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Release Date
• USA: Oct 16, 1992
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 8, 1998
• R2: 17 Jul 2000
Budget USD 8,000,000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 39 minutes
Country USA
Studio Polygram, Propaganda Films, TriStar
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Other Titles
• Clive Barker's Candyman (1992)
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Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror, Murder, Suspense, Ghosts, Investigation, Slasher, Revenge, Serial Killer, Occult, Mental Institution, Demonic Possession, Police, School / Campus, Gore, Prison, Escape, Kidnapping, Gay/Lesbian, Blaxploitation
Tagline: We Dare You To Say His Name Five Times!
Plot: 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
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 Based on The Forbidden by Clive Barker this stands out as an original, engrossing and highly entertaining film. Top notch acting and direction moves it along at breakneck speed.  -- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)
Astounding, intelligent, horrifying, mesmerizing. Forget Scream and Urban Legend (especially Urban Legend)--this is the only postmodern horror film that takes is subject seriously and does it with a lot of class.  --Jack Witzig (ColdSpot)
Gritty, intelligent, realistic and frightening, "Candyman" is an absolute must-see for any horror fan worth his salt.-- (eSplatter.com)
The scenery is very surreal and has much meaning behind the story, and the cast does a fantastic job of making this movie believale, a definite see  --Mr Disgusting (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
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Clive Barker
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| A great combination of nightmarish framing-thriller, supernatural drama and gothic mystery, with first-rate performances from both cast and crew and delivering one of the scariest and most well-acted horror-film killers ever. --Slicer-dicer (SlasherPool)
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