"I still haven't seen this movie..."
--- WEBMASTER
Plot:
Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) disbelieves the story she hears when she interviews college
freshmen about their superstitions. But when she hears about Candyman, a slave spirit
with a hook hand who is said to haunt Chicago's notorious Cabrini Green housing project,
she thinks she has a new twist for her thesis.Braving the gang-ridden territory to visit
the site of a brutal murder, Helen arrogantly assumes Candyman can't really exist..until
he appears, igniting a string of terrifying, tragic slayings. But the police don't
believe her, and they charge Helen with the grisly crimes. And only Candyman can set her
free. She promises him eternity and he holds her up to it. The film centres around
Candyman harassing Helen throughout the film,and we see many grisly deaths in the process.
Candyman shorts:
Candyman was based on one of the stories by Clive Barker in "In The Flesh".
Grossed 25.792 million in the US.
There is a cut version of the movie available on Laser Disk and runs about 12 minutes shorter.
The actual story of the Candyman is changed in the sequel to fit the plot
they were trying to achieve.
Cast and Crew:
Directed by:
Bernard Rose
Executice Producer:
Clive Barker
Virginia Madsen
Tony Todd
Xander Berkeley
Kasi Lemmons
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