO even more than "Beastmaster"!
Along with “Just One Of The Guys” and “Eddie & The Cruisers”
Caught this on one of the cable tv stations when I was in high school. The wine cellar scene was included, and I recall it being one of the funniest bits in the whole movie.
This movie sounds like a way better Master of Disguise
Any movie is better than Master of Disguise.
That movie was a turtle disaster
@@malfattio2894 “Am I not to turtley enough for the turtle club?”
@@claymccoy Yeah there's bad movies that are just crap, and then there's bad movies that seem designed to punish the viewer. I remember Master of Disguise being in the latter category, like Leonard Part 6, Boat Trip, and It's Pat.
Neither were very good in my opinion
Do "Delirious", wherein John Candy is a soap opera writer who wakes up in his fictional world with a typewriter that gives him narrative power of everything that happens around him. So supremely weird.
I remember hiring that movie as a kid. I think it had Marial Hemingway in it too.
Shame it's so obscure now.
Also "Armed and Dangerous" with Eugene Levy
Classic film.
Great movie!
"Ladies and gentlemen... the Heimlich Maneuver."
Yes, Joe - you ARE bound to talk about every John Candy movie. And you'll hear no complaint or argument from me. Thanks!
He has terrible movies, they're not all good...Canadian Bacon is terrible, Wagons East is terrible, Hot to Trot is pretty awful....Candy isn't as bad as say Steve Martin or Chevy Chase where they have more terrible movies that good ones, but he does have some bad-ish movies.
@@lutherheggs451 Everyone makes mistakes. John Candy's bad movies are more worth talking about than most other people's. Because, John Candy.
My sentiments exactly!
@@lutherheggs451 how dare you! Canadian Bacon is not terrible it’s my favorite movie!
@@lutherheggs451 Wagons East was awesome. Not terrible in the slightest. Same with Cool Runnings
Best pencil sharpener in film history.
And this was before CGI.
"And find her.....I will." *looks behind a sofa*
😂
This movie gives me a vibe like original Pink Panther movies in it's tone. I wonder if that was the idea in the first place?
I was getting a similar vibe
Yep, me too. Incompetent detective who uses over the top disguises is purposefully assigned to solve a case by his boss with ulterior motives. Oh, and he knows martial arts. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but remember enjoying the obvious nods to the Sellers/Edwards films.
John, where ever you are, this is one of my favorite comedies from my childhood and one of the reasons Holding Out For a Hero is my favorite song. You did well and should be proud of this movie.
I have very clear and accurate memories of my sister, sometimes me, dancing to that song as little kids.
The best scene in this movie is when he's on the bike and he crashes through the wall.
If this channel was just John Candy content going forward, I would not be upset. 🐐
This is by far the funniest movie I've ever watched. It's brutally funny, there's just no part where you get a break from laughing. You're still laughing at half a dozen previous things, when something else hit you. When I first saw this, it was on home video in the early 90's. The amount of times we had to pause the tape, because we just couldn't cope with how funny it was and needed a moment to take a breath. When he crashes the car he's just bought, that's the hardest I have ever laughed in my life. That tape was paused for well over five minutes. Absolute hidden gem of a movie, nobody comes close to John Candy as a comedy performer.
I haven't watched it in a long time but I remember it as one of John Candy's funniest movies hands down.
Thanks for introducing me to so many of these forgotten John candy movies he seems so likeable
This movie, along with Candy's "Camp Candy" cartoon, was my introduction to John and I've loved him ever since. This movie's a personal favorite of mine.
Just think, somewhere in a dozen or so studio vaults are enough deleted John Candy footage to cobble together three or four new movies.
I watched this movie all the time as a kid. Shawnee Smith was one of my first crushes.
my favorite candy movie, been a family favorite since i was a kid
Most definitely a Cult Classic in my heart, this movie brought me joy on its many reruns on tv among many of Candy’s films 👍🏻
Thanks for acknowledging this forgotten gem, you're quite the philodendran
I saw this years ago on tv randomly and really enjoyed it. I think this is the closest I’ve seen to an American version of Inspector Clouseau. Just replace Clouseau ego with Candy’s likability and you have a uniquely different take on the same sort of scenario.
This movie would never be made today because it's very un-pc, that's why I love it.
The scene where he does the back flip is so funny, because it came out of no where.
"TOUCH DOWN"
I know right! I was talking to my mom about the scene where he played a Hungarian and Indian Sikh man respectively saying that something like that would NEVER fly in today's world. This movie is super underrated if your a John Candy fan.
You're wrong though. Just look at South Park and Dave Chapelle.
@@Clay3613 Or any Adam Sandler film
Would love to see a video on ‘1941’ hysterical film, ‘Innerspace’ is another hidden gem but it might be considered a cult classic, this channel is fantastic keep the content coming please👍
I always loved the poster with suction cup. It had big posters. Remember it clearly
Another great video! I love your appreciation for John Candy.
I watch this usually once a month lol. This is actually my favorite Candy movie
Ah yes, this is one of those tapes you'd always see on the shelves at the video store.
i often think of this movie when i think about john candy ... such a great actor. Its very hard do find his movies it seems.
I remember this film being on tv often back in the day. Unfortunately I never got around to watching. And unfortunately it's a pretty rare find these days.
There's a blu-ray of this, it's like $7 on amazon.
I saw Harry Crumb in the theater when i was a kid. I thought it was hilarious then and it’s still hilarious now. People HATED this movie when it came out. I could never understand why. The less seriously a movie took itself the more i loved it. Anyway, great review. Really enjoyed this.
I will JUST ASSUME that you've seen AND LOVE "Armed And Dangerous", then.
Love that I got to watch this before my father passed away
Wish I could've met John Candy just so I could've told him this movie was great.
I love this channel, because it introduces me to movies that went under the radar for me.
I feel like this movie got overlooked by Uncle Buck, and other big movies that year like Batman and Ghostbusters II,
but I am glad I finally watched this movie, as it's a classic, slapstick comedy, and watching anything with John Candy is a pure delight!
John Candy will always be one of the most important figures in my youth. My VHS of this movie was completely worn out. I admit I haven’t seen this movie in more than a decade but watching this I was literally saying all the dialogue along with the clips because they’re still all there in my brain. That man was a treasure.
When the going gets hot, the hot gets air conditioning. Best sales pitch ever.
From Bombay...Bombay Air Conditioning
John Candy was such an amazing talent. Brilliant on SCTV and someone who could shine in a lead, supporting or minor role.
SCTV is COMEDY (telethon) GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm here for every John Candy video.
I have to stop watching this channel. I don't even like movies, but I'm getting a huge backlog of things I've never heard of that now I feel I must watch.
I remember the wine cellar scene.
We taped this movie off TV back in the late 80s.
Sadly, I don't have the tape anymore. It was lost in a house fire in 2001.
Feel free to make episodes LONGER.
Who’s Harry Crumb definitely is a Cult Classic. Just saw your channel due to your Shemp Howard and Fatty Arbuckle videos. Subscribed.
I definitely remember the wine cellar scene from back then. This was my go to comedy for awhile as a kid.
"Perhaps your eyes are playing tricks on me!"
Joe Flaherty was also in Going Berserk, also with John Candy.
This was my favorite Candy film
The salon scene was hilarious
I remember this movie from back in the day.
John Candy is sorely missed. He was a great talent that left us too soon.
Same, I clicked super fast to watch this. Just today watched two of your movies, the laurel and hardy one from 1999 - meh - and houseguest which was delightful
Spot on, Joe. I've always loved this movie. I saw it in the theatre when it came out, though I was probably too young to get all the references at the time. I later had it on VHS and it would become my all-time favorite John Candy movie. Thanks for shining the spotlight on it... still waiting for a "Man Who Knew Too Little" video, though, btw. :-)
Just watched this. So good!
There isn't one of J. Candy's movie that I didn't like. I love them all. Such a great actor and person. he died way to young, we lost a great human and entertainer. R.I.P J. C.
I remember subbing because of your 3 stooges Shemp video, and then unfortunately forgot to check back until the last video or 2. qnyway, happy to see how much your channel has grown. I sent your shemp video to a friend of my moms who used to watch the 3 stooges with me when she would watch me and she loved it!she swore she was the only person who remembered shemp as he's rarely in stooges re runs .
So glad you talk about this movie! Thanks for another amazing video
I friggin loooooove this movie!
I would love to see your breakdown on “Delirious” I just rewatched it and it’s still such a great film
This is one of the several movies that made me fall in love with my girlfriend Shawnee Smith. We are still dating after all these years. True story.
Sir, I challenge you to pistols at dawn for the hand of the fair maiden Smith !!
May the best man win. To the victor go the spoils.
I hope one of these random home recording VHS tapes I'm currently going through has the cable release! I need more Candy! Great vid as always.
Your channel could become 24/7 john candy. We'd love it still!
I saw this in the movie theatre.
Who's Harry Crumb? is great!
I watched it back to back to back.
The movie theatre had one ticket price for as many daytime movies as you wanted to watch on Tuesdays.
It's really a testament to John Candy's lovable charisma, both as an comic actor and as a person, that I would probably hate this movie if anyone else starred in it.
This is one of my all time favorite movies! I try to watch it once a year because I love it that much.
This movie is a classic, It still holds up to this day.
Many years ago a former friend of mine tried to get me to watch this movie. As we drifted apart I just refused to ever see Who's Harry Crumb? Your video has convinced me to give it a view.
The "Crazy Typewriter" and "She must be enormous" jokes are hilarious, I quote them fairly often.
The WRONG GUYS is a great one of these kinds of movie. Great cast of comedians!
I always thought Delirious was another underappreciated John Candy gem.
I was only a kid when this came out, but I would watch it every time it was on HBO. This is definitely one of Candy's best.
Instant sub! Nobody ever talks about this movie, which has always been one of my favorites. Thank you for showcasing it.
One of my favorites
Jim Carrey "borrowed" that pencil sharpener scene in "The Mask." Two comedians from Newmarket, Ontario.
More John Candy?! Yes, please! Thank you @hatsoffentertainment
Who's Harry Crumb? was NOT a failure. It was hilarious, especially to kids. It's definitely a cult classic. There is a deleted scene where Harry pops a champagne cork which destroys an entire rack of wine bottles.
My favorite John Candy movie!!! I saw it in a Boston movie theater in February of 1989. I was on vacation there in Boston with a friend & it was collllllllllllld out. I was 18 & my friend was 17. We were visiting from Brooklyn, nYc. I totally fell in love with this movie then & love it even more today.
Watched this tonight!
I enjoyed it. Some bits couldn’t be made today but I thought it was a really fun little film and I’m sad there weren’t more.
For the longest time I didn't know that this movie was a commercial flop. It's one of Candy's best, and saying otherwise is quite a little fallacy.
My friend and I watched this over and over again. Candy is pure gold in this.
I didn't watch Crumb until it hit HBO/cable around 90-91ish. Absolutely loved it and they played it repeatedly and often.
Probably being biased myself when I say I haven't seen a John Candy film I didn't like. This one is no exception. Candy had a true gift for comedy and such a lovable personality. I remember being heart broken and shedding tears upon his passing. I hope you get to Wagons East. It was another overlooked film that deserves more credit.
I just watched this film again last month. Crumb holds up no matter how many times you see it.
I distinctly remember watching the tv version of Who’s Harry Crumb when NBC aired it at least one time in the early 1990’s. I do remember the wine cellar scene only because I later rented the vhs and of course it was nowhere to be found.
I grew up watching this movie and no one knew what it was! Glad to see someone share their love for these movies as well as for John Candy.
Keep these videos coming.
My favorite Candy flick, still very funny. Now do "Delirious"!!!
Oh boy. As someone who was born after the 80s, I wasn’t exposed to a lot of these movies and I’m always shocked by the amount of casual brown and sometimes black face in them. It’s hard to go back without a history with this movie and stomach the caricatures, unfortunately. It pops up more than I would have thought when looking at older comedy!