- Actors: Ewa Aulin, Richard Burton, Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, James Coburn
- Directors: Christian Marquand
- Writers: Buck Henry, Mason Hoffenberg, Terry Southern
- Producers: Peter Zoref, Robert Haggiag, Selig J. Seligman
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Cinema Club
- DVD Release Date: 7 Mar 2005
- Run Time: 115 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0007D5GFE
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,679 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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This is as sixties period piece par excellence. Based on Terry Southern's freewheeling novel - loosely based on Candide, a roll-call of the decade's good and great - Marlon Brando, Ringo Starr, Richard Burton, Anita Pallenberg - camp their way through the adventures of a college girl, who seeks only to discover truth and meaning in life... /
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49 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Terry Southern, author of Dr. Strangelove and Easy Rider, is at his tongue in cheek, psychedelic best with this film adaptation of his 1960s novel, cowritten by Buck Henry and Mason Hoffenburg. This is a send up of Voltaire's Candide, with a host of cameo appearances that defy imagination. Richard Burton plays a beat poet, Marlon Brando plays an Indian guru, Charles Aznavour is a hunchback juggler, and there's James Coburn, John Huston, Ringo Starr, Jon Astin and a lot more, all obviously enjoying themselves in a comedy that still stands up today.
47 of 50 people found the following review helpful
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This is not a particularly good film but what a splendid piece of Sixties nostalgia! Nowhere else have I seen the likes of John Astin, Charles Aznavour, Richard Burton, Marlon Brando, James Coburn, John Huston, Walter Matthau and Ringo Starr appearing in the same film without a single toga or chariot to be seen. It also has an excellent soundtrack from The Byrds and Steppenwolf. I award this movie 3 stars for being so Sixties and, besides, I like watching it and it makes me smile.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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I bought the DVD 'Candy' for a friend of mine who loves films of that era. I managed to find the time to watch it before handing it over to him. Although it definitely is not a great film, I loved watching it because it reminds those of us over 50 that life was good in the past. The film contains all of those things that are now considered politically incorrect and we, all of us, are poorer for it. The film contains a rape scene, up-skirting shots, unprofessional behaviour from the medical profession and truly humourous lines and scenes that left me rollicking in laughter. The only reason that I am writing this review is to give due credit to Ewa Aulin, without whom the film would not have been as good. She did not even get a mention on the cover. Yes, the sixties and freedom of expression really did change the world.
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Enjoy the trip
One of the great white elephants of the cinema, 'Candy' is very rarely shown on British television, making a DVD purchase pretty much the only way to enjoy this bizarre sixties... Read more
Published 17 months ago by sasquatch-in-essex
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This is a very 60s, type film. And It's worth watching to, it also has a host of stars.
These include, Marlon Brando and Ringo Star. Read more
These include, Marlon Brando and Ringo Star. Read more
Published 19 months ago by statzer
The worst film ever made
This is probably the worst film ever made in the history of the cinema--it's supposed to be "satirical" but it's not actually satirizing anything--it looks like a film made by 50... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2010 by John Hyde
total fun
This is a classic of it's time with amazing satirical performances by it's star cast all 'bouncing' off the aptly named Candy. What I regard as a collectors item.
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by Raymond Hedger
Candy
Having read Terry Southern's book I expected the movie to be equally hilarious. The stellar cast playing the outrageous characters further ignited imagination. Read more
Published on 5 April 2009 by R. Gray-Lyons
Poor Miss Candy
A road movie, mixed in with soft porn, comic madness and dated satire, it is very much of its time and in a similar vein to the Magic Christian. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by D. Campbell
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