Candyman
1992
We dare you to say his name five times.
Directed by Bernard Rose
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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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- Director
- Bernard Rose
- Written by
- Bernard Rose
- Produced by
- Alan Poul, Sigurjón Sighvatsson, Steve Golin
- Composer
- Philip Glass
- Cinematographer
- Anthony B. Richmond
- Editor
- Dan Rae
- Makeup FX
- Bob Keen, Dave Keen, Mark Coulier
- Sound Designer
- Nigel Holland
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Clive Barker's Candyman
- TMDB
- 6.7/10 (1,857 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 79% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 61/100
- IMDb
- 6.7/10 (104,279 votes)
Awards
- NominatedFangoria Chainsaw Award— Best Wide Release Film(1993)
- NominatedSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1993)
Cast
Virginia Madsen
Helen Lyle
Tony Todd
Candyman
Xander Berkeley
Trevor Lyle
Kasi Lemmons
Bernadette Walsh
Vanessa Williams
Anne-Marie McCoy
DeJuan Guy
Jake
Michael Culkin
Purcell
Stanley DeSantis
Dr. Burke
Gilbert Lewis
Detective Frank Valento
Marianna Elliott
Clara
Ted Raimi
Billy
Ria Pavia
Monica
Mark Daniels
Student
Lisa Ann Poggi
Diane
Adam Philipson
Danny
Eric Edwards
Harold
Carolyn Lowery
Stacey
Barbara Alston
Henrietta Mosely
Crew
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Links
Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — GHOSTS Pt 12: Candyman (1992)
Candyman Collection
Appears in
Arrow Video
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Ghosts - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Scream Factory
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
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