Wagons East

McGinley) decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west so they hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of James Harlow (John Candy) to take them on a journey back to their hometowns in the East. This leads to a comedy of errors when the drunken wagonmaster leads them into Sioux Indian territory and they are pursued by the cavalry.They also have to contend with hired gunslingers who have been sent by railroad magnates to stop the journey in fear of bad publicity of the west, and their discovery that Harlow had been part of the infamous Donner Party.
Production
On Friday, March 4, 1994 Candy died of a heart attack in his sleep on location in the Mexican state of Durango after the day's shooting for this film had finished. The film makers claim he had completed all his scenes for the film at the time of his death but this claim is disputed by critics and audiences.
Some sources state that Candy died before he had completed his remaining scenes and he was either replaced by a stunt double or his remaining scenes were re-written not to involve him. At least one scene, of Candy in a bar emptying a liquor bottle, was re-used later on in the film with the background altered.YouTube scene comparison
Both the VHS and DVD boxes read: "This motion picture is dedicated to the memory of John Candy".
This was the last film John Candy was shooting before his death but not the last film he appeared in to be released. He had completed Canadian Bacon before filming of Wagons East! began but his death caused the film's delayed release.
Reception
The film was released five months after Candy's death and was widely panned by critics and audiences alike.