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Candy
- Director: Neil Armfield
- Writer: Luke Davies; Neil Armfield
- Producer: Iain Canning; Margaret Fink
CGiii Comment
The slow destruction of youth - painfully poignant now, with Heath gone.
Comparisons will be made with all the other junkie movies out there but this really does have a tragic resonance.
Faultless acting from all, Armfield's direction is ample but far less bold than it could have been - which is a shame.
Rush's affable gay, drug manufacturing professor is tragically under-used and under-developed.
Worthy of a viewing. Harsh.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Starting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant.
Cast & Characters
Abbie Cornish as Candy;
Heath Ledger as Dan;
Geoffrey Rush as Casper;
Tom Budge as Schumann;
Roberto Meza-Mont as Jorge;
Tony Martin as Jim Wyatt;
Noni Hazlehurst as Elaine Wyatt;
Holly Austin as Sunglasses Shop Assistant;
Craig Moraghan as Washing Machine Dealer;
John Lee as Hock Shop Man;
Noel Herriman as Celebrant;
Tim McKenzie as Uncle Rod;
Tara Morice as Aunt Katherine;
Maddi Newling as Janey;
Patricia Lemon as Wedding Guest