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

Have you ever watched a movie and found yourself curious about a celebrity’s age at the time? It reveals something about timing, talent, and opportunity. We’re about to uncover that piece of the puzzle.

While It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time was being made, John Candy was:

24 years old

According to our data, that’s how old the celebrity really was during the film.

To determine the age, we considered the first day of the year It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time premiered:

January 1, 1975

And the birth day of John Candy, that is:

October 31, 1950

Since the release usually follows filming within a year, the age of John Candy during the actual shoot may have been a year more or less than indicated.