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"I Want Candy" follows two hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies who stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by their arty film teacher (Mackenzie Crook), wannabe producer Joe (Tom Riley) and his talented but neurotic director friend Baggy (Tom Burke) head to London to sell what they know .. Read more

Starring David Armand, Jimmy Carr, Mackenzie Crook, Carmen Electra
Director Stephen Surjik
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy

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I Want Candy

"I Want Candy" follows two hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies who stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by their arty film teacher (Mackenzie Crook), wannabe producer Joe (Tom Riley) and his talented but neurotic director friend Baggy (Tom Burke) head to London to sell what they know is a script made of gold. Encountering nothing but closed doors, their luck changes when an equally desperate producer (Eddie Marsen) is willing to throw money at them provided they nab the star he needs. There's just one problem - he wants Candy Fiveways (Carmen Electra), the worlds No. 1 Adult Star...

Starring David Armand, Jimmy Carr, Mackenzie Crook, Carmen Electra, Tom Riley, Irene Alano, Giles Alderson, Stephanie Blacker, Tom Burke, Emma Fryer, Richard Glover, Molly Hallam, Sarah Hannah
Director Stephen Surjik
Studio BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy
Language English, English Audio Description
Released DVD: 06 Aug 2007
Production year: 2007
Format DVD
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  • The old write-about-what-you-know adage works for this Ealing Studios comedy about a couple of film students struggling... read more on Time Out

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  • 50 out of 53 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Porn-tastically hilarious...!

    A couple of young lads doing a media study course, aim for the bright lights of hollywood. To get to the top these guys decide to hawk a script around several production companies, only to inadvertently fall upon a production company who promote the seedier sort of film, inadvertently the lads are cornered into having to make a blue film to extricate themselves from a tricky situation (is this starting to sound a little benny hill meets carry on ?), and the whole thing dissolves into a well written well produced and hilariously acted farce, everyone in this made me laugh out loud.

    A British film, with a great cast, this could possibly be the funniest film you might see all year (any film that can make a rib-tickler out of a ribbed-tickler can't be all bad can it ?). I would definately recommend this as worth a watch !

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Poor script

    Sorry, I just did not like this film. Every turn in the script was totally unbelievable, and it was not very funny.

    Maybe some will like it. Put it this way: if you think that somebody eating toast with pubic hair in the butter is hilarious, and if are not bothered by the logic of two guys apparently believing that combining their epic love story script with a porn movie will get them into Hollywood, then you'll like this film.

      • eolake from Lancashire
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    Once again there's much to see in this week's pick of new DVD releases, starting with Will Ferrell's latest comedy Blades of Glory. Although the world of ice skating may not sound that amusing, seeing Ferrell and co-star Jon Heder dress up in tight, bright figure-hugging spandex is just the start of the laughs in this movie. British comedy I Want Candy is also likely to bring a smile, starring Eastenders' Michelle Ryan and The Office actor Mackenzie Crook. The film follows two students'... Read more

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