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I Want Candy (film)

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I Want Candy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Surjik
Written by
Based on
An original idea
by
  • Piers Thompson
  • Olivia Glazebrook
Produced byBarnaby Thompson
Piers Thompson
Starring
CinematographyCrighton Bone[b]
Edited byAlex Mackie
Music byMurray Gold
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 23 March 2007 (2007-03-23) (United Kingdom)
  • 9 September 2008 (2008-09-09) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes[3]
Countries
  • United Kingdom[1]
  • Luxembourg[1]
  • United States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million
Box office$2.4 million[3]

I Want Candy is a 2007 sex comedy film directed by Stephen Surjik and starring Tom Riley, Tom Burke and Carmen Electra. It revolves around a group of university students who go in search of funding for their feature film and end up having to rewrite it and make it into a pornographic film.

The film was shot on a low budget in West London in June and July 2006 and was picked up by Buena Vista International for wide national release. Scenes in the fictional Leatherhead University were filmed on the campus of Brooklands College in Weybridge, Surrey.[citation needed]

Cast

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Reception

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Critical response

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On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 56% with an average rating of 5.40/10 based on reviews from 9 critics.[4]

Channel 4 gave it a positive review.[5] Empire Magazine called it "A warm-hearted, smutty comedy that, if predictable, has a likeable cast and plenty of zip."[6] Time Out wrote: "despite the usual failings of a cash-strapped British film – unconvincing subplots, continuity errors, ropey bit-part actors – this cheerful exploitation of the Full Monty formula still entertains."[7]

Box office

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The film entered the UK top 10 at number seven and moved to number 11 the following week.[8][9]

Home media

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I Want Candy was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2007 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Special features included deleted scenes, bloopers and a "making of" featurette.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b credited under "additional dialogue"
  2. ^ Director of photography Nigel Black started filming, but was later replaced by Bone[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "I Want Candy". British Film Institute. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "I Want Candy". Screen International. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "I Want Candy (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. ^ "I Want Candy (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. ^ I Want Candy Movie Review (2007) from Channel 4 Film
  6. ^ "I Want Candy". Empire. 23 February 2007.
  7. ^ I Want Candy movie review – Time Out London
  8. ^ "UK Film Box Office Mar 23-Mar 25, 2007". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  9. ^ "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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