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Candyman
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6.7The 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.
Released: 1992-10-16100 minDir: Bernard RoseDrama, Horror, ThrillerBudget: $6.0MBox office: $25.8MPart of: Candyman Collection
Cast
- Virginia Madsen as Helen Lyle
- Tony Todd as Candyman
- Xander Berkeley as Trevor Lyle
- Kasi Lemmons as Bernadette Walsh
- Vanessa Williams as Anne-Marie McCoy
- DeJuan Guy as Jake
Themes
- based on novel or book
- investigation
- melancholy
- urban legend
- urban
- university
- evil
- candyman
- hook for a hand
- housing project
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- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 337102
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- publication date
- 1993-01-07
- title
- Candyman
- review score
- 79%
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1990s ghost films1990s hood films1990s supernatural horror films1992 American films1992 English-language films1992 films1992 horror filmsAfrican-American horror filmsAmerican ghost filmsAmerican supernatural horror filmsCandyman (film series)English-language crime filmsEnglish-language horror filmsFilms about hypnosisFilms about racism in the United StatesFilms based on British short storiesFilms based on urban legendsFilms based on works by Clive BarkerFilms directed by Bernard Rose (director)Films produced by Steve GolinFilms scored by Philip GlassFilms set in apartment buildingsFilms set in ChicagoFilms shot in Chicago