I Want Candy (film)
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| I Want Candy | |
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 Promotional poster for I Want Candy |
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| Directed by | Stephen Surjik |
| Produced by | Barnaby Thompson, Piers Thompson |
| Written by | Pete Hewitt & Phil Hughes, Jamie Minoprio & Jonathan Stern (screenplay) |
| Starring | Tom Riley Tom Burke Carmen Electra Eddie Marsan Michelle Ryan Mackenzie Crook Jimmy Carr |
| Music by | Murray Gold (composer) Melanie C Sugardaddy Art Brut |
| Cinematography | Crighton Bone |
| Editing by | Alex MacKie |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
| Release date(s) | March 23, 2007 |
| Running time | 89 min |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English, |
| Budget | £3,000,000 |
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I Want Candy is a 2007 British comedy from Ealing Studios.
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[edit] Synopsis
"I Want Candy" follows two hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies, who stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by their arty film teacher (Mackenzie Crook), wannabe producer Joe (Tom Riley) and his talented but neurotic director friend Baggy (Tom Burke) head to London to sell what they know is a script made of gold. Encountering nothing but closed doors, their luck changes when an equally desperate producer (Eddie Marsan) is willing to throw some money at them provided they nab the star he needs. There's just one problem - he wants Candy Fiveways (Carmen Electra), the worlds No.1 adult star! Against all the odds, they manage to secure her services, but it's not long before trouble heads their way. Making a ground breaking graduation film, including scenes of an adult nature, in your parents house was never going to be easy.
[edit] Background
The cast also includes Michelle Ryan and Jimmy Carr. It was shot on a low budget in West London, but 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, which went to Number One on YouTube.
The trailer premiered on Sun Online, which is part of News International who provided slightly less than 10% of the budget.[citation needed] The Sun Newspaper has been criticised for promoting stories and articles about star Carmen Electra and the Film itself, due to the film being in part financed by News International, which owns the newspaper[1][2]. Despite this, the film was critically panned in The Times,[3] a UK national newspaper also owned by News International. The film also garnered poor reviews in other quality dailies in the UK. [4][5] However the movie made it into the UK Top 10 with a debuet of No.7.
[edit] References
- ^ http://vickywatch.blogspot.com/2007/03/mel-c-is-electr-ic-in-leather-6th-march.html
- ^ http://vickywatch.blogspot.com/2007/03/im-sick-of-candy-23rd-march.html
- ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article1549672.ece
- ^ http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_review/0,,2040286,00.html
- ^ http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/film/reviews/article2391218.ece
