TedStixon

29th Feb 2020

Candyman (1992)

Trivia: The director had to go and meet with representatives from the NAACP, as the studio feared the project would be misconstrued as being racist due to it featuring a black antagonist and dealing with racial undertones. The representatives found the entire process ridiculous, and fully supported the film.

TedStixon

29th Feb 2020

Candyman (1992)

Trivia: Allegedly, hypnosis was used on Virginia Madsen to aid in the filming of a few key scenes. She became very uncomfortable by the process after a while and refused to allow the crew to do it ever again.

TedStixon

29th Feb 2020

Candyman (1992)

Trivia: Tony Todd worked out a deal with the production to be paid a $1,000 bonus each time he was stung by a bee during the making of the film. By the end of production, he had earned $23,000.

TedStixon

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