CANDYMAN (DVD 2004) Special Ed. RARE OOP! BRAND NEW SEALED with Security Seals

Description: Check My Feedback! Private Seller! Please contact me with any questions.RARE OOP! Brand new factory sealed with Security Seals! A children's ghost story comes to terrifying life in this gut-wrenching thriller about a graduate student whose research into modern folklore summons the spirit of the dead. Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) laughs when she interviews college freshmen about their superstitions. But when she hears about Candyman, a slave spirit with a hook hand who is said to haunt Chicago's notorious Cabrini-Green housing project, she thinks she has a new twist for this thesis. Braving the gang-ridden territory to visit the site of a brutal murder, Helen arrogantly assumes Candyman can't really exist... until he appears, igniting a string of terrifying, tragic slayings. But the police don't believe in monsters, and they charge Helen with the grisly crimes. Only one person can set her free: CANDYMAN. Special features Filmmaker's Commentary, which features contributions not only from Clive Barker but also from director Bernard Rose, producer Alan Poul, and actors Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, and Kasi Lemmons. This is an edited-together track that's very informative and enlightening. There's a whole lot to keep your attention here, a lot of backstory and thoughts about inspiration, from the importance of urban legends to the care in which the crew chose the film's setting to the essential distinction between action films and horror films. The subject of race is covered in great detail, as well as the reception of the film by its African American audience. The film was lensed in the era of Rodney King, and the participants discuss the impact of that cultural turning point. The specter of the boogeyman is discussed. There's a fascinating story about actually hypnotizing Madsen to create a convincing portrayal of a mesmerized character, and you get a humorous anecdote about the film's composer, Philip Glass, who apparently didn't realize he was scoring a horror flick. Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos is a good documentary about the making of the film. There's a significant amount of duplication from the commentary, but enjoy the visuals aspect of the piece. There are contributions from the same players who take part in the commentary, including Barker. They talk about the basis of the film in urban legend, the film's casting, the hypnotizing of Madsen, the Philip Glass score, and the audience reaction. Also, fun stories about the challenges of working with bees, the film's origin in Barker's story, and the film's sequels. Overall, this is a surprisingly intellectual discussion of the film and its characters, much like the commentary. Clive Barker: Raising Hell is a bio featurette that covers the author's career from the very beginning, touching mostly on his film work. It's mostly an interview piece, in which he talks about his inspirations and specifically what he calls "the pleasure of being scared." I enjoyed the brief bit on his Books of Blood. Bernard Rose Storyboards, a montage of them set to Philip Glass music. Previews for Creature Features, Darkness Falls, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.

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