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06/24/06
Candyman (1992)
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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 21 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 6.3/10
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... [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
Composer: Philip Glass
Story: Clive Barker
Producer: Steve Golin, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Alan Poul
Screenwriter: Bernard Rose
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12/19/04
One of the best of the end-of-the-eighties/start-of-the-nineties body mortification films.
10/18/04
The Candyman is a svelte, sexual monument, far removed from the silent brutality of your average serial slasher.
08/03/04
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05/20/03
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A by-the-numbers boogeyman thriller, spiced up by an intriguing concept and Tony Todd's sad-eyed title character.
03/12/03
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