Plot line: An old tale says that if you say "candyman" five time whilst looking into a mirror, then "he" will appear behind you and cut you in two. The heroine of this story is writing a thesis on such tales. During her investigations, she encounters the "candyman".
Tag line: We Dare You To Say His Name Five Times!
Trivia: Sweets to the Sweet" which is written on the walls in two areas of Cabrini Green is actually a line from Shakespeare's Hamlet
Real bees were actually put into Tony Todd's mouth while they where shooting the climax. His only protection was a mouth guard that kept him from having the bees go down his throat.
The bees were breed specifically for this movie. They need to make sure that the bees were only 12 hours old so that they looked like mature bees, but at that point, the stinger isn't powerful enough to do any real damage.
The architecture flaw of the medicine chests and people being able to sneak in, is something that Bernard Rose discovered in his research for the film and there was actually a series of murders that were committed this way
Quotes: Candyman: [to Helen Lyle] You are not content with the stories, so I was obliged to come.
Candyman: The pain, I can assure you... will be exquisite. As for our deaths, there is nothing to fear. Our names will be written on a thousand walls. Our crimes told... and retold by our faithful believers. We shall die together in front of their very eyes... and give them something to be haunted by. Come with me... and be immortal.
Virginia Madsen, Vanessa Williams, Ted Raimi, and of course Tony Todd as the Candyman. Who didn't grow up hearing about Bloody Mary or Candyman? After you heard it the first time I bet you thought twice before standing in front of the mirror. I know I did. Bloody Mary was the tale I heard but Candyman is her male equal. This movie pits a non believer against the devilish entity bent of destruction. Slowly the Heroine has to admit that she was wrong about Candyman or that she is going crazy committing murders as she goes. Can't say either option sounds appealing to me.
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