Candyman (1992) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Sweets to the Sweets!

[@danabernathy6179]

Tony Todd negotiated a bonus of $1,000 for every bee sting he suffered during filming. He was stung 23 times.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

I could do that! ;-D

[@GhostKyng]

@@dallesamllhals9161 maybe. I’ve been stung on my head by a bee it was painful

[@dallesamllhals9161]

@@GhostKyng Hmhmm, try 5+ wasp! When cutting a 9 feet hedge onna' ladder... 😕

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

@@dallesamllhals9161 I think the worse I've ever been stuck was probably 20+ years ago I was partly in the woods near my road hunting for the wild passion fruit that started growing there after the neighbor cut down some trees. Well I stood on top of one of the tree stumps (I was wearing shorts). Next thing I know I started getting stung over an over. By time I realized what was happening and looked down there was a swarm of yellow jackets flying around my legs and they was pouring out from under the stump. I got stung like 15-20 times.

[@dsmitty882010]

Ayy! Secure that bag 💰 lol

[@michelef3398]

I am born and raised Chicago. My best friends grandma lived In Cabrini Green when they filmed this. We were so afraid of Candyman but she set our asses straight real quick” ain’t no frickin candyman up in here! Relax you gullible fools. You should be more worried about them bangers” 😂😂😂😂😂 she was the best

[@agenttheater5]

27:31 They're real bees too. And the actress was allergic to bees. They had to cover her with something that made her smell like the queen bee so that they'd fly to and stay on her face but not sting her, and even then they had a nurse and an ambulance on stand-by. The things we do for art, huh?

[@dylandaly2002]

Philip Glass’ score for this film is the perfect mix of Haunting and Beautiful. One of the best 90’s horror films ever made!!!

[@MahlerHolic1860]

Absolutely. An underrated score.

[@TheMartinbomber]

As I turn and look into the sun, The rays burn my eyes (happy happy happy everybody happy) How like a turtle the sun looks

[@VictorLugosi]

Hush nerd.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

The movie definitely wouldn't have been as good without it

[@Buzza235]

Who's underrated it?

[@daltonames5236]

'Sweets to the sweet' is a line from 'Hamlet'. When Hamlet's betrothed, Ophelia, commits suicide Hamlet's mother places flowers on her grave and utters that line. It's an effing gorgeous allusion by Clive Barker.

[@Roseforthethorns]

I immediately clocked it as Hamlet and was texting my friend who had seen the film before going “why is there Shakespeare on the wall”

[@BeautyMonster1000]

Tony Todd is just amazing! I've been a fan of his for years! He made this movie for sure! It wouldn't be the same without him.

[@nawlsone586]

Loved him in night of the living dead. Been watching his films ever since .

[@karlydoc]

Eventually After Candyman and Night of the Living Dead,Hollywood shat on him.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

And it wasn't the same without him in that trash ass remake

[@nawlsone586]

@@GeorgeTropicana I thought he made a cameo in it ?

[@GeorgeTropicana]

@@nawlsone586 maybe, I know Virginia Madsen did in some form. But he wasn't the Candyman so it didn't really count

[@ryanje8147]

I think the best friend of the main character is also the best friend of Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs.

[@Puggapillar]

the way he says *helllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeen* is SO SCARY

[@Roseforthethorns]

And the bass in his voice there- I got full body chills

[@as1114144]

I always took the 'It was always you Helen' to mean Candyman saw Helen as the reencarnation of the woman he fell in love with, got preagnent and was killed for. This is why while she is the one to say his name in the mirror - twice - he never kills her, only those in proximity to her, and keeps asking her to join him (which she does in the end in a way, by getting killed in the same projects as he was)

[@liamnehren1054]

well there's also the whole sweets for the sweet which was basically a suggestion that the blameless are actually supposed to be left alone....

[@as1114144]

@@liamnehren1054 Sweets to the sweet is a quote from shakespeare's Hamlet - The Queen says it as she scatters flowers in Ophelia's grave. The sweets are funeral bouquets and the sweet is the one who is dead - Hamlet's sweetheart Ophelia

[@liamnehren1054]

@@as1114144 yeah okay but just a random quote makes little to no sense unless applied to a a situation, no one is placing a funeral bouquet anywhere so you have to play around with the setting a words to try to give them a meaning in context. Otherwise I guess it could just be the screenwriter pretending to be better then they are.... in the context there are literal sweets being placed in places related to the candy man so maybe it's a reference to warding him off?

[@as1114144]

@@liamnehren1054 am not going to pretend to know for a fact what the screenwriter intended - if there was any, but given the origin of the words and beeing placed where someone had been killed, I'd be more inclined to go with having to do with the amount of death the projects had endured and the feeling of perpetual mourning that the people living there felt - but I don't think there's a right answer

[@AutoPilate]

“Sweets to the sweet” was in “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker, the screenwriter just copied it. Barker’s a playwright himself, there’s no way the quote wasn’t intentional.

[@karlydoc]

The original book by Clive Barker was set on a council estate in Liverpool.

[@normlee6566]

The Candy Man was performed by English actor aubrey woods in the 1971 Willy Wonka film soundtrack, but the rendition that was most famous was performed by Sammy Davis Jr. and released that same year. I first saw Virginia Madsen in the movie, Creator. she has been in a lot of movies since, including the Prophesy--which is a really good movie (also featuring a then-unknown, Viggo mortensen and Christopher Walken). I suggest reacting to that film.

[@Demi_Purple]

don't talk to the bot

[@normlee6566]

@@Demi_Purple what the hell are you talking about genius? are you the designated "bot detector?" If so, you suck at it.

[@victorewah2659]

Gotta respect Mrs. Movies on being adamant about not messing around with the supernatural in any means because I know this movie definitely scared the sh*t out of me when I was a kid; particularly, this film frightened me because my siblings (who will not be named) chose to pull a prank on me by locking me in a bathroom and saying Candyman's name 5x and then proceeding to shut off all the lights.

[@ultimatesunrise]

Scariest film ever made imo.. Todd's performance, the musical score. The story.. brilliant 👏

[@sirenwing]

Omg omg, am I the only one that loves it when the Mrs. drops the F bomb!? You can tell she’s a caring and kind person and “GET IN THE FUCKING CAR!” She’s obviously very smart too. 😂

[@greyinvader]

I saw this at a drive-in theater in '92 while I was stoned out of my mind. I wasn't prepared for how profoundly awesome and creepy it is. Really freaked me out.

[@cassiemichael7414]

I've always been fascinated by actors with amazing deep voices like Tony Todd. Can't help but listen to them all day long. Hypnotizing, truly. Quite a few of those voices in video games, as well. Three in Skyrim alone: Nazir, Isran, and Ulfric Stormcloak.

[@zombiTrout]

Check out Percy Rodriguez. He did a ton of trailer narrations, including Jaws.

[@fantasea4460]

20:42 jump scare 😂

[@accam6734]

"Candyman can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good." 😛🤪😜

[@brandyperry-giotis9962]

Zwei Definitely the creepiest of the Candymen!

[@livingcorpse5664]

The gangs in this movie were real gangs that came over to the filmmakers to start trouble, the filmmakers convinced them to not become violent in exchange for being in the movie.

[@agenttheater5]

Folklore and urban legends have been with us as long as we've been here. Before they started writing stories down they were always told word of mouth, one person tells another, either adding their own twist or repeating it exactly, in town squares, over fires, everywhere, fact and fiction. Same with religions, mythologies and superstitions as well as discoveries. You can't undersell folklore and urban legends, they're a part of our existence.

[@Roseforthethorns]

I felt like this movie and the 2021 film both had this piece, the idea of oral stories and how they can change with time and retelling.

[@Sembien]

Candyman (1992) is probably my second favorite horror movie of all time. I love the music, the performances, the cinematography, and the writing. It is a different and macabrely romantic film.

[@123jillbone]

What’s your favorite?

[@rasyay]

Its also based on a true story or should I say actual events from the abla projects in Chicago look up true story of candyman Ruthie Mae mccoy

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

Virginia Madsen is sister to Michael Madsen the guy from a few Tarantino films. Forgot the color themed name, but he was the one who cut the cop's ear off in Reservoir Dogs.

[@smallvillefan72]

‘Virginia Madsen’ … “That means nothing to me.” … 😂 She was also in The Highlander II film

[@dallesamllhals9161]

..and Highlander II is pretty much = nothing. There can only be ONE! 😛

[@jillk368]

The song, I think, was written for the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). Sammy Davis Jr. recorded a cover of it that was a mega-hit in its day. That version (SDJ) is actually played at the beginning of the 2020 Candyman film.

[@SilhouetteJudas]

“Sweets to the sweet” is a line from Hamlet. It’s what Ophelia’s mother said at her funeral.

[@brianohalloran4059]

Say "Karen" in the mirror 5 times and a disagreeable shrew with a bob haircut appears behind you and reports you to HR.

[@briantaulbee5744]

Clive Barker and Tony Todd are an unbeatable combo. So many horror films lose their verve after awhile, but this holds up.

[@fynnthefox9078]

Throw in Doug Bradley and you're practically in heaven.

[@biguy617]

This movie is awesome. The actor who plays Candyman played the Undertaker in Final Destination.

[@MrTMONEY7919]

Fun Fact: for every bee sting Tony Todd received in the mouth, he got $1000 bonus and he received 23 bee stings. Definitely worth it imo

[@rasyay]

Nice fact but not worth it i would died

[@robertyeah2259]

@@rasyayi don’t know $23,000 sounds awesome

[@rasyay]

@@robertyeah2259 23 thousand sounds awesome to you not me i woulda literally been damn near death from 1 bee sting i don't fuck wit bees🐝them bitches poisonous i got stung 1 time in my lip from pop can bee was inside pop can and my head swole u like martin when he fought hit man hearns on that martin episode then another time on my ear 👂🐝and looked like pumpkinhead 👹🤖 and was almost dead☠️⚰️👻 like Fred so 23thousand to u sound good but u can't spend that Lil shit in the upper room i don't f wit bees or needles💉 but that's crazy Cuz i can can get tattooes no problem u saw the movie "my girl" when McCauley caulking the Lil boy get stung to death by bees 👼🤦exactly 23thousand ain't shit when u dead

[@somthingbrutal]

to get the odd look in Virginia Madsen's eyes in the shots with candyman they hypnotised her

[@andrewschryer8131]

The line in the movie Candyman about changing housing projects to luxury apartments is somewhat true the housing project they're referring to is Cabrini Green in Chicago that got torn down not sure if it was replaced with luxury apartments

[@tj112286]

20:45 Yup! That's the Big One! 😆😆😆👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@evilalex87]

one of the best 90s horror films , cult classic

[@mercedesdrake9113]

Candyman is Based on Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden" and Cabrini-Green was a real place

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

Tony Todd's voice is pitch-perfect (pun intended) for this type of role. He also had a stipulation in his contract where he'd get a bonus for each bee sting he suffered during that climactic scene - $1,000 per sting, so he wound up with a cool $23,000 bonus. I can also recommend Cold Crash Productions' review of this, as he goes into some of the background of the setting of the movie - Cabrini Green - as well as the production background, which is honestly fascinating stuff.

[@michelleg.9440]

The Candyman song that Mrs. Movie was singing was sung by legendary, Sammy Davis, Jr. You both are always entertaining! Thanks so much! Much Love ♥️🤗😎🙂👍

[@toddjones1480]

That was a cover version. The original was in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory.

[@rael2099]

This film is definitely different, almost like an art film; it has class despite the low budget. Good actors, good atmosphere. I think this is the best adaptation of a Clive Barker tale, some might say Nightbreed/Cabal is (you should react to that one!). The tale is definitely a thing of beauty.

[@Crowvamp1979]

17:22 I never understood why she picked up the knife!

[@manny75586]

My bus to school took me basically through all of the neighborhoods in this film. After I watched this I think it was at least a year before I didn't get creeped out on the bus. Also a big hunk of this film was shot in Cabrini Green which was already terrifying without the Candyman influence haha.

[@TheOdMan]

Mrs - "Who is she?" Mr - "Virginia Madsen" Mrs - "How fucking dare you?"

[@livingcorpse5664]

Tony Todd had to wear a cup in his mouth for the bee scene, also the actress who played Helen was the most freaked out about having bees in her mouth.

[@marianne5055]

The way Tony Todd says "Be my victim"...mmmhhmm yes sir I would cooperate.

[@tjfrizzi5965]

Gotta love an organ. 2:31 That's what she said! No seriously! 😂

[@Roseforthethorns]

3:52 I’m cackling. She clocks him from The Quarry. I recognize him from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies.

[@sharonflowers66]

Most people remember the Candyman song from Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory. The candy store owner sings it to the kids near the beginning of the movie

[@Baz-g6d]

Everyone as a child had that one film that crossed the boundaries into believing it was real. This is mine.

[@parappasan]

11:00 "Just a fat chunky little thing!" Always wondered why babies make people consider cannibalism. Like a baby has a fatty pair of legs and someone wants to bite em.

[@tj112286]

16:54 He's not letting her.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

When I first saw this movie back when it first came out I was about 7-8 years old. That scene with the boy in the bathroom traumatized me for many years.

[@agenttheater5]

28:06 We think that's what Candyman thinks, that she's the reincarnation of his lover (Farewell to the Flesh confirms her name was Caroline). So to him the bonfire is a two-birds-one-stone deal, he both gets another legend to add to his mythos and keep his spirit alive, and he also gets his lover and his baby back.

[@landosalemchainsaw]

27:26 One of them got around the prosthetic in his mouth & tried to fly down his throat.

[@alexmonroe4706]

The Candyman can, it's from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the storekeeper sings it as he hands out candy

[@justomr1812]

One of my favorite horror movies of all time, so glad you watched/reacted to this! This was part of my Halloween Horror Movie Marathon, october 14th to be exact (one movie for night all october). The song Ms. Movies sang, down the line it'll be Candyman second theme 😉 Edit: Fav Character: Helen/Candyman Fav Kill: Trevor, It was satisfying in a way for me

[@scottvanhille5688]

"The Candyman can cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good and the world tastes good cause the Candyman thinks it should." It's from Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. Great movie. Don't mess with this Candyman guy, he will haunt you. Virginia Madsen is from the films Sideways, The Prophecy, The Haunting In Connecticut, Dune (1984), Creator, Electric Dreams, Modern Girls (1986) with Daphne Zuniga and Cynthia Gibb, Zombie High, Mr. North, Highlander II: The Quickening, Blue Tiger, Ghosts Of Mississippi, Bitter Vengeance, The Rainmaker with Matt Damon, Ambushed, The Haunting with Catherine Zeta Jones, Firewall with Harrison Ford, The Astronaut Farmer with Billy Bob Thornton, The Number 23 with Jim Carrey, Red Riding Hood with Amanda Seyfried, The Magic Of Belle Isle with Morgan Freeman, Joy with Jennifer Lawrence, she lent her voice in the Candyman remake last year, she was in 10 episodes of the DC TV series Swamp Thing, many TV movies and series. Hope this helps you Mrs. Movies. She has a number of projects in post-production right now. Urban Legend film is really good.

[@smallvillefan72]

‘The candy man can’ 🎶…. Gotta love the Mrs 😂❤

[@nilesstark]

Fun part of Tony Todd is he set to voice Venom in the new Spider-Man game coming out.

[@leesagar8651]

Tony cut a deal on top of his payment for the film, for every bee sting he suffered during the filming process he would receive $1,000 per sting. He was stung 23 times.

[@JustTrying87]

I used to work until midnight, parking garage are really creepy!

[@MegaSting1981]

The music alone is one of the best in horror. Also the Chicago setting with Cabrini Green was very creepy and quite an unsettling setting in itself. Also, the gang members in this were real life gang members that they used for the film.

[@Kickinthescience]

Dude was the best character in the Final Destination series

[@ericnordstrom4335]

To answer your question about The Candyman song it was first sung by Sammy Davis JR but was in the movie called Willy Wonka & The Chocolat Factory 1971 but it was sung by an actor. It is one of my all time favorite childrens movie next to The Jungle Book animated movie being my favorie.

[@radlee974]

“The Candy Man” song Mrs Movies was singing is originally from _Charlie & The Chocolate Factory._ ☺️

[@bastloki]

Out of the eater came forth meat Out of the strong came forth sweet

[@Charlee1776]

The song Mrs. Movie was thinking of was "The Candyman Can" from "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (the old one starring Gene Wilder)‼

[@TheForsakenEagle]

The scares in this film are pretty sweet. Definitely a treat.

[@reaper9792]

The part when he takes a nap candy man 😂, including scary part was the jump part when ahe goes to sleep right after she said his name 5 time mirror the first time

[@tremorsfan]

Tony Todd negotiated a bonus of $1,000 dollars for every bee sting. He ended up making $23,000 He also got a special mouth guard to stop the bees from going down his throat.

[@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666]

Virginia Madsen is the Sister of Michael Madsen ( Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill & The Hateful Eight)

[@Sacredloveoracle7]

If you didn't know this was a past life trigger Helen underwent. She did nothing but candyman. Seemed like a forbidden relationship.

[@rw4487]

Ted Raimi also played jockster in xena warrior princess tv series

[@TheMKCrab]

Candyman is one of the few horror movies that legitimately scared me when I first saw it. the bathroom flashback scene, the parking garage, and that ending. this movie is a masterpiece

[@hawk5504]

I said Mr movies in the mirror 5 times and I swear I heard "Howdy folks" from within the mirror. Some freaky stuff!

[@misscryptoria]

Y'all are hilarious together! Thanks for all the great reactions!

[@harpergras]

Candyman is my all time favorite horror movie series...Thanks for reacting to this one...Tony Todd has always been outstanding in any movie he was in.

[@pen1208]

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory has "The Candyman" song. LOL "Who can make the sun riiiiise....."

[@OrangeApocalypse]

26:43 Candyma'am 😄

[@danielallen3454]

Candyman is not a ghost or a demon. He's a myth. An urban legend. So long as the stories exist, he exists. But the more people *believe* . . . the stronger he becomes. Strong enough to kill. Killing to make new stories to perpetuate himself. It's why he needed to take Helen. Her actions had caused people to doubt the legends. So he needed to use his power to restore faith in those legends.

[@mrnaughtycat]

He’s a character by Clive barker

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

@@mrnaughtycat yeah that's what they meant

[@tehpickle1250]

I am a bit of a fanboy anyway, but I love the Philip Glass score in this movie!

[@TheRussian13]

Love this movie, so many cool behind the scenes facts you should look up. Things like Virginia Madsen being hypnotized for some scenes, Tony Todd having to deal with the bees and the gang members in the film being a real Chicago gang.

[@McPh1741]

I read that Tony Todd actually had the bees swarm him in those scenes.

[@tj112286]

10:50 That's my Favorite moment in this movie! That's always made me laugh since I was a kid. 😆😆😆

[@agenttheater5]

16:12 Good shoes though

[@agenttheater5]

15:12 Sweet like honey is sweet in this case

[@drakeloki4214]

The bee thing isn't so bad if you put a stipulation in your contact that you get a bonus per bee sting you get.

[@jimtatro6550]

Tony Todd is a horror icon for a reason, he’s a great actor. 👍

[@donyates7300]

2 first names always weird me out…

[@dallesamllhals9161]

@@donyates7300 2 last names better?

[@donyates7300]

@@dallesamllhals9161 william williamson sounds a lot better than steve robbin.

[@wampa25]

0:42 - You're thinking of the third film. It's subtitled Day of the Dead.

[@Wraiven22]

Tony M'Fin Todd! That voice is just as iconic as anything Morgan Freeman or David Attenborough have done!

[@goodwillhumping7904]

tony todd and robert englund were my childhood btw, "the candy man can" is from willy wonka and the cocaine factory

[@kevincamburn9248]

I forget the time of year for this one but the sequel is around Mardi Gras because that’s all most people think about with New Orleans. The third one is around day of the dead though.

[@dabasheaba]

This is a cult classic.. still love it to this day

[@freemansteinslab]

I LOVE this movie...along with my other Barker favourites of the Hellraiser trilogy and Nightbreed, I have seen it sooo many times that I practically know it backwards at this point! Back in the day, when it first came out, i used to watch it contantly, to the point where I wore out my VHS copy. Some friends and I even used to have a running joke, where we all redid the line-up scene, quoting "I hear you're looking for Candyman bitch!" in ever increasingly riduculous voices...

[@The-Underbaker]

Loads better than the reboot. Tony Todd is utterly fantastic in this, his voice alone gives me the chills. Best kill is definitely the doctor as that was the one I wasn't expecting when I first watched it.

[@Tommy-rj8mh]

Disagree. The reboot made him into a superhero against racism. It fits better since he was killed because of racism.

[@planet_aldrain224]

You guys definitely should watch the 2021 Candyman. The second movie was alright and the third was just not good. But I still have it in part of my movie collection. Would say more about the 2021 Candy man but don’t want to spoil it for you guys. Was definitely cool to see it in theaters on the big screen.

[@marksnyder3544]

"Can she use the possession defense?" Well, possession is 9/10th of the law...

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

"How d'you do? I see you've met my faithful handyman. He's just a little brought down because when you knocked he thought you were the Candyman."

[@tacticalgrace6456]

The Candyman tune most famously sung by Sammy Davis Jr. which has popped up in numerous things (like The Simpsons) ever since. Originally created for Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

[@marivera77]

2:30. C’mon Mr. Movies she’s lobbing you a softball there. 😂

[@basecode8]

Virginia is in The Astronaut Farmer which is also worth a watch.

[@ActualMichael]

The best Clive Barker film is Nightbreed. I would recommend the director’s cut. Although there’s a scene at the end of that version which is obviously on a stage, it is still a superior version of the story.

[@kimmyfreak200]

"can't fix that..better off dead" lol