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Candyman
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Overview

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Director:
Bernard Rose
Writers:
Clive Barker (story)
Bernard Rose (writer)
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Release Date:
16 October 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
We Dare You To Say His Name Five Times! more
Plot:
Helen Lyle is a student who decides to write a thesis about local legends and myths. She visits a part of the town... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations more
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(139 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Virginia Madsen ... Helen Lyle
Tony Todd ... The Candyman / Daniel Robitaille

Xander Berkeley ... Trevor Lyle
Kasi Lemmons ... Bernadette 'Bernie' Walsh

Vanessa Williams ... Anne-Marie McCoy
DeJuan Guy ... Jake

Marianna Elliott ... Clara (as Marianna Eliott)

Ted Raimi ... Billy

Ria Pavia ... Monica
Mark Daniels ... Student
Lisa Ann Poggi ... Diane
Adam Philipson ... Danny

Eric Edwards ... Harold
Carolyn Lowery ... Stacey
Barbara Alston ... Henrietta Mosely
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Clive Barker's Candyman (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and gore.
Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

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Trivia:
The bees were breed specifically for this movie. They need to make sure that the bees were only 12 hours old so that they looked like mature bees, but at that point, the stinger isn't powerful enough to do any real damage. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Wire visible pulling the Candyman backwards out of the window to escape the psychiatrist's office at the hospital. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Candyman: They will say that I have shed innocent blood. What's blood for, if not for shedding?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
STATE OF INDEPENDENCE more

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Who wants candy now, huh? Didn't think so…, 6 October 2005
8/10
Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls

A strong contender for the title of best horror film of the 1990's, Bernard Rose's "Candyman" is a very faithful (and therefore truly scary) adaptation of Clive Barker's skin crawling short story. This film features a very rare and successful combination of both creepy atmosphere and visual ingeniousness. Whereas most movies (especially during the 90's) can hardly focus on any of these essential horror elements, Bernard Rose masterfully succeeds in stuffing his film with genuine tension as well as shocking gore-images. The plot centers on doctoral student Helen (underrated actress Virginia Madsen in her best role) who becomes obsessed with the urban legend of a hook-handed killer that terrorizes the pauperized ghettos of the nearby Cabrini Green. Needless to say that the Candyman-myth gets a little too realistic for Helen, as everyone she comes into contact with ends up being brutally killed with a hook. The script is intelligent and always several steps ahead of you, the eerie musical guidance is brilliant and the make-up effects are fantastically gruesome. Tony Todd is ideally cast as the bogeyman, with his strong posture and – above all – incredibly frightening voice. The legend behind his character is staggering and it's beautiful to see how director Rose plays with the realism and surrealism of Barker's basic idea. Not many horror films of the 90's decade come with my highest possible recommendation, but this one definitely does. And don't forget, the Candyman CAN…rip you to pieces!

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