Candyman

1992

Action / Horror / Thriller

103
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 64% · 82 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 108512 108.5K

belief based on novel or book investigation urban legend urban university

Plot 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.

Director

Bernard Rose Photo
Bernard Rose

Top cast

Ted Raimi Photo
Ted Raimi as Billy
Kasi Lemmons Photo
Kasi Lemmons as Bernadette 'Bernie' Walsh
Tony Todd Photo
Tony Todd as The Candyman / Daniel Robitaille
DeJuan Guy Photo
DeJuan Guy as Jake
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855.94 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 14
1.6 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 48
4.44 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 20

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by andyajoflaherty 7 / 10

Decent slasher...

Based on a short story by Clive Barker, Candyman concerns itself with Helen, a grad student who is researching the myth around a supposed demonic killer who goes by the name Candyman. Convinced the killer is a normal guy who is trying to conceal his identity behind an urban legend, Helen gets much more than she bargained for when she summons the evil spirit and it falls in love with her.I quite enjoyed this. Its suitably gritty and dirty, has a great villain and some pretty brutal gore and effects. You really begin to question whether the candyman is real or not and if Helen is just nuts, and Tony Todd puts in a great performance as the titular killer. The bee scene in particular is pretty great and was done with real bees! Urgh! In the mood for a supernatural slasher? Then this might just quench that thirst...
Reviewed by CitizenCaine 8 / 10

Candyman! Candyman! Candyman! Candyman! ... I'll Stop Here

Look into a mirror, preferably alone at night, and say "candy-man" 5 times and...uh...see what happens. Little known Bernard Rose directed this terrifying horror/suspense/thriller set and filmed in Chicago. The story is adapted from a novel by horror master Clive Barker. Two attractive female graduate students research an urban "myth" only to discover it may not be a myth, or is it? That's the premise of this tightly written and directed film, which does for looking into mirrors what Psycho did for taking showers. This is a thinking man's horror film that scares the daylights out of you at times while still leading you to think beyond what's on the screen.It's much more than just a horror film with a creepy man goring people to death. It exploits many of our deepest fears about society and in ourselves, such as: what can happen in a run down public housing complex (Chicago's notorious Cabrini-Green projects), and can our fears remove the certainty of what we know to be untrue? Rose expertly weaves in Hitchcockian themes of being wrongly accused, emotional vulnerability, and psychological exploitation, while maintaining interest and building a high level of tension throughout the film. Philip Glass' quasi-religious score consistently provides an eerie companion when the camera takes us into seemingly normal locations, like a public restroom for instance. Truly one of the very best horror films of the 90's that can disturb your thoughts, penetrate your sense of security, and still provide disturbing gore and violence. This film is not for the faint of heart. Virginia Madsen stars as the main character and doesn't strike a false note. Tony Todd is the candy-man, and he doesn't appear to deliver gumdrops. Don't look behind you! *** of 4 stars.
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