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A thesis on monsters becomes a blood-soaked mirror to Chicago's sins.
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67
IMDb
67
Rotten Tomatoes
79
Audience Score
64
Google
77
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Candyman (1992)

academic horrorurban decay poetryhook-handed nightmare fuel

Overview

DramaHorrorThriller

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.

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Content warning
based on novel or bookmelancholyantagonisticinvestigationurban gothicuniversityevilurbanurban legendurban decay+3 more

Standout Aspects

Score

Philip Glass turns bees and blood into opera.

Production

Real Cabrini-Green location, real residents as extras.

Acting

Tony Todd's voice could seduce you to death.

Best for:Solo: Lights off, bathroom mirror nearby. You coward.·Theater: Philip Glass score deserves proper speakers.·Rewatch: Spot every Cabrini-Green detail you missed.
Heads up:Gore: Hook impalements and bee-related body horror.·Disturbing: Racial violence, police brutality, child endangerment.
Bernard Rose

Director

Bernard Rose

ReleasedOct 16, 1992
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$6M·Revenue$25.8M
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Propaganda Films

Top Cast

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Helen Lyle

Tony Todd

Tony Todd

Candyman

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Trevor Lyle

Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Bernadette Walsh

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Anne-Marie McCoy

DeJuan Guy

DeJuan Guy

Jake

Michael Culkin

Michael Culkin

Purcell

Stanley DeSantis

Stanley DeSantis

Dr. Burke

Gilbert Lewis

Gilbert Lewis

Detective Frank Valento

Marianna Elliott

Marianna Elliott

Clara

Ted Raimi

Ted Raimi

Billy

Ria Pavia

Ria Pavia

Monica

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Clive Barker's original story was set in Liverpool; Rose moved it to Chicago to confront American racial housing violence head-on.

Trivia

Tony Todd negotiated a $1000 bonus per bee sting—he got 23. Worth every dollar.

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