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Overview

User Rating:
5.1/10   1,221 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Buck Henry (screenplay)
Mason Hoffenberg (novel)
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Release Date:
17 December 1968 (USA) more
Tagline:
Good Grief, It's Candy! more
Plot:
Based on Terry Southern's satirical novel, a sendup of Voltaire's -Candide-. Young Candy is a high school girl who seeks truth and meaning in life, encountering a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations in the process. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe. more
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Wildly enjoyable satire featuring an all-star cast more (57 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Charles Aznavour ... Hunchback juggler

Marlon Brando ... Grindl

Richard Burton ... MacPhisto

James Coburn ... Dr. A.B. Krankheit

John Huston ... Dr. Arnold Dunlap

Walter Matthau ... Gen. R.A. Smight

Ringo Starr ... Emmanuel
Ewa Aulin ... Candy Christian

John Astin ... T.M. Christian / Jack Christian
Elsa Martinelli ... Livia
Sugar Ray Robinson ... Zero
Anita Pallenberg ... Nurse Bullock
Lea Padovani ... Silvia Fontegliulo
Florinda Bolkan ... Lolita
Marilù Tolo ... Conchita
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Candy (France)
Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title)
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Runtime:
UK:124 min | Portugal:113 min | USA:115 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Italy:VM14 | West Germany:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (2005) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R
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According to a 1969 issue of Photoplay, Pia Degermark was the first choice for the title role. Other contenders included Connie Kreski and Sydne Rome. more
Quotes:
Grindl: Do not put your material shoes under holy water!
Candy Christian: What shall I do with them?
Grindl: Throw them into the material world!
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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Wildly enjoyable satire featuring an all-star cast, 16 February 1999
10/10
Author: toad-16

They don't make 'em like this anymore. Based on Terry Southern's classic novel, CANDY is remarkable film featuring a swinging soundtrack, actors like Richard Burton and Marlon Brando spoofing themselves, and a fast-moving picaresque story that satirizes late 60s America (military, academia, Eastern religion, etc). Criticized upon release for lack of any coherent story, is one of the best films from that era. Advocating sexual freedom and experimentation, Candy is one fun movie with a funny script by Buck Henry and wild visuals, like a glass-bottom limousine and Brando's gurumobile. A must-see!****

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