AdventureComedyFantasy

Candy

- She's only faithful to the book.

A high school girl encounters a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations while searching for the meaning of life.

Release Date : 1968-12-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Corona CinematograficaDear Film

Production Country : FranceItalyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Candy (1968)

Cast

Character Name : Candy Christian

Original Name : Ewa Aulin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hunchback juggler

Original Name : Charles Aznavour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grindl

Original Name : Marlon Brando

Gender : Male

Character Name : MacPhisto

Original Name : Richard Burton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. A.B. Krankheit

Original Name : James Coburn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Arnold Dunlap

Original Name : John Huston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gen. R.A. Smight

Original Name : Walter Matthau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emmanuel

Original Name : Ringo Starr

Gender : Male

Character Name : T.M. Christian / Jack Christian

Original Name : John Astin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Livia

Original Name : Elsa Martinelli

Gender : Female

Character Name : Zero

Original Name : Sugar Ray Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Bullock

Original Name : Anita Pallenberg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Silvia Fontegliulo

Original Name : Lea Padovani

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lolita

Original Name : Florinda Bolkan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marquita

Original Name : Marilù Tolo

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Big Guy

Original Name : Umberto Orsini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonathan J. John

Original Name : Enrico Maria Salerno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harold

Original Name : Neal Noorlag

Gender : Male

Character Name : Al Pappone

Original Name : Enzo Fiermonte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luther

Original Name : Peter Dane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Quinby

Original Name : Peggy Nathan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mobster

Original Name : Anthony Foutz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mobster

Original Name : Tom Keyes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Harris

Original Name : Mark Salvage

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Micaela Pignatelli

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Cop

Original Name : Joey Forman

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Sergeant

Original Name : Fabian Dean

Gender : Male

Character Name : Film Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Christian Marquand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mental Patient (uncredited)

Original Name : Buck Henry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Judith Malina

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hippie (uncredited)

Original Name : Julian Beck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max (uncredited)

Original Name : Romano Targa

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***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 his wanderings but somehow managed to preserve his innocence. Writers Terry Southern (book) and Buck Henry (screenplay) morphed the character to a nubile girl and augmenting the episodes to be sexual in nature, which is what caused the uproar at the time. The "encounters" she experiences involve various stars of the period. Basically, Candy is an innocent & winsome adolescent continually seduced by several institutional isms: romanticism (Richard Burton), patriotism (Walter Matthau), professionalism (James Coburn) and mysticism (Marlon Brando); I’m not sure what ism Ringo Starr’s character falls under (ethnic-ism?). There is also intimidating manipulation, pity and the promise of fame. The institutions and corresponding positions on which every society is based are dubious and misused for men to seduce women. At the end of the day this is a picaresque farce that rides the wave of the excesses, errors and magic of the mid-late 60s. It’s a campy, kitschy, what-were-they-thinking late 60’s flick that’s wannabe magical, but epically fails in that it’s dreadfully dull despite a few moments of genuine amusement, the stellar cast and the protagonist’s naïve beauty (who looks like a melding of Tuesday Weld and Britt Ekland). Brando’s entertaining guru in the last act might be worth the price of admission though. Marlon was fit and never looked better, before he progressively got fat in the 70s-80s. As for the rumor that the movie was pornographic, there’s some wacky titillation and a little tame nudity, but nothing to decry as diabolically pornographic. It’s pretty harmless really. The movie runs 1 hour, 55 minutes and was shot in New York City and Rome, Lazio, Italy. GRADE: C-

JPV852

@JPV852

2024-08-12

I've never done acid before but I imagine this is the movie that would give me that feeling. This two-hour film made me question my sanity. Even as something from the 1960s this is wild and just all around insane and the fact they got they nabbed the likes of Marlon Brando, Richard Burton and James Coburn, not to mention Ringo Starr playing a Mexican, is incredible. Ewa Aulin is beautiful but a terrible actress. I can't imagine how this came to be. **0.5/5**