Just finished #ILikeMe - the #JohnCandy #documentary. For a guy growing up, glued to the TV in the late #80s and early #90s and loving his movies, it's rough to see behind the curtain. He seemed like a truly awesome person with way too much on his shoulders. A loveable pleaser trying to make the whole world happy. Clearly that took its toll.
The bit about the mud wrestling scene in #Stripes brought a tear to my eye - a scene I always thought was incredibly funny was in fact one of the scenes he hated doing the most. He was supposed to do it without a shirt, but couldn't.
In the documentary, they speak about how taking care of your #metalhealth wasn't really a thing back then. Asking how a friend was doing wasn't really something you did. We're in a better place now, but not quite there yet. Ask a friend how they're doing - not just to ask, but to get to know.
https://youtu.be/PrcQRsrBcCk
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