Candy (1968)

80% of critics liked it
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In this big-budget adaptation of Terry Southern's satiric sex farce (the sort of project that could get an immediate green light in the late 1960's and at practically no other time before or since), Ewa Aulin is Candy, a sweet young woman who doesn't seem entirely aware of the powerful sexual desire… More In this big-budget adaptation of Terry Southern's satiric sex farce (the sort of project that could get an immediate green light in the late 1960's and at practically no other time before or since), Ewa Aulin is Candy, a sweet young woman who doesn't seem entirely aware of the powerful sexual desire she brings out in men. While her father (John Astin) and mother (Elsa Martinelli) try to keep Candy in line, the task proves to be all but impossible, as she's seduced by a remarkable variety of men in her journeys, including a booze-addled poet (Richard Burton), a mystical guru who lives on a truck (Marlon Brando), a gardener from Mexico (Ringo Starr), a fanatical military man who refuses to leave his plane (Walter Matthau), a pair of uncomfortably high-strung doctors (John Huston and James Coburn) and even her own uncle (Astin, again). The Byrds and Steppenwolf contributed songs to the soundtrack; the screenplay was written by Buck Henry. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 2 hr. 3 min.
Directed By: Christian Marquand
Written By: Buck Henry
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy

In Theaters: Dec 17, 1968 Wide
On DVD: Apr 10, 2001
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Restricted

Critic Reviews

Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
A solid four stars worth of magnficent disaster.
Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
Just about one of the worst things I've ever seen.
Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Great curio value because it is so patently a product of its time

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Mike T

A perverted, frantic, nearly incomprehensible attempt at comedy. Difficult to sit through, and even harder to follow. It's amusing to watch talented actors playing ridiculous parts, but aside from that Candy is just an arduous task to get through.