Candy

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Candy

(1968)

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Overview

Based on Terry Southern's satirical novel, a send-up of Voltaire's Candide. Young Candy is a high school girl who seeks truth and meaning in life, encountering a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations in the process.

Featured Crew

Christian Marquand

Director
Mason Hoffenberg

Novel
Buck Henry

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Ewa Aulin

Candy Christian
Charles Aznavour

Hunchback juggler
Marlon Brando

Grindl
Richard Burton

MacPhisto
James Coburn

Dr. A.B. Krankheit

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A review by Wuchak

4.0

Written by Wuchak on October 2, 2018

Zany, sometimes amusing, but dreadfully dull late 60’s curiosity with Burton, Starr, Coburn and Brando

Released during Christmas in 1968, “Candy” is a satirical interpretation of a classic of literature and thus producers could argue that it had redeeming social value and avoid being judged pornographic, as it was touted in order to draw men to the theater. But it bombed and deservedly so.

The titular character of the story (Ewa Aulin) is basically a feminine, swinging 60s version of Voltaire's Candide, who encountered all sorts of abhorrent and deceitful characters in the course of... read the rest.

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Release Information

December 17, 1968

R
Theatrical

Meaning

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.