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I Want Candy
I Want Candy
	British 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;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$2.4 million

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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, but 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

The film received mixed reviews, but praise from Channel 4,^[2] Time Out^[3] and Empire Magazine.^[4]

Box office

The film entered the UK top 10 at number seven,^[5] and moved to No.11 the following week.^[6]

Home media

I Want Candy was released as a DVD on 20 August 2007. It was rated 15. The special feature it 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 Movie Review (2007) from Channel 4 Film
^ I Want Candy movie review – Time Out London
^ Empire – Review of I Want Candy
^ "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

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

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

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

[4] Empire – Review of I Want Candy

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

[6] "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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 * [[John Standing]] as Michael de Vere
+==Production==
-==Background and reviews==
+=== Background ===
 It was shot on a low budget in west [[London]], but 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|date=May 2011}}
+==Reception==
+===Critical response===
 The film received mixed reviews, but praise from Channel 4,<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=160668 I Want Candy Movie Review (2007) from Channel 4 Film]</ref> ''Time Out''<ref>[http://www.timeout.com/film/84150.html I Want Candy movie review – ''Time Out London'']</ref> and ''Empire Magazine''.<ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=134783 ''Empire'' – Review of ''I Want Candy'']</ref>
-==Box office performance==
+===Box office ===
 The film entered the UK top 10 at number seven,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/cinemagoing/boxoffice/?p=D4A157780808b16F98oRiT8AE2A6&skip= |title= UK Film Box Office Mar 23-Mar 25, 2007 |access-date=2007-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927035609/http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/cinemagoing/boxoffice/?p=D4A157780808b16F98oRiT8AE2A6&skip= |archive-date=27 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and moved to No.11 the following week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/cinemagoing/boxoffice/?p=D4A1577809dd71914AiVj174108B&skip= |title= UK Film Box Office  Mar 30-Apr 01, 2007 |access-date=2007-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927035631/http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/cinemagoing/boxoffice/?p=D4A1577809dd71914AiVj174108B&skip= |archive-date=27 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-==Locations==
-Scenes in the fictional [[Leatherhead]] University were filmed on the campus of [[Brooklands College]] in [[Weybridge]], [[Surrey]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
 ==Home media==