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1992

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Starring	Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Donna D'Errico, Nick Corri
Director	Turi Meyer
Genres	Horror

Candyman

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. A senior professor, hearing of Helen's research, explains the historical basis for the legend, detailing how Candyman is believed to be the vengeful spirit of a former slave who, though initially respected in academia, was set upon and mutilated by an angry mob when accused of taking a white mistress. When the clinically-detached Helen flaunts her intellectual confidence by reciting Candyman's name five times, she sets in motion an inevitable series of supernatural events -- culminating in a series of grisly killings, after which Helen is invariably found holding the bloody murder weapon. Though she is captured by the police, it becomes evident to Helen that Candyman is guiding her fate every step of the way.~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Starring	Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Donna D'Errico, Nick Corri, Alexia Robinson
Director	Turi Meyer
Studio	UNIVERSAL VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 30 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Horror Films
Genres	Horror
Language	DVD: English Blu-ray: English
Released	Production year: 1992 To Rent: DVD: 17 Jul 2000 Blu-ray: Unavailable for rental Blu-ray: 10 Oct 2011

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- This faithful, scary and visually imaginative adaptation of Clive Barker's story 'The Forbidden' casts Madsen as a... read more on Time Out
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  Candyman 3
  
  Don't make the same mistake I did, and think this is the original Candyman. It isn't, this is Candyman 3! Strangely, Candyman (1) is only due for ... read more »
  
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  Thought I best write my own report,as I was a little worried that others had received Canyman 3 instead of the first film.I can happily report that I received ... read more »
  
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  Beware the Hook!
  
  Not really much of a horror film fanatic but I found the film pretty scary in places with a great score by Philip Glass. Most of the violence (and there is ... read more »
  
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  Unsettling, Disturbing And Scary.
  
  Candyman is a truely terrifying ride from the moment it begins to the chilling finale. Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) is studying the myth of the deadly Candyman... read more »
  
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  The thesis research of folklore graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) leads her into the urban underworld of Chicago's Cabrini Green housing projects. There the residents are genuinely terrified of Candyman (Tony Todd), a legendary figure with a hook for a hand. Skeptical, she summons him ...

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  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 ...