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- "They will say that I have shed innocent blood. What's blood for, if not for shedding?"
- ―The Candyman
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Candyman |
| Directed by: | Bernard Rose |
| Written by: | Bernard Rose; Clive Barker |
| Produced by: | Clive Barker; Steve Golin; Alan Poul; Sigurjon Sighvatsson |
| Music by: | Philip Glass |
| Cinematography: | Anthony B. Richmond |
| Edited by: | Dan Rae |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment; Propaganda Films; TriStar Pictures |
| Released: | October 16th, 1992 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 99 min. (1 hr. 39 min.) |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $8,000,000 |
| Gross: | $25,792,310 (USA) [1] |
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Candyman is an American horror film of the slasher sub-genre. It was directed by Bernard Rose and based on the 1985 short story, "The Forbidden" by famed horror author Clive Barker. The story appeared as the first vignette in volume 5 of Barker's anthology series "Books of Blood". Candyman proved successful enough to spawn two sequels, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh in 1995 and the 1999 direct-to-video movie Candyman: Day of the Dead. The eponymous villain of the series is Daniel Robitaille, aka, the Candyman - the ghost of a Louisiana slave who can be called into existence any time someone speaks the name "Candyman" five times in front of a mirror. College student Helen Lyle and her friend Bernie Walsh uncover the secret of the Candyman while exploring the haunted corridors of the Cabrini Green housing projects in Chicago, Illinois.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Virginia Madsen | Helen Lyle |
| Tony Todd | Daniel Robitaille/The Candyman |
| Xander Berkeley | Trevor Lyle |
| Kasi Lemmons | Bernadette Walsh |
| Vanessa Williams | Anne-Marie McCoy |
| DeJuan Guy | Jake |
| Marianne Elliott | Clara |
| 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 |
| Sarina Grant | Kitty Culver |
| Latesha Martin | Baby Anthony |
| Lanesha Martin | Baby Anthony |
| Michael Culkin | Professor Philip Purcell |
| Bernard Rose | Archie Walsh |
| Glenda Starr Kelly | Crying mother |
| Kenneth A. Brown | Castrated boy |
| Caesar Brown | Tough guy |
| Terrence Riggins | Gang leader |
| Gilbert Lewis | Detective Frank Valento |
| Rusty Schwimmer | Policewoman |
| Baxter Harris | Detective |
| John Rensenhouse | Attorney |
| Mika Quintard | TV reporter |
| Doug MacHugh | 1st orderly |
| Carol Harris | 2nd orderly |
| Stanley DeSantis | Doctor Burke |
| Diane Peterson | Nurse |
| Michael Wilhelm | Priest |
| Fred Sanders | Cop |
| Caron Strong | Nurse |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "We dare you to say his name five times!"
- Principal filming on Candyman began on November 4th, 1991 and concluded on December 28th.
- Candyman was first released to DVD on September 9th, 1998 by Columbia Pictures & Tristar. The Special Edition DVD was released by Sony Pictures on August 17th, 2004.
- The film is set in Chicago, Illinois, which is also the home town of actress Virginia Madsen.
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