John Candy Died Before Finishing His Final Film. Here's How Producers Completed It.

John Candy Died Before Finishing His Final Film. Here's How Producers Completed It.

On March 4, 1994, the legendary John Candy died from a heart attack in his sleep after shooting scenes for what would be one of his final movies, the Western-comedy Wagons East. Set in the Wild West, the film follows an alcoholic wagon master named James Harlow (Candy), who’s hired by a group of settlers to lead them back east. However, the local railroad barons see this as bad for business and send out gunslingers to stop the group. When it’s r…