Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999)

The Candyman is back, trying to convince his descendent, an artist, to join him.

Director:

Turi Meyer

Writers:

Clive Barker (based upon characters created by), Al Septien,

Stars:

Tony Todd, Donna D'Errico, Jsu Garcia

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Todd	...	The Candyman / Daniel Robitaille
Donna D'Errico	...	Caroline McKeever
Jsu Garcia	...	David de la Paz (as Nick Corri)
Wade Williams	...	Samuel Kraft (as Wade Andrew Williams)
Alexia Robinson	...	Tamara
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Abuela
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Miguel Velasco
Ernie Hudson Jr.	...	Jamal Matthews
Leonardo Guerra	...	Little Boy
Mike Moroff	...	Tino
Robert O'Reilly	...	L.V. Sacco
Chris Van Dahl	...	Dante
Rena Riffel	...	Lina
Laura Mazur	...	Caroline Sullivan
Elizabeth Guber	...	Jamie Gold

Storyline

The Candyman returns to try to convince his female descendent, an artist, to join him as a legendary figure. To this end, he frames her for a series of hideous murders of her friends and associates so that she has nowhere else to turn to.

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Plot Keywords:

candyman | art | hook | murder | serial killer | 

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Taglines:

Blood is sharper than the blade

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and gore, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

27 January 2000 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Candyman 3

Filming Locations:

East Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artisan Entertainment, Aurora Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tony Todd revealed on February 23, 2008 at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors convention in Chicago, that he did not care for this movie.

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Goofs

It's against police procedure for detectives with no security barricade to transport prisoners. They would radio for a standard squad car to transport her.

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Quotes

L.V. Sacco: Jeeze get yourself a sense of humor

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Connections

Referenced in Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Good"
Written by Lori Denae Frankfort (as Lori Sussman)
Performed by Evan Frankfort (as Chris Frankfort) & Lori Denae Frankfort (as Lori Sussman)

User Reviews

"No one will ever call your name again."

I have a theory that you can judge a film on its trailers. The rental for Candyman 3 included such cinematic gems as Idle Hands, The Eternal, Water Damage and The Substitute 3: The Winner Takes All. To save you looking, the average rating for said films on the IMDb is currently 4.87. Though that's still higher than the rating for Candyman 3.

Another film with the same title was also a weak third in a horror trilogy. Though George A.Romero's Day of the Dead is still streets ahead of this. The vague phallic symbolism of the Candyman's hook is here expanded upon, the sociological issues toned down, while the beautiful theme is ditched in favour of a generic pop beat. Lead Donna D'Errico has gorgeous breasts, but do we really need to see them all through the film? A plastic temptress who, like Kelly Rowan, couldn't hold a candle to Virginia Madsen, she fails to wear a bra in any single scene. She even goes topless on two occasions, one of four actresses in the movie to do so. That's Day of the Dead all over: gratuitous nudity, bad language, gore and a total lack of credibility.

The Mexican element is in no way stereotypical. No, instead characters make love to Latino guitar music after downing Tequilas. Sĕnõr. While a group of Candy disciples obviously spent so long in worshipping him they had no time for acting lessons. Poor old Candyman, marginalised in his own franchise in favour of D'Errico's nipples, resorts to saying "be my victim" about ten million times. Maybe he's really saying "bee – my victim!" in reference to those lamely CGIed insects that fly around him? Perhaps not. Candyman states he wants to reclaim his dignity. Sorry, mate – you lost that when you signed on for the sequels...