Post by petrolino on Oct 29, 2017 0:48:06 GMT
After seeing the spooky supernatural shocker 'Candyman' back in 1992, everybody was urging their friends to stand in front of the bathroom mirror and say "Candyman ... Candyman ... Candyman ..."
Don't worry, I am not going to do it!
The composer of the film's music was Philip Glass of Baltimore, Maryland. Glass says people still come up to him today and say, "You know which score you did that's great? 'Candyman'!" This is the movie that made Tony Todd a horror icon - he calls it his "phantom of the opera". If you've not seen it before, I'd say it's one of the ten best horror films of the 1990s and I'm happy to report that its reputation appears to be rising with each passing year. I think it tells a fascinating and important story, inspired by 'The Forbidden' by Clive Barker. It also has a very fine ensemble cast and makes great use of location, notably Cabrini Green in Chicago, Illinois. So, if you're looking for something creepy to watch this Halloween, perhaps give 'Candyman' a try; it's the ghoul's surprise!
Don't worry, I am not going to do it!
"I did a film in Nairobi, Kenya called The Last Elephant, with John Lithgow, Isabella Rosallini, and James Earl Jones. So I was in seventh heaven, alright? About a year later I get a call from my agent and he says they want to see you for this project called Candyman. I thought he was joking so I hung up. Some kind of Sammy Davis, Jr. movie or something, you know? Then he called back and told me this director Bernard Rose saw The Last Elephant and told the studio that I’m the guy he wants for Candyman. He liked how I looked. So first I had to meet with the studio executives so they could put their stamp on it. They set a breakfast meeting at 7:45 in the morning. I walk in to this thing with no script, I’m sitting on my hands, and they’re pouring fresh-squeezed orange juice and eating grapes off the vine, you know? And I was like, really? You’re going to do that to a starving actor? I thought it was Shakespeare. My love is the theater. I was raised by my aunt and we bonded over the eight-o-clock movie on TV. We’d watch everything from James Cagney in White Heat to Lon Chaney in The Wolf Man and every Bogart movie. And my aunt would use these movies to discuss life with me, you know? So I had an appreciation for good film and theater and when I got the Candyman script I was like “Wow!” It was a blessing. An unexpected one too, which are the best type of blessings. I didn’t shoot in Chicago, but they brought me there. See, Bernard Rose is a genius. We bonded over blues and beer. I took him to this great place in Chicago called the Kingston Mines with my good friend Frank Pellegrino (Goodfellas actor). We’re drinking, Bernard is standing there twisting his hair like a maniacal madman and he tells me “This movie is going to change your life!” And I was like “Dude, easy. You want a shot of tequila?” But he was right. You know, to this day I’m Candyman. And I think that stands as a testament."
- Tony Todd, Bloody Disgusting
- Tony Todd, Bloody Disgusting
"More people recognize me from that movie than anything I’ve done. It means a lot to me. It was after years of struggling. As an actor, you always want a film that’s annual, like “It’s a Wonderful life,” or “A Christmas Story.” I just love that I have a Halloween movie. Now it’s kind of legend this story. People have watched it since they were kids, and every Halloween it’s on, and they watch it now with their kids. That means a lot to me. The place I get recognized the most is the airport security for some reason. Every person in airport security has seen “Candyman.” HA! Maybe it makes them a little afraid of me. The movie really does leave an indelible mark. The images in this film were created very purposely by the director, Bernard Rose. For example, the image of “Helen” looking in the mirror like “Alice in Wonderland” in the looking glass, or being in the bathtub alone at night, or the fear of going into a housing project at night are ones that stay with you. They’re lasting like images from other great horror films like “The Shining.” Clive Barker creates these images that just work so well in horror films. People love horror. It’s things that go bump in the night, the evil clown that’s a bit off, or the man that sneaks into your room and chokes you to death at night are really terrifying on a very primitive level."
- Virginia Madsen, Horror News Network
The composer of the film's music was Philip Glass of Baltimore, Maryland. Glass says people still come up to him today and say, "You know which score you did that's great? 'Candyman'!" This is the movie that made Tony Todd a horror icon - he calls it his "phantom of the opera". If you've not seen it before, I'd say it's one of the ten best horror films of the 1990s and I'm happy to report that its reputation appears to be rising with each passing year. I think it tells a fascinating and important story, inspired by 'The Forbidden' by Clive Barker. It also has a very fine ensemble cast and makes great use of location, notably Cabrini Green in Chicago, Illinois. So, if you're looking for something creepy to watch this Halloween, perhaps give 'Candyman' a try; it's the ghoul's surprise!
"A friend of mine gave me a Philip Glass record. I listened to it for five hours before I realized it had a scratch on it."
- Emo Philips
- Emo Philips
Sweet Home Chicago
