Candyman

Summary

Candyman is a film^[1]. Candyman ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,113 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Candyman's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Candyman was directed by Bernard Rose^[4].
• Bernard Rose wrote the screenplay for Candyman^[5].
• Clive Barker wrote the screenplay for Candyman^[6].
• Candyman's composer is recorded as Philip Glass^[7].
• Candyman's genre is horror film^[8].
• Candyman's genre is slasher film^[9].
• Candyman's genre is thriller film^[10].
• Candyman's genre is hood film^[11].
• Candyman's genre is psychological thriller^[12].
• Candyman's genre is ghost film^[13].
• Candyman's based on is recorded as The Forbidden^[14].
• Candyman was followed by Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh^[15].
• A cast member of Candyman was Virginia Madsen^[16].
• A cast member of Candyman was Tony Todd^[17].
• A cast member of Candyman was Q361610^[18].
• A cast member of Candyman was Vanessa Estelle Williams^[19].
• A cast member of Candyman was Kasi Lemmons^[20].
• A cast member of Candyman was Ted Raimi^[21].
• A cast member of Candyman was Stanley DeSantis^[22].
• A cast member of Candyman was Michael Culkin^[23].
• A cast member of Candyman was Gilbert Lewis^[24].
• A cast member of Candyman was Bernard Rose^[25].
• A cast member of Candyman was Eric Edwards^[26].
• A cast member of Candyman was Rusty Schwimmer^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 2014-10-28^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, electronic, modern classical^[31]

• Community tags: classical, electronic, modern classical^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 109c2f2c-8db5-4431-af9a-13741a2e4316^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Clive Barker^[34], Steve Golin^[35], Sigurjón Sighvatsson^[36], and Alan Poul^[37]. Candyman was directed by Bernard Rose^[4]. Screenwriters include Bernard Rose^[5] and Clive Barker^[6]. Cast members include Virginia Madsen^[16], Tony Todd^[17], Q361610^[18], Vanessa Estelle Williams^[19], Kasi Lemmons^[20], and Ted Raimi^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include September 11, 1992^[38] and January 7, 1993^[39]. The original language of Candyman was English^[40]. Genres include horror film^[8], slasher film^[9], thriller film^[10], hood film^[11], psychological thriller^[12], and ghost film^[13]. Candyman was distributed by video on demand^[41].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include supernatural^[42], serial killer^[43], revenge^[44], racism in the United States^[45], intercultural relationship^[46], and urban legend^[47].

Reception

Reviews include 6.6/10^[48] and 79%^[49].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Candyman was followed by Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh^[15].

Why It Matters

Candyman ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,113 views/month).^[2] Candyman has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] Candyman is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]