I Want Candy (2007)

Two film students with no experience nor money want to make a film. They can only get financing for a porn film with porn star Candy.

Director:

Stephen Surjik

Writers:

Peter Hewitt (as Pete Hewitt), Phil Hughes

Stars:

Tom Riley, Tom Burke, Carmen Electra

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Riley	...	Joe Clarke
Tom Burke	...	John 'Baggy' Bagley
Carmen Electra	...	Candy Fiveways
Eddie Marsan	...	Doug Perry
Michelle Ryan	...	Lila Owens
Mackenzie Crook	...	Dulberg
Felicity Montagu	...	Val, Joe's Mum
Philip Jackson	...	Stephen, Joe's Dad
Jimmy Carr	...	Video Store Guy
John Standing	...	Michael de Vere
Carl Prekopp	...	Vlad
Rasmus Hardiker	...	Christi
Colin Michael Carmichael	...	Gabi
Stephanie Blacker	...	Tiffany Thomas
Giles Alderson	...	Carl (as Giles Anderson)

Storyline

Joe Clarke (Tom Riley) and John "Baggy" Bagley (Tom Burke) are two misfit English film school students whose first movie goes awry. Desperate to finance their flick, they turn to a porn producer who agrees to give them the money needed in exchange for the guys to cast a semi-retired adult movie star named Candy Fiveways (Carmen Electra). Candy agrees to the deal, but Joe and Baggy's efforts to make their own movie morphs into a raunchy show for which they use Joe's suburban parents house as their set.

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Plot Keywords:

hot | sex scene | sexy | film school | voyeurism | 

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Taglines:

This year's juiciest comedy

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

"I Want Candy" is also the title of a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965, and covered by Melanie C for this movie.

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Quotes

Dad: ...the entertainment industry is an impossible road, full of obstacles... now we admire your ambition Joe, ambition is everything... you've got to follow your dream... that way when you fail, you can always say, well at least you tried...

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Crazy Credits

During the first part of the credits, there are some clips of people auditioning for the movie.

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Connections

References Predator 2 (1990)

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Soundtracks

She Caught My Eye
Written by Steve Isles

User Reviews

sweet, charming...but not that funny

Two film students head to London with their script which they believe will be the first step to Hollywood, they hook up with a dodgy film producer who agrees to finance the film, provided they can get porns hottest star Candy Fiveways (Carmen Electra).

I Want Candy' it must be said is quite a sweet and charming film in a 'The Full Monty' kind of way, sadly though unlike that film, the laughs are few and far between it must be said, I think I went a full hour before a proper laugh, a very amusing scene that all I shall say "required wet wipes"! The only selling point this film would seem to have is the chance for men to see Carmen Elektra in various sexy outfits and states of undress, something I'm sure you could see say in a Playboy DVD, if she has one that is, not that'd I'd know about that sort of thing! Lightweight fluff all in all with a serious lack of laughs I'm afraid.

5/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

I Want Candy

Filming Locations:

Brooklands College, Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP1,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,415,513

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thema Production, Ealing Studios, Grovesnor Park Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 85 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1