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Title: The Candy Snatchers (1973)
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Jessie
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Ben Piazza | ... |
Avery
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Susan Sennett | ... |
Candy
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Brad David | ... |
Alan
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Vince Martorano | ... |
Eddy
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Bonnie Boland | ... |
Audrey
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Jerry Butts | ... |
Dudley
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Leon Charles | ... |
Boss
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Dolores Dorn | ... |
Katherine
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Phyllis Major | ... |
Lisa
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Bill Woodard | ... |
Charlie
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Christopher Trueblood | ... |
Sean Newton
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Earl Hansen | ... |
Gun Store Owner
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Harry Kronman | ... |
Deli Owner
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John Bill | ... |
Policeman
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An abused autistic boy is the sole witness to the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.
Plot Keywords:
kidnapping | bare breasts | cutting up a bra | bound and gagged | stepfather |Taglines:
It started as such a simple crime. For 16 year old Candy, dying would have been easier! Was a piece of Candy worth a fortune in diamonds? See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
June 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Anonima sequestri See more »Filming Locations:
Sascha Brastoff Esplanade, 246 26th Street, Santa Monica, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Music and Lyrics by Steve Singer (as Stephen Singer) and Jay Stewart
Sung by Kerry Chater
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Director Guerdon Trueblood and co-star Vince Martorano had been best friends at George Washington University in Virginia and, both being interested in the film industry, had a bet as to who would find success first. Trueblood became an in-demand writer for TV shows and movies-of-the-week, and when he got the job of directing "The Candy Snatchers," asked writer Bryan Gindoff to create the character of Eddy specifically for Martorano, who was working as a commercial fisherman when he was summoned by Trueblood to appear in the film. See more »Soundtracks
Money Is the Root of All HappinessMusic and Lyrics by Steve Singer (as Stephen Singer) and Jay Stewart
Sung by Kerry Chater
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THE CANDY SNATCHERS is among the proudest components to the druthers of 70s drive-in cinema, a smart, slick production that's well mechanized and laden with dodgy allure...a highly original exploitation mini-masterpiece, and a classic of its kind.
With a turbo-thrust pace, this nail-biter of a kidnapping/ransom story is steeped in noir, and presents three appallingly churlish amateur criminals intent on purloining a generous haul of diamonds from the shady stepfather of kidnapped young Candy(an appealing pubescent girlie who spends the entire film in various stages of bondage wearing a Catholic schoolgirl uniform). Plans run afoul, however, as the plot twists and shifts like a roller-coaster flying hot off its rails. A mute little boy is a key sideline character whose odd presence seems entirely superfluous until the unforgettable, head-smacking climax.
You do NOT want to miss this one.
8.5/10