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| Directed by | David Slade |
| Written by | Brian Nelson |
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| Cinematography | Jo Willems |
| Edited by | Art Jones |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $950,000[1] |
| Box office | $8.3 million[2] |
Hard Candy is a 2005 American psychological thriller film[3] focusing on a 14-year-old female vigilante's trapping and torture of a man whom she suspects of being a sexual predator. The film was directed by David Slade, written by Brian Nelson, and stars Patrick Wilson and Elliot Page.[a] It was the first feature film for Slade, who had primarily directed music videos.
Hard Candy premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and was screened at the Florida Film Festival in April 2006. It had a limited release in two theaters in the United States. The film made over $8 million at the box office, including $1 million domestically, on a budget of under $1 million.
Hard Candy won three awards at the 2005 Sitges Film Festival, four awards at the Málaga Film Festival, and was also awarded Overlooked Film of the Year at the 2006 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards. Page won Best Actress at the 2006 Austin Film Critics Association Awards.
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- ^ David Slade (director) (2006). "Making Hard Candy," DVD featurette (DVD). Lions Gate. B000GI3KGC.
- ^ "Hard Candy". The Numbers. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
- ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Hard Candy". AllMovie. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2018.