An unique premise that sadly falls flat Canadian Bacon has the most hilarious premise I have ever heard. John Candy and Rhea Perlman star in this movie about the president staging a war with Canada in order to get himself more liked by the public to win reelection. The movie stars John Candy in one of his last roles,with Rhea Perlman, Alan Alda, Rip Torn, and Wallace Shawn. Now this movie could be really good. Or it could be really bad. You know that going in,its called Canadian Bacon for Gods sake. But sadly most of the jokes fall flat and the movie starts to seem like it was written by a teen trying to be "cool",what with all the swearing,drinking,and violence jokes. These jokes could have done well in other movies, and they have been but once again they all fall flat. By the end of the credits,you'll have forgotten this movie almost immediately. Because its that forgettable. It just ends up as another disappointing John Candy movie like The Great Outdoors or Once Upon A Crime. All in all, its worth a watch,but you probably won't be watching it again any time soon.