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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesFrom Kent to Ireland
The story is set in Kent, England. To save money, the whole shoot moved to County Wicklow, Ireland, and the plot moved with it.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBarker wrote the script
Clive Barker wrote the screenplay and says the film sticks to it. He still isn't happy with it: "I don't think it was quite pulled off."
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Chewbacca that wasn't
Peter Mayhew, Star Wars' Chewbacca, was first offered the monster suit. His fee was too high for the budget.
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- ReferenceHarry D'Amour in the flesh
Detective Harry D'Amour debuted in the 1985 story "The Last Illusion". This is his first live-action outing, played by Scott Bakula.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTwelve minutes short
MGM/UA cut about 12 and a half minutes from Barker's film, mostly dialogue and detective work. He objected and got a director's cut on home video in return.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe cult in the news
News of the Order of the Solar Temple deaths broke mid-shoot. Barker said it shaped how he saw Nix, the film's cult leader.
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- Behind the scenesA buried release
In the US it opened on about 100 discount screens. Barker blamed Lionsgate and said the politics behind it "have nothing to do with the movie at all."
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDirector swap
Patrick Tatopoulos was set to direct and wanted to shoot in New York and Montreal. Ryuhei Kitamura took over in 2006, and the shoot moved to Los Angeles because New York cost too much.
source ↗ - CameoVinnie Jones as the butcher
Former footballer Vinnie Jones plays Mahogany, the butcher. Entertainment Weekly panned the film but called Jones "terrifically imposing."
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- Behind the scenesShot in Scotland
It shot in Scotland, at Dundas Castle and in Edinburgh, from December 2007 into early 2008.
source ↗ - CameoA familiar horror face
Doug Bradley, a name horror fans know well, is in the cast.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNext in line
At a Fangoria event, Barker said the next stories headed to film were Dread, Pig Blood Blues and The Madonna. Only Dread happened.
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- Behind the scenes28 days
The 104-page script was shot in just 28 days.
source ↗ - CameoPaloma Faith in the cast
English singer Paloma Faith plays Clara Thornhill.
source ↗ - SetupHis brother's car
Quaid's car is the same model Stephen's brother died in. Not a coincidence: that's where Stephen's fear lives.
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- Behind the scenesTouchstone's last
It was Touchstone Television's final production before the studio was folded into 20th Television.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDirector and co-writer
Brannon Braga directed it and co-wrote the script with Adam Simon.
source ↗ - SetupIt's all on Simon's back
Watch Simon's back: all three of the film's stories are written there, and Mary is the one reading.
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- Behind the scenesA thousand bucks a sting
The film used more than 200,000 real honeybees. Tony Todd negotiated a $1,000 bonus per sting and took 23 of them.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesVirginia Madsen, hypnotized
To make the Candyman encounters feel off, Bernard Rose used hypnosis. A hypnotist set a keyword, and the director used it to put Madsen in a trance before takes.
source ↗ - ReferenceFrom Liverpool to Chicago
"The Forbidden" is set on a Liverpool housing estate and is about the English class system. Rose moved it to Chicago's Cabrini-Green, and the film became a story about race and class.
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- ReferenceHoney, bees and the hook
This is where Candyman's past hits the screen: flashbacks show him smeared with honey, swarmed by bees and left with a hook for a right hand.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA month late
It was set to open on February 17, 1995, and got pushed back a month to March 17.
source ↗ - SetupThe girl at bedtime
In the last scene, five years on, Annie's little daughter Caroline chants Candyman's name at bedtime. She's the one who comes back in the third film.
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- Behind the scenesNo Philip Glass
Composer Adam Gorgoni planned to reuse themes from the earlier films but couldn't get permission for Philip Glass's music. He wrote a whole new score.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesOpening titles in a garage
With no money left for opening credits, the crew blacked out a garage and shot the Candyman hook on leftover film stock, at no extra cost.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe bee wrangler came back
Norman Gary, who handled the bees, came back for the third film and cut his fee because he wanted to stay with the franchise.
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- Behind the scenesShadows instead of flashbacks
Instead of flashbacks or 1992 footage, the legends play out as shadow puppetry by Chicago company Manual Cinema. Nia DaCosta wanted the film to stand on its own.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNumber one
Nia DaCosta became the first Black female director to have a film open at No. 1 at the US box office.
source ↗ - CameoTony Todd's farewell
Tony Todd comes back as Candyman. It was his last time in the role; he died in 2024.
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- CameoBarker as the anesthesiologist
Clive Barker, who wrote the adapted story, has a cameo as an anesthesiologist.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesComputer hands
About 90% of the walking hands are digital. The practical shots went to magician Christopher Hart, in a prosthetic and a green sleeve.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSwapped order
On TV, "The Body Politic" ran first and "Chattery Teeth" second. For home video, Fox asked for the reverse.
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