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Candyman

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Candyman
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R,1hr 38min
Genres:
Horror,Action
Release:
1992
Director:
Bernard Rose
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley  ...more
Synopsis: Bernard Rose followed his moody fantasy-thriller Paperhouse (1988) with this modern horror tale, based on Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden". Compiling a thesis on urban legends, University of Illinois in Chicago graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) becomes aware of the prevalent superstition surrounding the legend of "Candyman" (Tony Todd)--a hook-wielding phantom who will appear if his name is recited five times into a mirror--among the tenants of Chicago's Cabrini Green project. ... Full Synopsis
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Cavett Binion, AMG Review
Haunting, intelligent and poetic, Candyman's strength lies in its ability to deliver a powerful social message primarily through imagery (Helen's realization that each room in her ritzy high-rise is the "mirror image" of its counterpart in Cabrini Green is a telling example), while managing to deliver the horror goods with hair-raising suspense, graphic shocks, and a chillingly seductive yet painfully ... Full Review
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Virginia Madsen
Helen Lyle
Tony Todd
Candyman
Xander Berkeley
Trevor Lyle
Kasi Lemmons
Bernadette Walsh
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