Hard Candy (2005)

Director:

David Slade

Writer (WGA):

Brian Nelson (written by)

Release Date:

14 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Strangers shouldn't talk to little girls.

Plot:

A mature 14-year old girl meets a charming 32-year old photographer on the Internet. Suspecting that he is a pedophile, she goes to his home in an attempt to expose him.

Plot Keywords:

Chatting | Red Riding Hood | Man | Blood | Combination Safe

Awards:

4 wins & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 15

12:20 AM

TMC

Cast

Patrick Wilson	...	Jeff Kohlver
Ellen Page	...	Hayley Stark
Sandra Oh	...	Judy Tokuda
Odessa Rae	...	Janelle Rogers (as Jennifer Holmes)
Gilbert John	...	Nighthawks Clerk

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent and aberrant sexual content involving a teen, and for language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Romania:I.C.-14 | Taiwan:R-18 | UK:18 | New Zealand:R18 | France:-16 | Norway:15 | Hungary:18 | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #41243) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Sweden:15 | Portugal:M/16 | China:(Banned) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Singapore:M18 | Chile:18 | Australia:R | Indonesia:Dewasa | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Arclight Cinemas - 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Vulcan Productions

Trivia:

The opening scenes at Nighthawks was shot last, with the set of Jeff's house transformed into a coffee shop. The very last scene they shot for the film was the bit where Hailey goes into the bathroom and changes into the T-shirt.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: While Jeff is tied to the table you can clearly see the padding in his socks where the ropes are tied.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hayley Stark: Mmm. This is soo good. I want more.
Jeff Kohlver: Don't get greedy.

Movie Connections:

References Valley of the Dolls (1967)

Soundtrack:

Elephant Woman

Wow

I saw this at a late night screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and of the 35 films I saw there I would rank this #4. for about the first 10 minutes I didn't know if I was going to like it or where it was going to go but man once this roller-coaster starts moving it's a psychological thriller. Great stylized look to this film too. The acting and story is intense and you can't avert your eyes from the screen even though there are times where you think you might have to. I like movies that have the feel of a stage play and the emotional volleyball between the two principal actors is amazing. A little far-fetched but so what. This is a good movie. I give it a 8.5 out of a possible 10 and would recommend this film.