`John Candy: I Like Me`, a documentary from director Colin Hanks and producer Ryan Reynolds, will open the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

It`s set to screen on September 4 at Roy Thomson Hall.

Candy was a Toronto-born comedian who rose to fame on Canada`s sketch comedy show "SCTV" and went on to star in films such as "Spaceballs," "Uncle Buck," "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," "National Lampoon`s Vacation" and "Little Shop of Horrors." He unexpectedly died of a heart attack at age 43 in 1994, reported Variety.