The read
The highest scoring of the 4 titles in its series.
Synopsis
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic61/100
1,861 audience votes
Key crew
- Bernard RoseDirector
- Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
- Bernard RoseWriter
Cast
- Virginia MadsenHelen Lyle
- Tony ToddCandyman
- Xander BerkeleyTrevor Lyle
- Kasi LemmonsBernadette Walsh
- Vanessa WilliamsAnne-Marie McCoy
- DeJuan GuyJake
- Michael CulkinPurcell
- Stanley DeSantisDr. Burke
- Gilbert LewisDetective Frank Valento
- Marianna ElliottClara
- Ted RaimiBilly
- Ria PaviaMonica
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookinvestigationmelancholyurban legendurbanuniversityevilcandymanhook for a handhousing projecturban decayurban gothic
Horror Movies on Peacock, Ranked
Candyman is #30 of 44
