John Candy’s Planes, Trains and Automobiles character Del Griffith could be seen reading an old paperback copy of The Canadian Mounted during their trip. Since then, the Canuck-themed porn book has been referenced in more scenarios.
The back of the novel gives a summary of the story of a certain Canada-based Lady, Anne Marie. She is described as sexually free, as men throughout the country have shared her bed. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles originally contained a scene where Del called the book a filthy god-darn thing.
John Candy’s ‘Planes, Trains And Automobiles’ erotic novel made another appearance
A famous fan of Candy’s, Ryan Reynolds, could be seen reading a copy of Canadian Mounted in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. Although Mark Leslie’s trivia guide for Planes, Trains and Automobiles insists the book was a prop, it was actually published by Bee-Line in 1981.
The company is also behind similarly themed novels like Leave ‘em Lusting and Seduce Me… Anybody! Since Bee-Line went bankrupt in the late ‘80s, copies of Canadian Mounted became rare, backing Mark’s speculation. However, a fan has proven the book to be true on Reddit, where he posted excerpts in a thread.
Fan proves John Candy’s erotic novel was a real copy
The fan clarified that the copyright on Canadian Mounted was never registered, so he could scan it, clean up the cover art, and re-typeset the novel. He posted a line from the sought-after book about Anne Marie and a man named Jean who was really grinding his “hard tool” against her, proving it to be the real raunchy copy.
He has now taken advantage of his copyright-free find and put his version up for sale via an on-demand print site. Curious fans of Planes, Trains and Automobiles can finally see what Candy, or Reynolds, were reading as the cameras rolled.