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), Alfredo Septién (as 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:

ball gag | bound and gagged | gagged | candyman | 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

First film in the Candyman series to not have any involvement from Polygram.

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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

Lt. Det. Samuel Deacon Kraft: You know we gave Miguel a hard time... but underneath it all we liked him!
L.V. Sacco: Underneath it all... we liked him? What's that crock of shit?
Lt. Det. Samuel Deacon Kraft: She's a material witness.
L.V. Sacco: She's a piece of ass is what she is... next you'll be showing up at her door with a dozen roses.

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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

Candyman Day of the Dead: Further reason why Candyman faded away

The Candyman returns once again to torment and kill a distant relative for further undisclosed or vague reasons.

This time it's Baywatch alumni Donna D'Errico taking the lead and boring the hell out of us for the films 90 minute duration.

Granted this is a marginal step up from Farewell To The Flesh (1995) but still spotlights why the Candyman franchise died such a death.

I've never understood how Tony Todds Candyman became so iconic, how do people place him alongside the likes of Freddy, Leatherface and Jason when he had just 3 rather mediocre films to his name.

I'd like to see Candyman reborn, whether a 4th film or a reboot I don't mind but we a) Need Todd to remain the titular role and b) New writers.

The Good:

Wade Williams

Donna D'Errico is far better here than I've seen her before

The Bad:

Plot is still pretty messy

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Remaking the origin scene and making it different makes about as much sense as nipples on men

Donna D'Errico is allergic to bra's

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:

1.85 : 1