I Want Candy (film)

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I Want Candy
Promotional poster for I Want Candy
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 Giles Alderson
Music by	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	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£1,000,000
IMDb profile

I Want Candy is a 2007 British comedy from Ealing Studios.

Contents 1 Background & Reviews 2 Box Office Performance 3 Locations 4 DVD Release 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Background & Reviews

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.

The film received mixed reviews, but praise from Channel 4^[1], Time Out^[2] and Empire Magazine^[3].

[edit] Box Office Performance

The movie entered the UK Top 10 at No.7,^[4] and moved to No.11 the following week. ^[5]

[edit] Locations

Leatherhead University, where some of the film is set is actually Brooklands College, Surrey.

[edit] DVD Release

I Want Candy was released as a DVD on August 20th 2007. It was rated 15. The special feature it 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?."

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• I Want Candy at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site including Trailer
• Sky Movies including video diary