Hostage for a Day is a 1994 comedic film starring and directed by Canadian comedian and actor John Candy. Though the film is billed as "starring" Candy, it in fact only features him as a minor character, as a Russian hostage taker.The film centers around a Warren Kooey (played by George Wendt), a copy-shop worker who, at the age of 41, begins having a mid-life crisis.