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I Want Candy

2007 · 87 min

A breezy, silly sex comedy about filmmaking dreams that coasts on charm and cheeky humour rather than depth.

Directed by
Stephen Surjik
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Tagline
They're making a movie... And it's gone pear-shaped!
Overview
Two hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by their arty film teacher, wannabe producer Joe and his talented but neurotic director friend Baggy head to London to sell what they know is a script made of gold.

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Directed by
Stephen Surjik
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • media
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Stephen Surjik
Written by
Jamie Minoprio, Jonathan Stern, Peter Hewitt, Phil Hughes
Starring
Tom Riley, Tom Burke, Carmen Electra, Eddie Marsan, Michelle Ryan, Mackenzie Crook, Felicity Montagu, Philip Jackson
Music
Murray Gold
Cinematography
Crighton Bone
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom, Luxembourg
Languages
English

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