"We dare you to say his name five times."

1992

1h 40m

6.7(1838 votes)

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Virginia Madsen

Helen Lyle

Tony Todd

Candyman

Xander Berkeley

Trevor Lyle

Kasi Lemmons

Bernadette Walsh

Vanessa Williams

Anne-Marie McCoy

DeJuan Guy

Jake

Michael Culkin

Purcell

Stanley DeSantis

Dr. Burke

Gilbert Lewis

Detective Frank Valento

Marianna Elliott

Clara

Creative team

Directed by: Bernard Rose
Written by: Bernard Rose
Produced by: Steve Golin
Alan Poul

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