1. Plot

2. Cast

3. Reception

4. References

5. External links

• Gregg Fienberg
• Sigurjón Sighvatsson

• Rand Ravich
• Mark Kruger

• Tony Todd
• Kelly Rowan
• Timothy Carhart
• Veronica Cartwright

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh is a 1995 American slasher film and a sequel to the 1992 film Candyman, an adaptation of the Clive Barker short story "The Forbidden". It stars Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, William O'Leary, Bill Nunn, Matt Clark and Veronica Cartwright. It was directed by Bill Condon and written by Rand Ravich and Mark Kruger from a story by Barker. Barker executive produced. The sequel, Day of the Dead, was released in 1999.

Plot

Coleman Tarrant, the father of New Orleans schoolteacher Annie Tarrant, is murdered while investigating the deaths of three men in a manner similar to the Candyman legend. One year later — and three years after the Candyman murders in Chicago — Professor Philip Purcell writes a book about the latter case. Candyman kills Purcell in a public bathroom following a book signing. Annie's brother, Ethan, is accused of Purcell's murder because of previous confrontations between the two over the subject. After one of Annie's students claims to have seen the Candyman, she tries to discredit the legend by invoking his name. Annie summons Candyman to New Orleans on the eve of Mardi Gras, where the killings begin in earnest. Her husband, Paul Mckeever, becomes one of Candyman's victims, while one of her students, Matthew, disappears.

The Candyman is revealed to be Daniel Robitaille, son of a slave on a plantation in New Orleans. Daniel was chosen by a wealthy landowner, Heyward Sullivan to paint a portrait of his daughter Caroline, resulting in an affair between the two. After Caroline became pregnant, Caroline's father organized a lynch mob to hunt down Daniel, cut off his right hand, and coat him in honey from a nearby beehive. A small boy tasted the honey and proclaimed "Candy Man!"; the crowd chanted the name as Daniel was stung to death. Caroline's father taunted the disfigured Daniel with Caroline's mirror, leading to the mirror containing Candyman's soul. Caroline hid the mirror in Daniel's birthplace before giving birth to his daughter, Isabel, a Creole who is raised by her mother as white. The mirror grants Candyman his ability to kill when called upon.

Annie is revealed to be the descendant of Daniel and Caroline. Candyman stalks Annie so he may kill her and himself at midnight on Ash Wednesday. After talking with Ethan, Annie visits Honore Thibideaux, who tells her Caroline moved to New Orleans after Daniel's death. Candyman appears and kills him with bees while Annie escapes. At the police station, Candyman slays a detective interrogating Ethan, who is shot dead when he tries to escape. Octavia, Annie's guilt-ridden mother, admits Coleman tried to link their family to Candyman but denies he exists. Incensed by her disbelief of him, the Candyman introduces himself before killing her; Annie flees. It is revealed that Coleman, driven to madness at his search for the mirror, eventually gave in and summoned Candyman to justify his search at the expense of his life.

Annie flees to Daniel's birthplace, where she finds Matthew. She falls through the stairs into the flooded basement, where she finds the mirror and Candyman. He reveals that the mirror is the source of his resurrection and tries to sacrifice her. Annie destroys the mirror, destroying Candyman in the process. The slave quarters crash into the river, but Matthew saves Annie by pulling her out. Several years later, Annie has Paul's daughter, who she has named Caroline. After Annie kisses Caroline goodnight and leaves the room, Caroline starts to chant Candyman's name. Annie stops her and tells her to go to bed.

Cast

• Tony Todd as The Candyman/Daniel Robitaille
• Kelly Rowan as Annie Tarrant
• Bill Nunn as Reverend Ellis
• William O'Leary as Ethan Tarrant
• Veronica Cartwright as Octavia Tarrant
• Matt Clark as Honore Thibideaux
• Randy Oglesby as Heyward Sullivan
• Joshua Gibran Mayweather as Matthew Ellis
• David Gianopoulos as Detective Ray Levesque
• Timothy Carhart as Paul McKeever
• Michael Bergeron as Coleman Tarrant
• Fay Hauser as Pam Carver
• Caroline Barclay as Caroline Sullivan
• Randy Oglesby as Heyward Sullivan
• Brianna Blanchard as Young Caroline
• Clotiel Bordeltier as Liz
• Michael Culkin as Phillip Purcell
• George Lemore as Drew
• Ralph Joseph as Mr. Jeffries
• Margaret Howell as Clara

Reception

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• {{IMDb title|0112625}}

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