Question: One of John Candy's most renouwned onscreen performances was as Dell Griffith in an American comedy film from what year?

Related documents: [0]  [DOC] Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 American comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. Candy rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its related "Second City Television" series, and through his appearances in such comedy films as "Stripes", "Splash", "Cool Runnings", "Summer Rental", "The Great Outdoors", "Spaceballs", and "Uncle Buck", as well as more dramatic roles in "Only the Lonely" and "JFK". One of his most renowned onscreen performances was as Del Griffith, the loquacious, on-the-move shower-curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". [END]  
Answer: 1987
1987