''I Want Candy'' is a 2007 British

sex comedy Sex comedy, erotic comedy or more broadly sexual comedy is a genre in which comedy is motivated by sexual situations and love affairs. Although "sex comedy" is primarily a description of dramatic forms such as theatre and film, literary works such ...

film directed by

Stephen Surjik Stephen Surjik (born 1960) is a Canadian film director, film and television director, and television producer, producer. He is known for his work on the film ''Wayne's World 2'', the Marvel TV series ''Daredevil (TV series), Daredevil'' and ''The ...

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 (

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Cast

* Tom Riley as Joe * Tom Burke as Baggy *

as Candy Fiveways *

Eddie Marsan Edward Maurice Charles Marsan (born 9 June 1968) is an English actor. He won the London Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008). He has feature ...

as Doug *

Michelle Ryan Michelle Claire Ryan (born 22 April 1984) is an English actress. She played Zoe Slater on the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' (2000–2005). In 2007, she starred in the short-lived American television series ''Bionic Woman''. She appeared as th ...

as Lila *

Mackenzie Crook Paul James "Mackenzie" Crook (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. He played Gareth Keenan in ''The Office'', Ragetti in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, Orell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones ...

as Dulberg *

Felicity Montagu Felicity Jane Montagu (born 12 September 1960) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Lynn Benfield, the long-suffering assistant of Alan Partridge. Early life Montagu was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, to Lieutenant-Co ...

as Mum * Philip Jackson as Dad *

Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...

as Video Store Guy *

John Standing Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934) is an English actor and baronet who is known as John Standing. He is the stepson of John Clements. Early life Standing was born in London, the son of Kay Hammond (née Dorothy Katherin ...

as Michael de Vere

Production

Background

It was shot on a low budget in

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in June and July 2006 and was picked up by

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for wide national release. "

I Want Candy "I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by the Strangeloves in 1965 that reached No. 11 in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat. Original version "I Want Candy" ...

" is also the title of a song written and originally recorded by

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in 1965, and covered by Melanie C for the film.

Locations

Scenes in the fictional

Leatherhead Leatherhead is a town in the Mole Valley District of Surrey, England, about south of Central London. The settlement grew up beside a ford on the River Mole, from which its name is thought to derive. During the late Anglo-Saxon period, Leathe ...

University were filmed on the campus of

Brooklands College __NOTOC__ Brooklands College is a further education college in Weybridge and Ashford, England. In August 2007 Brooklands merged with Spelthorne College in Ashford. The Weybridge campus is in the grounds of Hugh F. Locke King's historic mansio ...

Weybridge Weybridge () is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, around southwest of central London. The settlement is recorded as ''Waigebrugge'' and ''Weibrugge'' in the 7th century and the name derives from a crossing point of the ...

, Surrey.

Reception

Critical response

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the film has an approval rating of 56% based on reviews from 9 critics. Channel 4, gave it a positive review. '' Empire Magazine'' called it "A warm-hearted, smutty comedy that, if predictable, has a likeable cast and plenty of zip.". ''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."

Box office

The film entered the UK top 10 at number seven, and moved to No.11 the following week.

Home media

''I Want Candy'' was released on DVD on 20 August 2007. It was rated 15. The special features included on the DVD were

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s, 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

External links

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Sky Movies including video diary
{{DEFAULTSORT:I Want Candy (Film) 2007 films 2007 comedy films 2000s sex comedy films 2000s teen comedy films British sex comedy films British teen comedy films Ealing Studios films 2000s English-language films Films about pornography Films directed by Stephen Surjik Films set in universities and colleges Films shot in London Films shot in Surrey Films with screenplays by Fred Wolf Teen sex comedy films 2000s British films