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Candy

  • 19681968
  • RR
  • 1h 55m
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5.2/10
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Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, Walter Matthau, John Huston, Charles Aznavour, John Astin, Ewa Aulin, and Ringo Starr in Candy (1968)
Candy Christian, an innocent high-schooler, encounters numerous colorful characters and humorous sexual situations while attempting to find meaning in life.
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  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy

Candy Christian, an innocent high-schooler, encounters numerous colorful characters and humorous sexual situations while attempting to find meaning in life.Candy Christian, an innocent high-schooler, encounters numerous colorful characters and humorous sexual situations while attempting to find meaning in life.Candy Christian, an innocent high-schooler, encounters numerous colorful characters and humorous sexual situations while attempting to find meaning in life.

IMDb RATING
5.2/10
3.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Christian Marquand
  • Writers
    • Buck Henry(screenplay)
    • Terry Southern(novel)
    • Mason Hoffenberg(novel)
  • Stars
    • Ewa Aulin
    • Richard Burton
    • Charles Aznavour
Top credits
  • Director
    • Christian Marquand
  • Writers
    • Buck Henry(screenplay)
    • Terry Southern(novel)
    • Mason Hoffenberg(novel)
  • Stars
    • Ewa Aulin
    • Richard Burton
    • Charles Aznavour
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 82User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Ewa Aulin in Candy (1968)
    Ewa Aulin in Candy (1968)
    Ewa Aulin in Candy (1968)
    Richard Burton and Ewa Aulin in Candy (1968)
    Ewa Aulin in Candy (1968)
    Ewa Aulin in Candy (1968)
    Ewa Aulin in Candy (1968)
    Ringo Starr in Candy (1968)
    Ewa Aulin in Candy (1968)
    Marlon Brando in Candy (1968)
    Ewa Aulin, Fabian Dean, and Joey Forman in Candy (1968)
    Charles Aznavour and Ewa Aulin in Candy (1968)

    Top cast

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    Ewa Aulin
    Ewa Aulin
    • Candy Christianas Candy Christian
    Richard Burton
    Richard Burton
    • MacPhistoas MacPhisto
    Charles Aznavour
    Charles Aznavour
    • Hunchback Juggleras Hunchback Juggler
    Marlon Brando
    Marlon Brando
    • Grindlas Grindl
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Dr. A.B. Krankeitas Dr. A.B. Krankeit
    John Huston
    John Huston
    • Dr. Arnold Dunlapas Dr. Arnold Dunlap
    Walter Matthau
    Walter Matthau
    • Gen. R.A. Smightas Gen. R.A. Smight
    Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    • Emmanuelas Emmanuel
    John Astin
    John Astin
    • T.M. Christianas T.M. Christian…
    Elsa Martinelli
    Elsa Martinelli
    • Liviaas Livia
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    • Zeroas Zero
    Anita Pallenberg
    Anita Pallenberg
    • Nurse Bullockas Nurse Bullock
    Lea Padovani
    Lea Padovani
    • Silvia Fontegliuloas Silvia Fontegliulo
    Florinda Bolkan
    Florinda Bolkan
    • Lolitaas Lolita
    Marilù Tolo
    Marilù Tolo
    • Conchitaas Conchita
    Nicoletta Machiavelli
    Nicoletta Machiavelli
    • Marquitaas Marquita
    Umberto Orsini
    Umberto Orsini
    • The Big Guyas The Big Guy
    Enrico Maria Salerno
    Enrico Maria Salerno
    • Jonathan J. Johnas Jonathan J. John
    • Director
      • Christian Marquand
    • Writers
      • Buck Henry(screenplay)
      • Terry Southern(novel)
      • Mason Hoffenberg(novel)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Candy Christian is an innocent young girl when she first hears MacPhisto, an alcoholic Welsh poet, talk of love and self-sacrifice. Candy narrowly escapes MacPhisto's attempt to rape her, only to succumb to her father's Mexican gardener, Emmanuel. When her father catches her with the gardener, he banishes her to a trip with his twin brother, Uncle Jack, and Jack's wife Aunt Livia, who are headed for New York City. As Candy makes her way to the airport, Emmanuel's three sisters attack her because she has corrupted their brother. Because of Candy, Emmanuel has now forsaken the priesthood. During the scuffle, Candy's father takes a blow to the head, resulting in a serious head injury. Candy nearly gives in to General R.A. Smight on the plane in exchange for a blood transfusion for her father. In New York City, an ego-maniacal brain surgeon Dr. A.B. Krankeit operates on her father, while Uncle Jack pursues his own operation on Candy. When Candy bashes him with a bedpan, Uncle Jack is put in her father's hospital bed, while her father wanders away without notice. Candy is now free to visit Greenwich Village where she takes part in a movie by underground movie director Jonathan J. John. It's a pornographic movie, shot in a public restroom. Next, Candy becomes the pet of a benevolent hunchback in Central Park, but she escapes from this arch-criminal into the truck trailer of Guru Grindl. During the drive to California, Grindl initiates her into the mysteries of the Seventh Stage and other secrets of life. In California, Candy seeks the Great Buddah, who will reveal to her the ultimate stage. In her search, she encounter a filthy hermit who leads her to a temple. There Candy and the hermit have sex. When a deluge destroys the temple and washes the hermit clean. Candy recognizes that the hermit is really her wandering father. Again, Candy runs away to more trouble. The final time, however, she finds herself in a hippie orgy, reunited with her past sexual partners. —alfiehitchie
    • naive girl
    • seduction
    • sex on a pool table
    • voyeur
    • farce
    • 136 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Is Candy faithful?...only to the book.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Fantasy
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the documentary Listen to Me Marlon (2015), Marlon Brando called this movie "the worst movie I ever made in my life."
    • Goofs
      In the closing sequence, when as Dr. Krankeit is giving the middle-aged men injections that restore their youth, all of them emerge as children, with appropriately oversized clothing. However, when he injects himself, his clothing re-sizes to fit his new child's body. Also, he retains his adult's beard.
    • Quotes

      MacPhisto: The poem that I just recited to you was composed in a hospital in Burma as I lay close to death, having been savagely beaten by a... a horde of outraged Belgian tourists. You will find this poem in my collected verse entitled... "Forests of Flesh".

    • Alternate versions
      The version available to stream from Shout! Factory TV and Amazon Prime Video is much shorter, lasting only 1hr 40min. It has been heavily edited to shorten or remove many of the sexually explicit scenes and nudity, sexually suggestive conversation, and some other foul language. It is missing 24 minutes total from the original 124 minute version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Twisted Sex Vol. 16 (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Child of the Universe
      (Theme song)

      Performed by The Byrds

      Written by Dave Grusin and Roger McGuinn

    User reviews82

    Review
    Top review
    Lighten up folks; enjoy the ride
    This is a hysterical low-budget film with performances by big name actors the likes of which you will never see again. There will never be another like it unless the 60's return- not likely. No doubt the film languished in obscurity on account of embarrassing performances, e.g., a drunken Richard Burton licking booze off the floor of a glass bottom limo. Now there is an image! Luckily, it has once again seen the light of day. Sure, there are flaws, but there are some classic scenes, e.g., James Coburn's performance as a surgeon! Even the ludicrous casting of Ringo Starr as a mexican is worth watching; we are perverse enough to stare at car wrecks aren't we? Nothing is sacred- everything is mocked: the medical profession, the military, higher education, family values, eastern philosophy, film making, etc. Light up and have some fun for goodness sakes!
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    3
    • ambisonx
    • Oct 9, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1968 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Welsh
    • Also known as
      • Sexy-Ladies
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dear Film Produzione
      • Les Films Corona
      • Selmur Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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