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Candyman

Candyman

We dare you to say his name five times.

19926.71h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Bernard Rose
Written by Clive Barker, Lynn Weimer, Bernard Rose
Produced by Steve Golin, Alan Poul, Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $25.8M

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

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookinvestigationmelancholyurban legendurbanuniversityevilcandymanhook for a handhousing projecturban decayurban gothicantagonistic

About Candyman

Candyman is a drama, horror, thriller film released in 1992 exploring themes of based on novel or book, investigation, melancholy, urban legend, urban, university. Directed by Bernard Rose, it stars Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley. 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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