Candyman

Dir. Bernard Rose. 1992, 101 mins. U.S. DCP. With Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons. When you say “Candyman” five times while looking in a mirror, a killer with a hook for a hand is summoned, with deadly consequences. A skeptical graduate student’s investigation of this Chicago urban legend initiates a series of unexplained murders that seem to link to both personal and historical traumas. Adapted from a short story by horror master Clive Barker and featuring an iconic performance from recently passed genre legend Tony Todd, Bernard Rose’s superlative supernatural horror movie is a multilayered, mind-bending thriller that doubles as a thoughtful exploration of race and gender in the American psyche. 

Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / free for MoMI members at the Senior/Student level and above. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. 

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