dʒˈɑːn kˈændi wʌz kəntɹˈæktʃuːəli mændˈeɪɾᵻd tə mˌeɪk ðɪs fˈɪlm dˈuː tə hɪz ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ kˈɑːntɹækt wɪð kæɹˈɑːlkoʊ pˈɪktʃɚz fɹʌm ðɛɹ skɹˈæpt dʒˈɑːn hjˈuːz fˈɪlm bɑːɹθˈɑːləmjˌuː vˈiː. nˈɛf, wˌɪtʃ kˈændi wʌz tə stˈɑːɹ ɪn wɪð sˈɪlvɛstɚ stˈæloʊn.
John Candy was contractually mandated to make this film due to his existing contract with Carolco Pictures from their scrapped John Hughes film Bartholomew v. Neff, which Candy was to star in with Sylvester Stallone.