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John Candy was apparently very upset after only receiving $414 for his part in Home Alone.

Former US president denies director’s claims that he insisted on appearing in 1992 film in exchange for filming in his hotel

Each scene would have scripted takes and then Williams would ‘go off and it was something to behold’ says Chris Columbus

"We would say to Robin, 'we’re out of film.' That happened on several occasions"

The filmmaker also discussed the 'strong' Mrs Doubtfire sequel script that had been in the works prior to the actor's passing

The late, beloved John Candy's impressive comedy career only gets more interesting with these behind-the-scenes facts.

Despite his success off the back of his Oscar win for Good Will Hunting, Robin was struggling, according to his Bicentennial Man co-star who recalled having “great chats” with the comic, fondly recalling their time together on the set of Chris Columbus' heavily criticised sci-fi dramedy

Written by teen-movie legend John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus – who went on to direct the first two Harry Potter films – Home Alone stars a young Macaulay Culkin in his breakthrough role

The 1990 film that made Macaulay Culkin the biggest child star of his era still stands the test of time, says Geoffrey Macnab