Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
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| Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh | |
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| Starring | Tony Todd |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Candyman |
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[edit] Introduction
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh was the 1995 sequel to the horror film Candyman, an adaptation of the Clive Barker short story 'The Forbidden'. It starred Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, William O'Leary and Bill Nunn.
The father of New Orleans schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Rowan) was murdered in a Candyman-like fashion some years prior. When Professor Philip Purcell is murdered in a bathroom by Candyman after presenting the legend to his class and calling him forth, Annie's brother is accused of the murder and one of her students starts to see the Candyman. In order to disprove to herself that the Candyman exists, she says his name five times in front of a mirror, summoning him to New Orleans, where the killing begins in earnest. The film's climax reveals more details of the Candyman's genesis, and his reason for stalking Annie.
[edit] The Candyman
The Candyman is revealed to be Daniel Robitaille, a slave on a plantation in New Orleans. Chosen by the owner to paint a portrait of his daughter Caroline, the intimacy of the setting causes a torrid affair between Daniel and Caroline. The relationship results in Caroline becoming pregnant, and Daniel being reviled. Daniel is hunted across the fields by plantation workers, and tortured by having his right hand removed with a rusty saw and being coated in fresh honey from a nearby beehive. A small boy tastes the honey, and proclaims "Candy Man!", whereupon the crowd seizes the name and shouts it with gusto. The bees then swarm over Daniel's body, mortally wounding him. Caroline enters the scene, and is restrained as her father taunts Daniel with her mirror....to which Daniel gasps the words "Candy Man" before dying. Caroline seizes upon the mirror, and cradles it. It is this mirror that holds the tortured, hateful soul of the Candyman; the only remnant of her lover, Caroline hides the mirror in Daniel's birthplace. The mirror grants Candy Man his spiritual medium, and imbues his soul with the strength to kill when called upon.
[edit] Annie
Annie is revealed to be the Great-Great-Grandaughter of Caroline Sullivan -- her father was murdered by the Candyman after seeking to expose the truth. Driven to madness at his search for the mirror, he eventually gives in and calls on the Candyman to justify his search....at the expense of his life. Candyman stalks Annie so that he may kill her and destroy himself at 12 Midnight on Ash Wednesday. This is possibly to secure their resurrection into the afterlife, a running theme throughout the Candyman series.
