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Candyman (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 21  Rotten:7 Average Rating: 6.3/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Synopsis: Folklorics graduate student Helen Lyle's (Virginia Madsen) thesis research leads her into the urban underworld of Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing projects, whose residents are genuinely terrified of "Candyman" (Tony Todd), a legendary figure with a hook for a hand. Skeptical, she... Folklorics graduate student Helen Lyle's (Virginia Madsen) thesis research leads her into the urban underworld of Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing projects, whose residents are genuinely terrified of "Candyman" (Tony Todd), a legendary figure with a hook for a hand. Skeptical, she "summons" him in front of a mirror and discovers with horror that he's real and wants her to join him in his "mythic" world; when she refuses, he murders those in her wake, leaving her to be charged with the crimes. She tries to explain who the real culprit is, but her efforts fail, and authorities commit her to a mental hospital. This taut horror thriller is based on "The Forbidden," by Clive Barker, who also executive-produced. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Vanessa Williams, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons

Director: Bernard Rose
Composer: Philip Glass
Story: Clive Barker
Producer: Steve Golin, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Alan Poul
Screenwriter: Bernard Rose

DVD Info

Release:

May 8, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Bernard Rose - Director
  • Trailers
  • Featurette - 1. CLIVE BARKER: RAISING HELL
  • 2. THE CANDYMAN MYTHOS

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Storyboards by Bernard Rose

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06/24/06
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02/18/07
Jake Euker
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1/5

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09/16/05
Chuck O'Leary
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3/5

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07/01/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

Reheats old material and serves it as if it were bold and original.

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01/31/05
Rob Gonsalves
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12/19/04
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
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One of the best of the end-of-the-eighties/start-of-the-nineties body mortification films.

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10/18/04
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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3/4

The Candyman is a svelte, sexual monument, far removed from the silent brutality of your average serial slasher.

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08/03/04
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
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08/02/04
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca
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5/5

Very clever, well-made and unpredictable.

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03/03/04
Andreas Samuelson
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02/27/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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02/10/04
Robert Roten
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01/24/04
Spence D.
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12/03/03
Ryan Cracknell
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09/23/03
Michael Szymanski
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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3/5

A by-the-numbers boogeyman thriller, spiced up by an intriguing concept and Tony Todd's sad-eyed title character.

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03/12/03
Rob Vaux
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A nicely gory urban legend thriller.

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02/10/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)
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3/5

A good, bloody horror film about urban legends from a Clive Barker story.

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01/29/03
Blake Davis
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11/07/02
James Rocchi
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