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Strangers With Candy

R Released Jan 24, 2005 1h 37m Comedy List
51% Tomatometer 103 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Runaway Jerri Blank returns home at the age of 47 ready to pick up where she left off. This means the ex-con and former drug addict is returning to high school as a freshman. Going through adolescent doldrums and temptations is tough enough for any student, but as a middle-aged drug abuser, Jerri discovers her return to education is more challenging than she ever imagined.
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Occasionally funny, but little more than a jumbled, overextended episode of the TV show. Still, Candy devotees won't be disappointed.

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Bob Townsend Atlanta Journal-Constitution Whether you guffaw, giggle or sit stone-faced through Strangers With Candy will depend on your reaction to Sedaris as Jerri and her freak show of over-the-top bad taste. Rated: B Aug 6, 2006 Full Review Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel This plays like a 'Season One' DVD, silly moments interspersed with lots of dull plot and lame high-school send-up situations. Rated: 3/5 Aug 4, 2006 Full Review Toddy Burton Austin Chronicle Fans of the show will rejoice and a few newbies will become converts. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 23, 2006 Full Review Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) It boggles the mind why Strangers with Candy, the movie, isn't available on any major streaming service. Dec 8, 2021 Full Review Jonah Koslofsky The Spool Strangers with Candy is almost entirely incomprehensible, which wouldn't necessarily be a problem if it wasn't so constantly offensive. Apr 13, 2021 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site Strangers With Candy, by and large, lacks ferociousness in regard to the truly deserving targets and wastes too much time on trivial matters. Feb 14, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Blu B If you ever seen any of those movies based on the TV series than you should know kind of what to expect here. The editing, cinematography, all isn't good. It looks like a TV show production wise and doesn't even have that big budget look feel that even the Sex and the City or High School Musical 3 got. It feels like stuff just happens half the time and the bare minimum of a story is here. I will say this moves with a very fast paced almost Jim Carrey like energy to it. Even when it falls flat with the jokes you never dwell on it because it just moves at lightning speed and sometimes it actually gets a laugh here and there. I will say the cast for this is incredible and evne more so how they are wasted most of the time with flat humor, dumb scenes, and what not. Everything else is passable I guess. If your a fan of the show than maybe check this out, but most peope should skip this. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/24 Full Review Skip S This move had me laughing out loud from beginning to end. It's absurd, it's fearless, and most importantly, it's absolutely hilarious!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/20/23 Full Review georgan g More like a long sketch, this film is funny and goofy. Lots of comedians with good one-liners, but not much plot. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Not quite the absolute perfection that is its original 3 season-run, but the movie is still (like the show) a lot of fun, with great laughs, more clever quips, sharp writing, and it's great to see Amy Sedaris lead a film and her amazing character acting! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member There is only one reason to watch Strangers with Candy and that is Amy Sedaris. She was the main lead of the TV series of the same name of which this movie is a prequel. The premise is that a 40 something ex junkie female goes back to school to get a degree. Its sad that Sedaris isn't all that well known because she is a funny entertainer. The script could have been slightly more polished but this is a minor grievance. Give strangers with candy a shot, you just might go back and watch the TV series. (Crazy over the top comedy film staring Amy Sedaris). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw strangers with Candy on my laptop and was pleasantly surprised. Amy Sedaris is hilarious and she is in top form in this hilarious movie which is a prequel to a show of the same name. It's a crime that she isn't all that well known and useless talents like Amy Schumer are. The basic premise is that a 40 something woman who also happens to be an ex junkie returns to high school. Shenanigans ensue and the cast is ably supported by both known and unknown faces. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Runaway Jerri Blank returns home at the age of 47 ready to pick up where she left off. This means the ex-con and former drug addict is returning to high school as a freshman. Going through adolescent doldrums and temptations is tough enough for any student, but as a middle-aged drug abuser, Jerri discovers her return to education is more challenging than she ever imagined.
Director
Paul Dinello
Producer
Lorena David, Mark Roberts
Screenwriter
Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris
Distributor
Warner Independent
Production Co
Silverstar Productions, Worldwide Pants Inc., Roberts/David Films Inc.
Rating
R (Some Drug Material|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 24, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jun 28, 2006
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 14, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.1M
Runtime
1h 37m