Macaulay Culkin Reveals John Candy Was First to Notice His Dad’s ‘Monster’ Behavior

New York Post ^ | Sep. 5, 2025 | Alexandra Bellusci

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By Alexandra Bellusci Published Sep. 5, 2025, 12:53 p.m. ET

Culkin spoke about his time filming the John Hughes comedy in Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds’ new documentary, “John Candy: I Like Me.”

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“He showed a lot of respect. When you’re eight years old, you don’t really get respect, whether it’s in a workplace or just from adults and grown-ups in general. You felt invited in,” Culkin expressed.

Elsewhere in the film, Culkin shared he felt “paternal” vibes from Candy, especially when it came to dealing with his now estranged father, Christopher “Kit” Culkin, during the early days in Hollywood. “I think he always had that really great instinct. I think he saw. Listen, even before the wave crested and the ‘Home Alone’ stuff was happening, it was not hard to see how difficult my father was. It was no secret. He was already a monster,” the former child star recalled. “All of a sudden, the fame and the money came, and he became an infamous monster. He was already not a good guy. I think John was looking a little side-eyed, like, ‘Is everything alright over there? You doing good? Good day? Everything’s alright? Everything good at home? Alright.'”

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M. Night Shymalan always did something similar. He lives in southeast PA so his movies tend to be there.