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Candyman

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 39m
  •  (1)
  • 61

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  • Official Home Video Trailer
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Bernard Rose

Producer:

Steve Golin, Alan Poul, Sigurjon Sighvatsson

Writer:

Clive Barker

Release Date:

Sep 11, 1992

Runtime:

1hr 39m

Synopsis

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

Cast

  • Virginia Madsen
  • Tony Todd
  • Xander Berkeley
  • Kasi Lemmons
  • Vanessa Williams
  • DeJuan Guy
  • Marianna Elliott
  • Ted Raimi
  • Ria Pavia
  • Mark Daniels

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Metacritic

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Based on 15 Critics
8.5

USER SCORE (198)

Universal acclaim based on 198 Reviews
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Like so many post-Val Lewton horror films, this 1992 feature starts out promisingly while the plot is mainly a matter of suggestion, but gradually turns gross and obvious as the meanings become literal and unambiguous.

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Metacritic review by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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