I Want Candy (film)
| I Want Candy | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Stephen Surjik |
| Produced by |
Barnaby Thompson Piers Thompson |
| Written by |
Pete Hewitt Phil Hughes Jamie Minoprio Jonathan Stern Fred Wolf |
| Starring |
Tom Riley Tom Burke Carmen Electra |
| Music by |
Melanie C Sugardaddy Art Brut |
| Cinematography | Crighton Bone |
| Edited by | Alex Mackie |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,500,000 |
| Box office | $2,415,513[1] |
I Want Candy is a 2007 British comedy film from Ealing Studios.
Plot
A group of film students at Leatherhead University in search of funding for their feature film "The Love Storm" end up having to rewrite and make it into a porno. This leads the boys head first into a world of erotica that they didn't even know existed and into the life of actress Candy Fiveways (Carmen Electra).
Cast
- Tom Riley as Joe
- Tom Burke as Baggy
- Carmen Electra as Candy Fiveways
- Eddie Marsan as Doug
- Michelle Ryan as Lila
- Mackenzie Crook as Dulberg
- Felicity Montagu as Mum
- Philip Jackson as Dad
- Jimmy Carr as Video Store Guy
- John Standing as Michael de Vere
Background and reviews
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,[2] Time Out[3] and Empire Magazine.[4]
Box office performance
The movie entered the UK Top 10 at No. 7,[5] and moved to No.11 the following week.[6]
Locations
Scenes in the fictional Leatherhead University were filmed on the campus of Brooklands College in Weybridge, Surrey.
In 2016, filmmaker Anthony Crossland posted a video of the house used in 'I want candy' to the 'Missing footage' youtube channel as part of a web series : Film in real life. Crossland claimed that the house was down the street from where he's currently living and stated that a house next door may have been used for interior shots as in 2016, there's no window on the second floor facing the road. It's believed that Anthony Crossland was residing in Ruislip, Greater London at the time.
DVD release
I Want Candy was released as a DVD on 20 August 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?."
References
- ↑ "I Want Candy (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ I Want Candy Movie Review (2007) from Channel 4 Film
- ↑ I Want Candy movie review – Time Out London
- ↑ Empire – Review of I Want Candy
- ↑ http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/cinemagoing/boxoffice/?p=D4A157780808b16F98oRiT8AE2A6&skip=
- ↑ http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/cinemagoing/boxoffice/?p=D4A1577809dd71914AiVj174108B&skip=
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