Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)

The Candyman arrives in New Orleans and sets his sights on a young woman whose family was ruined by the immortal killer years before.

Director:

Bill Condon

Writers:

Clive Barker (story), Rand Ravich (screenplay)

Stars:

Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, William O'Leary

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)

Storyline

The Candyman moves on to New Orleans and starts his horrific murders once more. This time, his intended victim is a school teacher. Her father was killed by the Candyman, and brother wrongly accused of the murders

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Plot Keywords:

frame up | stabbing a woman | candyman | murder | blood splatter | 

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Taglines:

Dare you say his name 5 times...again!

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$13,940,383

Company Credits

Production Co:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment,Propaganda Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mrs. Tarrant refers to her physician, Dr. Loomis, which is an obvious reference to Donald Pleasance's character in the Halloween series

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Goofs

As Annie's brother falls down the steps, he is obviously replaced by a stuntman with long hair.

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Quotes

Octavia Tarrant: Death is a return, you know. We leave life just like we came in.
Annie Tarrant: Alone?
Octavia Tarrant: Naked, blind, and covered in our own shit.

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Connections

Referenced in Holliston: Laura's Little Twitter (2012)

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Soundtracks

Blue Mood
Written and Performed by Steve Holley and Jon Paris

User Reviews

Poorly made but fun in a cheesy, entertaining way

I think the original Candyman is a very good horror film and builds upon the mythos of such urban legends as "Bloody Mary" and so on and so forth. It didn't feature the best acting in the world but it was suitable and the atmosphere was very scary.

The sequel, "Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh," is as most horror sequels typically are -- inferior and less scary. It's like "Halloween II," "Friday the 13th Part II" and "Psycho II": not as good as the original! Yet for what it is, "Candyman II" is quite entertaining, and still manages to remain rather atmospheric. The film takes place in New Orleans around the Mardi Gras and it's got some good scary segments. Some aren't so scary but are fun to watch. We know what's going to happen but it's still entertaining.

No this isn't expertly made but it isn't mind-numbingly bad as some of the genre are. Basically it's loads of blood but it also retains its creepy cinematography and the direction is better than expected.

Overall this kept me entertained, which is all I expected in the first place.