''I Want Candy'' is a 2007 British sex comedy film directed by

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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 Pornographic films (pornos), erotic films, sex films, and 18+ films are films that present sexually explicit subject matter in order to arouse and satisfy the viewer. Pornographic films present sexual fantasies and usually include erotic ...

. 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 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 the ...

as Lila * Mackenzie Crook as Dulberg * Felicity Montagu 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 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" is also the title of a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965, and covered by

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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 in

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 Surrey () is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant ur ...

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. ''

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'' 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, 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