Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

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Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

R

Released Mar 17, 1995

1h 34m

Horror

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As her brother stands trial for the killing of an outspoken New Orleans professor, inner-city schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) begins hearing rumors of the Candyman (Tony Todd), a murderous, knife-handed figure of urban legend. Skeptical of the Candyman's existence, Annie follows the procedure for summoning him and suddenly finds herself celebrating the most horrifying Mardi Gras of her life. Meanwhile, Annie's mother (Veronica Cartwright) harbors a dark family secret.

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Critics Consensus

Doubling down on gore while largely abandoning the subtext and wit that made the original worthwhile, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh disappoints.

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Keith Phipps

The Dissolve

Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh is content to rely on easy jolts and an overabundance of fake-out scares, rather than hard-earned suspense.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 5, 2015

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

This cloddish sequel undermines its revenge-of-the-repressed premise with racist scare tactics: Whenever it wants to fake the audience into thinking the kill-er's around, it simply cuts to a shot of...another black man.

Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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Leonard Klady

Variety

Delivers a requisite number of shocks to satisfy the core cult group that propelled the original to hitdom.

Mar 26, 2009

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

They still want a Dracula type seducer and for audiences to lust after the protagonist, but the filmmakers refuse to put in the work to depict a paternal supernatural bond. Incest is not sexy.

Jun 10, 2024

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

I wouldn't recommend watching this sequel. It is not worthy of following the original.

Rated: 1/5

May 13, 2022

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Tatiana Albandos

Medium Popcorn

This wasn't enjoyable and made Candyman more absurd than terrifying...

Rated: 1/5

May 13, 2022

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Adam B

In a movie driven by genuinely likable characters, the sequel to the first Candyman represents a talented writer completely buried under a studio wishing for a rehash. Well it is just that, a rehash, it's slight variations and shockingly great characters make this movie worth a watch if you enjoy the original, though you definitely won't get as much from this. Still, the setting change is a neat touch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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Julian S

A sloppy sequel that disrespects the original and insults its audience’s intelligence.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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Regina P

With each Candyman movie, the quality goes down.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

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Christian K

Throws away the solid foundation and ominous lore of the original for cheap jump scares with ear shredding musical cues in this awful origin story for the titular killer.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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Me D

Farewell to the Flesh is simply a predictable remake of the first one.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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Ron T

better than i thought it would be

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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Synopsis

As her brother stands trial for the killing of an outspoken New Orleans professor, inner-city schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) begins hearing rumors of the Candyman (Tony Todd), a murderous, knife-handed figure of urban legend. Skeptical of the Candyman's existence, Annie follows the procedure for summoning him and suddenly finds herself celebrating the most horrifying Mardi Gras of her life. Meanwhile, Annie's mother (Veronica Cartwright) harbors a dark family secret.

Director: Bill Condon
Producer: Gregg Fienberg, Sigurjon Sighvatsson
Screenwriter: Clive Barker, Rand Ravich, Mark H. Kruger
Distributor: Gordon's Films, Polygram, Gramercy Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.4M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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