I Want Candy is a 2007 British sex comedy film directed by Stephen Surjik.
| I Want Candy | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Surjik |
| Written by | Pete Hewitt Phil Hughes Jamie Minoprio Jonathan Stern Fred Wolf |
| Produced by | Barnaby Thompson Piers Thompson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Crighton Bone |
| Edited by | Alex Mackie |
| Music by | Melanie C Sugardaddy Art Brut |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Box office | $2.4 million[1] |
Plot
editA group of film students at Leatherhead University in search of funding for their feature film The Love Storm end up having to rewrite and make it into a pornographic film. This leads the boys head first into a world of erotica that they did not even know existed and into the life of actress Candy Fiveways (Carmen Electra).
Cast
edit- Tom Riley as Joe
- Tom Burke as Baggy
- Carmen Electra as Candy Fiveways
- Eddie Marsan as Doug
- Michelle Ryan as Lila
- Mackenzie Crook as Dulberg
- Felicity Montagu as Mum
- Philip Jackson as Dad
- Jimmy Carr as Video Store Guy
- John Standing as Michael de Vere
Production
editBackground
editIt was shot on a low budget in West London in June and July 2006 and was picked up by Buena Vista International for wide national release.
"I Want Candy" is also the title of a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965, and covered by Melanie C for the film.
Locations
editScenes in the fictional Leatherhead University were filmed on the campus of Brooklands College in Weybridge, Surrey.[citation needed]
Reception
editCritical response
editOn Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 56% with an average rating of 5.40/10 based on reviews from 9 critics.[2]
Channel 4, gave it a positive review.[3] Empire Magazine called it "A warm-hearted, smutty comedy that, if predictable, has a likeable cast and plenty of zip."[4] Time Out wrote: "despite the usual failings of a cash-strapped British film – unconvincing subplots, continuity errors, ropey bit-part actors – this cheerful exploitation of The Full Monty formula still entertains."[5]
Box office
editThe film entered the UK top 10 at number seven,[6] and moved to No.11 the following week.[7]
Home media
editI Want Candy was released on DVD on 20 August 2007. It was rated 15. The special features included on the DVD were deleted scenes, bloopers, and 'The Making Of...'. It also included scenes which were from the official website like "Joe and Baggy's 10 tips to making a film" and "What's your porn star name?."
References
edit- ^ "I Want Candy (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "I Want Candy (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ I Want Candy Movie Review (2007) from Channel 4 Film
- ^ "I Want Candy". Empire. 23 February 2007.
- ^ I Want Candy movie review – Time Out London
- ^ "UK Film Box Office Mar 23-Mar 25, 2007". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
- ^ "UK Film Box Office Mar 30-Apr 01, 2007". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
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