The Candy Snatchers

Audience Reviews

View All (56) audience reviews

the s Love it or hate it (there isn't much in between), at least you know what you're in for with a 70s exploitation flick. It's not particularly original except in the use of an autistic child as part of the plot development. Beyond that, it's as standard as 70s exploitation films get. Trio of hoods looking for money so they don't have to get a job working for ‘the man,' dimestore weapons, breast shots here and there, damsel in distress with unconcerened parents, creepy van, etc. Still better than a lot of movies made these days because there was at least a little charm to it all. The characters have some quality to them and the pace in these movies is always consistent. Not much down time and not much effort wasted on details. All in all, if this is your thing, it will fall right in the center of the spectrum for what it is. If you're not a fan of the genre, don't bother. The chid steals the movie even if he kind of lets everyone down in the end. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review delysid d this is a great find for collectors of nasty trash movies Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/17/20 Full Review Audience Member Interesting exploitation film whose graphic subject matter blends moments of dark humor and gritty realism with a made-for-television production style. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member A trio of vaguely counter-culture ne'er do wells kidnap a young schoolgirl Candy and hold her for ransom. Her father manages a diamond store, and they want all of the diamonds he has in exchange for his daughter. The problem is that her father doesn't seem to care about getting her back. He doesn't tell her alcoholic mother that she's even missing and goes and sleeps with his mistress. Meanwhile, a young autistic boy witnesses the crime and could save her, but his abusive parents pay no attention to him. Everybody in this film apart from the young autistic boy and Candy herself is some variation of a scumbag, and there's a lot of joy in watching them all collide into each other and do each other in. It's a cheap, exploitative film for sure, but it has a wicked sense of humor. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Three morons kidnap a young girl named Candy in hopes that her dad, who manages a diamond store, will give them lots of money in diamonds in exchange for her life. The only witness to the crime is an autistic kid who can't speak and is constantly belittled by his asshole mother. The kidnappers plan falls apart when it turns out the diamond store manager is actually a stepdad, who stands to gain a ton of money in the event if Candy's death, so he is in no hurry to pay up. The film is weird, it has bad acting and characters that are all over the place. It can be fun though, if you are looking for a bad 70s grindhouse movie. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Finally gave this sleazy little gem a look after tracking down the OOP DVD for a somewhat reasonable price. Loved it from start to finish, everything you'd want from the Exploitation and Sexpolitation of the '70s, though I was saddened to hear that the lovely Tiffany Bolling has a low opinion of her work from this period and has gone all Right-Wing type in her later years. Well worth a look, track that mother down! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

The Candy Snatchers

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW