Strangers with Candy (2005)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Paul Dinello

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Colbert (series Strangers with Candy) &
Paul Dinello (series Strangers with Candy) ...
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Release Date:

28 July 2006 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Going to high school for the first time is always scary... Especially the second time around.

Plot:

A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over. |

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Prequel | Marijuana | Science Fair | Based On Cult TV Series

Cast

Amy Sedaris	...	Jerri Blank
Paul Sedaris	...	Bus Driver
Chandra Wilson	...	Inmate
Kristy Thomas	...	Inmate
Dee Finley	...	Inmate (as Dee Finely)
Deborah Rush	...	Sara Blank
Ian Holm	...	Dr. Putney
Dan Hedaya	...	Guy Blank
Joseph Cross	...	Derrick Blank
Elisabeth Harnois	...	Monica
Alexis Dziena	...	Melissa
Ivette Diaz Dumeng	...	Melanie
Carlo Alban	...	Megawatti
Greg Hollimon	...	Principal Blackman (as Gregory Holliman)
Hechter Ubarry	...	Nico
Allison Janney	...	Alice
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Henry
Stephen Colbert	...	Chuck Noblet
Paul Dinello	...	Geoffrey Jellineck
Dolores Duffy	...	Iris Puffybush (as Delores Duffy)
Maria Thayer	...	Tammi Littlenut
Timothy Hsu	...	Mascott
Michael Rivera	...	Maniaco
Tom Guiry	...	P John (as Thomas Guiry)
Wallace Little	...	Trace
David Pasquesi	...	Stew
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Peggy Callas
Matthew Broderick	...	Roger Beekman
David Rakoff	...	Boswell
Cal Robertson	...	Les Tuckles (as Cal Robinson)
Billy Erb	...	Teacher
Callie Thorne	...	Teacher
Chris Pratt	...	Brason
Sarah Thyre	...	Coach Wolf
Kristen Johnston	...	Coach Divers
Justin Theroux	...	Carlo Honklin
Lian Moy	...	Lian
Olivia Oguma	...	Olivia
Jeremy Chu	...	Jeremy
Evelyn McGee	...	Clair Noblet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alicia Ashley	...	Rolanda (uncredited)
Randy Blair	...	Student (uncredited)
Jonah Bobo	...	Shamus Noblet (uncredited)
Jaclynn Tiffany Brown	...	Flatpoint Preppy Girl (uncredited)
Leanne Cabrera	...	Gym Student (uncredited)
Lionel Anthony Cook	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Angelina Cruz	...	Carmen (uncredited)
Thomas Daniel	...	Parent (uncredited)
Lorena David	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Ryan Donowho	...	Stanley (uncredited)
Lori Finkel	...	(uncredited)
Tony Lagarto	...	Buster Highman (uncredited)
Christopher Larkin	...	Kim (uncredited)
Tony Longoria	...	Flatpoint Faculty (uncredited)
Meghan Maro	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Todd Oldham	...	Mr. Oldham (uncredited)
Sarah Peters	...	Student (uncredited)
Jessica Rothert	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Gina Vetro	...	Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Dinello

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen Colbert		(series Strangers with Candy) &
Paul Dinello		(series Strangers with Candy) &
Amy Sedaris		(series Strangers with Candy) &
Mitch Rouse		(series Strangers with Candy)
Stephen Colbert		(written by) &
Paul Dinello		(written by) &
Amy Sedaris		(written by)

Produced by
Jennifer Booth	....	line producer
Rob Burnett	....	executive producer
Stephen Colbert	....	co-producer
Lorena David	....	producer
David Letterman	....	executive producer
Fred Nigro	....	executive producer
Mark A. Roberts	....	producer (as Mark Roberts)
Valerie Schaer Nathanson	....	producer

Original Music by
Marcelo Zarvos

Cinematography by
Oliver Bokelberg

Film Editing by
Michael R. Miller

Production Design by
Teresa Mastropierro

Art Direction by
Mylene Santos

Set Decoration by
Siobain Flaherty

Costume Design by
Victoria Farrell

Makeup Department
Angela Gallagher	....	assistant makeup artist
Fabian Garcia	....	hair stylist
Kabuki	....	key makeup artist
Steven Kirkham	....	key hair stylist
Mandy Lyons	....	hair stylist
Carla White	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Rosemary Lombard	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniela Barbosa	....	additional second second assistant director
Jeffrey Lazar	....	first assistant director
Scott Lazar	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Dawn M. Baker	....	scenic artist
Robert Currie	....	assistant property master
Ray Fisher	....	leadman
Isaac Gabaeff	....	set dresser
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	set dresser
Alayna Hughes	....	art department intern
John Peter Melendez	....	stand-by set dresser
Alyssa Motschwiller	....	art department intern
Mark 'Steel Wool' Salinas	....	key art department intern
Josephine Shokrian	....	art department assistant
Adriano Valle	....	art production assistant

Sound Department
Sandy Berman	....	sound designer
Sandy Berman	....	sound supervisor
David Esparza	....	sound effects editor
Anguibe Guindo	....	boom operator
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Pouthier	....	second boom operator
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	adr editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	dialogue editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	sound editor
Steve Schatz	....	sound effects editor
Steve Schatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	sound editor
Noah Timan	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Neil Ruddy	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
Nick Anderson	....	visual effects

Stunts
Nicole Callender	....	utility stunts
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunts
Tina Mckissick	....	stunt double
Tina Mckissick	....	stunt double: Amy Sedaris
Joanna Shelmidine	....	stunt performer
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Cesar Baptista	....	grip
Howard Davidson	....	key grip
Susan Heller	....	electrician
Gary Jackiewicz	....	grip
Jendra Jarnagin	....	company electrician
Anne Joyce	....	still photographer
Hernan Michael Otaño	....	camera operator
Chris Scarfi	....	electrician
Andrew Voegeli	....	first assistant camera
Stephanie Zimmer	....	camera intern

Casting Department
Lauren Grey	....	casting associate
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting
Barbara McNamara	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christine Schultz	....	set costumer
Katie Stern	....	costume intern
Michelle Elaine Teague	....	wardrobe supervisor
Julia Van Vliet	....	costumer
Antonia Xereas	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
John Scott Cook	....	first assistant editor
Joshua Duncan	....	assistant editor
Ethan Henerey	....	editorial intern
George Koran	....	colorist

Music Department
David Bondelevitch	....	music editor
Joel C. High	....	music supervisor
Michael Jay	....	music editor
Lawrence Manchester	....	score mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist
Daniel McIntosh	....	music playback
Rebecca Rienks	....	music coordinator
Steven A. Saltzman	....	music editor (as Steven Saltzman)
Lodge Worster	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Ashley Bearden	....	production coordinator
John Bloom	....	intern
Donna Cipriani	....	production accountant
Dan Cooley	....	location assistant
John Daro	....	title designer: end credits
Lindsay Feldman	....	assistant production office coordinator
Scott Ferlisi	....	assistant location manager
Trish Gray	....	scout
Mariana Hellmund	....	script supervisor
Micky Hohl	....	production assistant
Joshua Huffman	....	office production assistant
Anslem King	....	key production accountant
Ronnie Kupferwasser	....	location manager
Matt Lappin	....	comedy consultant
Elizabeth MacSwan	....	key set production assistant
Meghan Maro	....	intern
Sean Murray	....	set production assistant
Don Napoli	....	post-production accountant
David W. Schoner Jr.	....	film commissioner
J.P. Summerskill	....	payroll accountant
Amy Teitter	....	production assistant
Max Velez	....	associate to producer
Olivia Wolfe	....	production assistant

Thanks
Tony Lagarto	....	thanks
John Miller-Monzon	....	special thanks
Kathy Sedaris	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Comedy Central Films
• Roberts/David Films
• Silverstar Productions
• Worldwide Pants

Distributors

• THINKFilm (2006) (USA) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• T&T Optical Effects Company (opticals)

Other Companies

• All-Star Animals  animal handlers

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material.

Runtime:

USA:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Sweden:7 | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Bayonne High School - Avenue A & 28th Street, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Comedy Central Films

Trivia:

David Rakoff's character Boswell is named for Samuel Johnson's biographer James Boswell.

Quotes:

Roger Beekman: [trying to remember Chuck Noblet's name] I have a mnemonic device... Crotch Nibblit!
Chuck Noblet: Chuck Noblet!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Colbert Report: (2006-07-10)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Float On

Jerri Blank, recently released from prison returns home and re enrolls in high school in an attempt to pick up where she left off thirty two years earlier.

Anybody in search of sophisticated comedy should avoid this movie like the plague. However, if you're a fan of blue comedy and belly laughs,"Strangers with Candy" is the one for you. The film like the short lived Comedy Central series is filled with cynical takes on adolescence, high school, family life and sex.If you're a fan of the show, the first glimpse of Jerri's hideous face will give you a serious case of the giggles immediately. She's the ultimate outsider, a real troll who says what the rest of us were afraid to say to the A-list kids in high school. The scene of Jerri's revenge on a student attempting to leave a "gift" in her locker will elicit laughter and some vicarious pleasure from all those who ever suffered the torments of bullies. Even when people try to victimize Jerri, they take a chance of being dragged down to her level of depravity, an irony not lost on fans. "Strangers with Candy" is a wacky look at a time in life that most of us would prefer to forget but the humor ranging from the elliptical to the scatological will make high school a lot more fun this time around. I haven't been in a theater with that much laughter since I saw "Animal House" in 1978. The ninety minute length of the film keeps the gags from getting stale.