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6.8Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.
Released: 2005-01-14104 minDir: David SladeDrama, ThrillerBudget: $950,000Box office: $7.0M
Cast
- Elliot Page as Hayley Stark
- Patrick Wilson as Jeff Kohlver
- Sandra Oh as Judy Tokuda
- Odessa Rae as Janelle Rogers
- G.J. Echternkamp as Nighthawks Clerk
- Cori Bright as Girl in Nighthawks (uncredited)
Themes
- pedophilia
- suicide
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Hard Candy is a 2005 American psychological thriller film focusing on a 14-year-old vigilante's trapping and torture of a man whom she suspects of being a sexual predator. The film was directed by David Slade, written by Brian Nelson, and stars Patrick Wilson and Elliot Page. It was the first feature film for Slade, who had primarily directed music videos.
Hard Candy premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and was screened at the Florida Film Festival in April 2006. It had a limited release in two theaters in the United States. The film made over $8 million at the box office, including $1 million domestically, on a budget of under $1 million.
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2000s vigilante films2005 American films2005 directorial debut films2005 English-language films2005 films2005 independent films2005 psychological thriller filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican psychological thriller filmsAmerican rape and revenge filmsAmerican vigilante filmsEnglish-language independent films