I Want Candy (film)

I Want Candy
I Want Candy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stephen Surjik
Written by	Pete Hewitt ; Phil Hughes ; Jamie Minoprio ; Jonathan Stern ; Fred Wolf
Produced by	Barnaby Thompson ; Piers Thompson
Starring	Tom Riley; Tom Burke; Carmen Electra;
Cinematography	Crighton Bone
Edited by	Alex Mackie
Music by	Melanie C ; Sugardaddy ; Art Brut
Production; company	Ealing Studios
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release date	23 March 2007 (United Kingdom);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$2.4 million

I Want Candy is a 2007 British sex comedy film directed by Stephen Surjik.

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 pornographic film. This leads the boys head first into a world of erotica that they did not 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

Production

Background

It was shot on a low budget in West London in June and July 2006 and 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.

Locations

Scenes in the fictional Leatherhead University were filmed on the campus of Brooklands College in Weybridge, Surrey.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 56% with an average rating of 5.40/10 based on reviews from 9 critics.^[2]

Channel 4, gave it a positive review.^[3] Empire Magazine called it "A warm-hearted, smutty comedy that, if predictable, has a likeable cast and plenty of zip."^[4] Time Out wrote: "despite the usual failings of a cash-strapped British film – unconvincing subplots, continuity errors, ropey bit-part actors – this cheerful exploitation of The Full Monty formula still entertains."^[5]

Box office

The film entered the UK top 10 at number seven,^[6] and moved to No.11 the following week.^[7]

Home media

I Want Candy was released on DVD on 20 August 2007. It was rated 15. The special features 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 (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ I Want Candy Movie Review (2007) from Channel 4 Film
^ "I Want Candy". Empire. 23 February 2007.
^ I Want Candy movie review – Time Out London
^ "UK Film Box Office Mar 23-Mar 25, 2007". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
^ "UK Film Box Office Mar 30-Apr 01, 2007". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.

External links

Official website
I Want Candy at IMDb
Sky Movies including video diary^{[dead link‍]}

[1] "I Want Candy (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2011.

[2] "I Want Candy (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[3] I Want Candy Movie Review (2007) from Channel 4 Film

[4] "I Want Candy". Empire. 23 February 2007.

[5] I Want Candy movie review – Time Out London

[6] "UK Film Box Office Mar 23-Mar 25, 2007". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.

[7] "UK Film Box Office Mar 30-Apr 01, 2007". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.

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