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CANDYMANUnited States | 1992 | BD | 99 minutes | Color | English
Director: Bernard Rose
Cast: Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons
Adapted from a short story by Clive Barker, Bernard Rose's landmark supernatural slasher movie tells a chilling tale of gentrification and generational trauma. While completing her thesis on urban legends and folklore, graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) learns about the "Candyman" (Tony Todd), a tormented spirit with a hook for a hand who is said to haunt Chicago's notorious Cabrini-Green housing project. Braving the gang-ridden territory to investigate the site, Helen assumes that Candyman can't really exist. But then he appears to her, igniting a string of grisly murders. As Helen becomes enthralled by this powerful myth and descends further into the rabbit hole, she begins to lose her grip on reality.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Madison Public Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703-2511, United States
