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Skeptical graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) befriends Anne-Marie McCoy (Vanessa Williams) while researching superstitions in a housing project on Chicago's Near North Side. From Anne-Marie, Helen learns about the Candyman (Tony Todd), a knife-wielding figure of urban legend that some of her neighbors believe to be responsible for a recent murder. After a mysterious man matching the Candyman's description begins stalking her, Helen comes to fear that the legend may be all too real.

1992 · 1h 38m
Director Bernard Rose

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Candyman

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Skeptical graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) befriends Anne-Marie McCoy (Vanessa Williams) while researching superstitions in a housing project on Chicago's Near North Side. From Anne-Marie, Helen learns about the Candyman (Tony Todd), a knife-wielding figure of urban legend that some of her neighbors believe to be responsible for a recent murder. After a mysterious man matching the Candyman's description begins stalking her, Helen comes to fear that the legend may be all too real.

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Average 6.7
Reviews 82
Fresh 65
Rotten 17

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1992
Run Time
1 hr 38 min
Rated
18
Regions of Origin
United States, Australia
© 1992 Candyman Films Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC), German (Germany) (AAC), Italian (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH), Dutch (Netherlands) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Italian , Polish , Spanish (Spain) , Turkish

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.