You really sympathized with the character this time around and I didn’t mind that at all.Īnother reason I think Farewell to the Flesh works so well is because it adds to the mythology of the Candyman and I really loved the scenes where the audience is taken back to see what happened to him in the past. He’s more Frankenstein in this film rather than urban nightmare from the original.

We get to see a softer side to the monster which was something I really enjoyed. And Tony Todd once again proved that he was meant to play the Candyman delivering a performance that was both ferrous and tragic. Veronica Cartwright dove into her role as Octavia Tarrant with a over the top glee that created some of the more funnier parts in the movie. She gives the character a haunted quality that made me click with the character on a emotional level. Kelly Rowan creates a believable heroine with her portrayal as Anne Tarrant. There’s a lot to like here especially the performances from the main leads. Just to get this out of the way Farewell to the Flesh is nowhere near the classic the first film is, but that’s doesn’t mean it’s not an enjoyable movie in its own right. Luckily, the good people at Scream Factory felt the same way and have recently released the sequel onto the bluray format with some cool new special features. I think Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh is a damn good sequel and I’m proud to say it. But I happily disagree with these people. In fact a lot of people didn’t really care for the Candyman after watching the new film. The film was finally released the following year on Mato mixed reviews and so-so box office totals. It was shot mostly on location in and around New Orleans but reshoots were shot in a studio in Los Angeles. Filming wrapped sometime in the fall the same year.

The film went on to become a critical and financial success and it was obvious that fans wanted more.Īfter a couple of unsuccessful attempts to get a sequel off the ground (one in which the first film’s director wrote a script for) Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh began filming this time under the direction of new comer Bill Condon in the late summer of 1994 with a script written by screenwriters Mark Kruger and Rand Ravich who moved the story from the mean streets of Chicago’s Cabrini Green apartment projects to the more colorful and festive city of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras weekend. Based upon the wonderful Clive Barker short story “The Forbidden”, Candyman has become a true classic among the horror elite thanks to Bernard Rose’s inspired directing, great performances from its main leads, the atmospheric score by composer Philip Glass, and most importantly it created one of the greatest screen villains of our time.

Back in the fall of 1992, the world was introduced to a new horror movie by the name of Candyman.

Clive barker in the flesh