Candyman (1992)

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Release Date: Oct 16, 1992
Rated: R | Runtime: 99 Mins | Language: English
Director: Bernard Rose
Stars: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, DeJuan Guy, Marianna Elliott

Summary

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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What to Expect

Candyman is a symphony of mysterious folklore and hypnotic terror, entrenched in a setting of desperate urban decay that plays over a beautiful score by composer Phillip Glass.

The story surrounds a woman named Helen who is working on a research project about Candyman, the urban legend of a guy with a hook for a hand, who when summoned, appears suddenly to cut you from groin to gullet. Helen's husband is a university professor who teaches urban legends and his friend is a renowned author who is the authority on the legend of Candyman. This is a bittersweet situation for Helen. On one hand she's surrounded by experts on the subject who can help her along. On the other hand she's surrounded by experts on the subject who believe Candyman to be just a fun story and dismiss her concerns when she learns Candyman is the real deal.

Candyman pulls you in from the opening credits and holds onto you until the very end. It' Read more...

Candyman is a symphony of mysterious folklore and hypnotic terror, entrenched in a setting of desperate urban decay that plays over a beautiful score by composer Phillip Glass.

Candyman pulls you in from the opening credits and holds onto you until the very end. It's a unique standout among other horror movies, both of its time and even now. It has a cool story, some super cool kills and has aged surprisingly well. The Blu-ray is almost like watching a modern movie set in the 90's.

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Critic Reviews:

Upon its release, Candyman was criticized as being irresponsible and racist. Certainly its casting of the quintessential bogeyman as vengeful, black and obsessed with a white woman gives credence to this criticism. And yet, the overarching narrative isn’t quite so simple.

– Horror Homeroom

The urban legend about the hook-handed terror was a radical, sophisticated examination of race, history, and love that feels as powerful and essential today as when it was released more than 25 years ago.

– The Ringer

The ending is somewhat of a shocker, if you don’t see it coming. Nevertheless, it f*cking rocks and not in an upbeat sort of way, which is just the way I like them.

– HNN

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