Candyman

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Candyman

film by Rose [1992]

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Black horror
Notable Black horror films
• Candyman (1992), set in the Cabrini-Green public housing project in Chicago, stars Tony Todd in the iconic title role. The film follows a graduate student (played by Virginia Madsen) investigating what she thinks is an urban legend about a hook-handed man; as she learns, Candyman…
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• Candyman (1992), set in the Cabrini-Green public housing project in Chicago, stars Tony Todd in the iconic title role. The film follows a graduate student (played by Virginia Madsen) investigating what she thinks is an urban legend about a hook-handed man; as she learns, Candyman…
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urban legend
Media and entertainment
…Chicago in the horror classic Candyman, which explores the elements of racism and classism in many urban legends. The movie led to a series of sequels and a 2021 reboot of the original that was cowritten by Jordan Peele.
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…Chicago in the horror classic Candyman, which explores the elements of racism and classism in many urban legends. The movie led to a series of sequels and a 2021 reboot of the original that was cowritten by Jordan Peele.
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