Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Bill Condon

Writers (WGA):

Clive Barker (story)
Rand Ravich (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil comes when you call his name.

Plot:

The Candyman moves on to New Orleans and starts his horrific murders once more. This time, his intended victim is a school teacher...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | New Orleans | Cult Favorite | Ghost | Hook For Hand

Cast

Tony Todd	...	Candyman / Daniel Robitaille
Kelly Rowan	...	Annie Tarrant
William O'Leary	...	Ethan Tarrant
Bill Nunn	...	Reverend Ellis
Matt Clark	...	Honore Thibideaux
David Gianopoulos	...	Detective Ray Levesque
Fay Hauser	...	Pam Carver
Joshua Gibran Mayweather	...	Matthew Ellis
Timothy Carhart	...	Paul McKeever
Veronica Cartwright	...	Octavia Tarrant
Caroline Barclay	...	Caroline Sullivan
Michael Bergeron	...	Coleman Tarrant
Brianna Blanchard	...	Young Caroline McKeever
Clotiel Bordeltier	...	Liz
Russell Buchanan	...	Kingfisher (voice)
Nate Bynum	...	Reporter
Sandy Byrd	...	Woman in Bookstore
Eric Cadora	...	Man in Bookstore
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Bartender
Michael Culkin	...	Phillip Purcell
Stephen P. Dunn	...	Thug
Daniel Dupont	...	Reporter
Glen Gomez	...	Kingfish
Steven Hartman	...	Young Boy
Margaret Howell	...	Clara
Ralph Joseph	...	Mr. Jeffries
Erin Labranche	...	Little Girl Doctor
Carl Leblanc	...	Little Boy King
George Lemore	...	Drew
Maria Mason	...	Befuddled Teacher
Monica L. Monica	...	Reporter
Brian Joseph Moore	...	Thug
Randy Oglesby	...	Heyward Sullivan
Steve Picerni	...	Police Guard
Eric Pierson	...	Ben, Busboy
Terence Rosemore	...	Suspicious Man at Matthew's House (as Terrence Rosemore)
Amy Ryder	...	Hostile Woman at Cabrini Green
Patricia Sansone	...	Woman in Bookstore
Hunt Scarritt	...	Scraggly Vagrant
Carol Sutton	...	Angry Woman at Matthew's House
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carolina Barcos	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter	...	Questioned Criminal (uncredited)
Anthony Michael Frederick	...	Naked man (uncredited)
Codie Scott	...	Unik (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill Condon

Writing credits (WGA)
Clive Barker		(story)
Rand Ravich		(screenplay) and
Mark Kruger		(screenplay)

Produced by
Clive Barker	....	executive producer
Tim Clawson	....	supervising producer
Gregg Fienberg	....	producer (as Gregg D. Fienberg)
Anna C. Miller	....	associate producer
Sigurjon Sighvatsson	....	producer

Original Music by
Philip Glass

Cinematography by
Tobias A. Schliessler		(as Tobias Schliessler)

Film Editing by
Virginia Katz

Casting by
Carol Lewis

Production Design by
Barry Robison

Art Direction by
Dawn Snyder		(as Dawn Snyder Stebler)

Set Decoration by
Suzette Sheets

Costume Design by
Bruce Finlayson

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	special makeup effects
Andre Blaise	....	key hair stylist
Sheri Short	....	key makeup artist (as Sheri P. Short)
Douglas J. White	....	special makeup effects department head
Adam Brandy	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Gregg Fienberg	....	unit production manager (as Gregg D. Fienberg)
Joel Hatch	....	production supervisor
Helene Mulholland	....	post-production supervisor
Jeanne Stack	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lee H. Grant	....	second second assistant director
Jeff Shiffman	....	second assistant director
Mary Ellen Woods	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Kirsten Anderson	....	art department coordinator
Barbara A. Bordo	....	assistant art director
Gail Briant	....	scenic
Robert C. Goldstein	....	set designer (as Robert Goldstein)
Stephanie J. Gordon	....	set designer
Regina Lee Herve	....	set dresser
Christine Hughen	....	assistant property master
Dorn Merrill Kennison	....	painter
Teusa Koiwai	....	on-set dresser
Janet Kusnick	....	storyboard artist
Doug Lewis	....	property master
Gregory Lynch Jr.	....	carpenter
Brent David Mannon	....	assistant property master
Chuck Stringer	....	construction foreman
Mike Swift	....	storyboard artist
Michael Walters	....	miniature construction
Brannon Wright	....	specialty props
Ken Abraham	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Walter Anderson	....	boom operator
Keith Bilderbeck	....	sound effects editor
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Trip Brock	....	assistant foley editor
Greg Cook	....	dialogue editor
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Walter Hoylman	....	sound mixer
Jon Johnson	....	supervising sound editor
Patricio A. Libenson	....	dialogue editor (as Patricio Libenson)
Patrushkha Mierzwa	....	boom operator
Stewart Nelson	....	dialogue editor
Rob Nokes	....	assistant sound editor
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist (as Joanie Rowe)
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe)
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Stubblefield	....	supervising dialogue editor
Donald Sylvester	....	adr editor (as Don Sylvester)
Guy Tsujimoto	....	sound effects editor
Ben Wilkins	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Peter Blinn	....	special effects
Sophia Bungay	....	special effects assistant
Bill Cochran	....	special effects assistant
Steve Fink	....	special effects makeup
Jason Hansen	....	special effects technician
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects supervisor (as John Hartigan)
Daniel Jouet	....	special effects crew
Gary L. King	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Nigel Broad	....	animator
Stevan Del George	....	CGI animator
Peter Juneau	....	visual effects camera: Introvision
Michael La Fave	....	animator
John P. Mesa	....	visual effects creative supervisor: Introvision
Andrew Naud	....	visual effects executive producer: Introvision
Marcus Tate	....	visual effects cameraman

Stunts
Pete Antico	....	stunts
Alisa Christensen	....	stunts
Harry Harris III	....	stunts (as Harry H. Harris III)
Melvin Jones	....	stunts
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Fred Lerner	....	stunts
Carl Milinac	....	stunt rigger
Carl Milinac	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts (as Benny Moore)
John Robotham	....	stunts
Marcus Salgado	....	stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts
William Washington	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Coleman	....	electrician
Anthony Dominici	....	second assistant camera: New Orleans
David Luckenbach	....	Steadicam operator
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip
Elisa Mohler	....	electrician
David Norris	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Thom Ryan	....	second camera operator
Tom Ryan	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Leigh French	....	adr voice casting
David Rome	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlene Amateau	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Debra Bard	....	assistant film editor
David Bryden	....	color timer
Michael Hall	....	first assistant film editor
Tom McMurtry	....	assistant film editor
Ewa Zbroniec	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Don Christensen	....	music supervisor
Lori L. Eschler	....	music editor (as Lori Eschler)
Jim Keller	....	music supervisor
Michael Riesman	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Steve Boyd	....	transportation coordinator
Greg Van Dyke	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Brian Berkenfeld	....	unit publicist
Rob Bloch	....	bird wrangler (as Bob Bloch)
Adam Cook	....	production assistant
Julie Duvic	....	location manager
Norman Gary	....	bee wrangler (as Norman E. Gary)
Mel Greenleaf	....	assistant bee wrangler (as Melvin G. Greenleaf)
Debbie Jacobsen	....	assistant bird wrangler (as Debbie Jacobson)
Edith Leblanc	....	production coordinator
Isiah Lyons	....	stand-in: Tony Todd
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator

Production Companies

• PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
• Propaganda Films

Distributors

• Evolution Entertainment (2003) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Gramercy Pictures (I)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (video)
• PolyGram Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• PolyGram Video (video)
• SPO (Japan) (VHS)
• Sogepaq Distribución (Spain)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Introvision International
• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Also Known As:

Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and gore, and for some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 (video premiere) | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: In the flooding scene in the slave quarters the Candyman's hook falls off into the water during one of the shots. In the next shot of the Candyman swimming, the hook has reappeared.

Quotes:

Candyman: Swallow your horror and let it nourish you. Come with me and sing the song of misery. Share my world!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The League of Gentlemen: Love Comes to Royston Vasey (#1.5)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

I'll See You Somewhere By and By

Even better!

CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH (1995)

starring: Kelly Rowan, Tony Todd, Veronica Cartwright, Timothy Carhart, William O'Leary, Bill Nunn, Michael Culkin.

plot: Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) is a school teacher in New Orleans with a strange family. Her father was mysteriously murdered, and her brother (William O'Leary) believes that it was the Candyman. Annie fears for her brother when he is blamed for the murder of a college professor (Michael Culkin) and tries to set the record straight that there is no Candyman. Trying to prove a point, she says his name five times in the mirror. Annie then realizes that she has brought forth the Candyman, who is linked to her past and he is killing off her family and friends one-by-one.

my thoughts: I appreciated the first one very much but this is much better! It has a great cast of characters, great directing, Phillip Glass returns with his great score, we find out more about Candyman and thistime there was a more fitting ending. This could have easily ended the CANDYMAN film series already, but it was resurrected with the third film DAY OF THE DEAD.

***1/2