Toronto, Sept. 5 -- The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off its 50th edition Thursday evening with the world premiere of 'John Candy: I Like Me,' a documentary that celebrates the life and career of the titular funnyman, who died of a heart attack in 1994 at the age of 43, reported Variety.

Amazon will be releasing the documentary 'John Candy: I Like Me' on October 10.

According to the outlet, Candy was a local hero who grew up in Toronto before his breakout on the SCTV sketch comedy series in 1976.

He eventually became one of the most in-demand comedy stars of his generation, thanks to such films as 'Stripes,' 'Splash,' 'Spaceballs,' 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles,' 'Uncle Buck' and 'Cool Runnings.'

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