Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBill Condon
Screenplay by
Story byClive Barker
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTobias A. Schliessler
Edited byVirginia Katz
Music byPhilip Glass
Production
company
Lava Productions[1]
Distributed byGramercy Pictures[1]
Release date
  • March 17, 1995 (1995-03-17)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$13.9 million[3]

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh is a 1995 American supernatural horror film directed by Bill Condon and starring Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, William O'Leary, Bill Nunn, Matt Clark and Veronica Cartwright. Written by Rand Ravich and Mark Kruger, it is a sequel to the 1992 film Candyman, which was an adaptation of Clive Barker's short story, "The Forbidden". Its plot follows a New Orleans schoolteacher who finds herself targeted by the Candyman, the powerful spirit of the murdered son of a slave who kills those who invoked him.

Unlike its predecessor, the film received negative reviews from critics. It was followed by a third film, Candyman 3: Day of the Dead, which was released in 1999, and a fourth film, titled Candyman, a direct sequel to the original 1992 film, which was released in 2021.

  1. ^ a b c "Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Candyman Farewell to the Flesh (1995)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 16, 2015.