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I Want Candy

Synopsis

Our heroes have a dream - in this case, to make a movie. Frustrated by their college lecturer, 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. Encountering nothing but closed doors, their luck changes when an equally desperate producer (and general lowlife) is willing to bung them some cash - but only if they can nab the right star, the legendary porn actress Candy Fiveways. Against all odds they manage to secure her services but it's not long before trouble heads their way. Making a groundbreaking graduation film with scenes of an adult nature in your parents' house was never going to be easy. Will Joe and Baggy successfully wrap their DIY skinflick and is there a possibility of finding real love along the way?

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
89 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Stephen Surjik
Producer
Michelle Fox
Editor
Alex Mackie ACE
Screenwriter
Pete Hewitt, Phil Hughes, Jamie Minoprio, Jonathan M Stern
Director of Photography
Crighton Bone
Production Designer
Tom Brown
Composer
Murray Gold
Principal cast
Tom Riley, Tom Burke, Carmen Electra, Mackenzie Crook, Eddie Marsan, Fiona Montagu, Philip Jackson, Jimmy Carr, John Standing
Music Supervisor
Ian Neil

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ealing Studios

Ealing Green
London W5 5EP
UK

T+44 (0)20 8567 6655

www.ealingstudios.com

Sales Company

Ealing Studios Internbational

Ealing Green
London W5 5EP
UK

T+44 (0)20 8567 6655

www.ealingstudios.com

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