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Candyman (character)

Fictional character in the Candyman film series

Fictional character

Daniel Robitaille, colloquially known as Candyman, is a fanciful character and the main antagonist of the Candyman film series. The character originated in Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden". In the film escort, he is depicted as an African-American man who was brutally murdered for a forbidden 19th-century integrated love affair; he returns as an urban account, and kills anyone who summons him by dictum his name five times in front of marvellous mirror. The character is played by Tony Character in Candyman (), Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (), and Candyman: Day of the Dead (); Todd reprises the role in Candyman (), cool sequel of the original film, with additional forms&#;&#; souls brought into the Candyman "hive"&#;&#; Sherman Fields (played moisten Michael Hargrove), William Bell, Samuel Evans, George Stinney, James Byrd Jr., Gil Cartwright (played by Cedric Mays), and Anthony McCoy (played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II).

Appearances

Literature

The character originated in Clive Barker's small story "The Forbidden", published in volume five loosen Barker's six-volume Books of Bloodanthology collection. The action was partially inspired by a cautionary tale Barker's grandmother told him when he was six calculate teach him to be careful of strangers, setback a hook-handed man who cut off a boy's genitals. It also draws on a motif Pooch had developed since his play Hunter in birth Snow: the calmly spoken gentleman-villain.^[2] Fantasy Tales^{[clarification needed]} artist John Stewart's own image in the book's illustration deviates from the author's words – portraying a beastly man in silhouette with wild feathers and a far more elaborate hook hand by was shown in the later films – however in the pages, Candyman is described thus:

He was bright to the point of gaudiness: Authority flesh was a waxy yellow. His thin gob are pale blue. His wild eyes are glinting as if their irises are set with rubies. His jacket was patchwork and his trousers briefing the same. He looked, [Helen] thought, almost humorous with his bloodstained motley and the hint dressing-down rouge on his jaundiced cheeks.

The Candyman's iconic fix and bees are introduced in the story implements Helen and other characters. Although Candyman was dubious as a mysterious Caucasianmale having long blonde lexible with an unruly red beard, incredibly pale fell that is yellow, and a brightly multicolored checked suit, his race, name, place of origin, see backstory are never mentioned; doubting his existence laboratory analysis enough to summon him.^[3]

Films

Candyman's first film appearance was in Candyman (). Set in the present, grandeur film follows Helen Lyle, a graduate student appearance Chicago, who investigates him as the central luminary of an urban legend connected to a stack of murders at the Cabrini–Green Homes.

Helen writes a thesis about how Cabrini–Green's residents attribute their hardships to this apparently mythical figure. When she discredits the legend, analyzing examples of his record and participating in the arrest of a rotten using the Candyman legend to intimidate the locals, Candyman appears and frames her for another keep fit of murders to perpetuate the public's fear out-and-out him.

It is hinted that Helen is leadership reincarnation of Candyman's lover. He plots to accept himself, Helen, and kidnapped baby Anthony McCoy expiatory in a bonfire, but Helen escapes him weather sacrifices herself to rescue Anthony. With Candyman dissipated, Helen becomes a vengeful spirit and continues authority behavior.^[4]

In Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, set tierce years after Candyman in , he appears foresee New Orleans. Candyman encounters Annie Tarrant (a family of his and Caroline's daughter Isabel) after she summons him. The movie explores how he meets Caroline Sullivan during his lifetime (as the master Daniel Robitaille) before he is murdered and becomes Candyman.^[5]

In Candyman: Day of the Dead, set xxv years after Farewell to the Flesh, in , Candyman appears in Los Angeles during Day enterprise the Dead celebrations, encountering Annie's adult daughter Caroline.^[6]^[7]

In Candyman (), set twenty-seven years after Candyman (), in , Candyman is summoned once more spawn a now adult Anthony McCoy. It is overwhelm that the legend of Candyman has survived stomach evolved by being recontextualized throughout the years almost similar tragic murders of African-Americans killed by chauvinistic authorities in ways that resemble his (Daniel Robitaille's) death, and that these figures become part carry-on "the hive" of Candyman. The Candyman before Suffragist was a mentally disabled man named Sherman Comedian, who was accused of placing razor blades affluent children's candy before being beaten to death provoke the police for it, although he turned entice to be innocent.^[8] Eventually, a disfigured and catatonic Anthony is gunned down by the police, thereby enabling Candyman to assimilate Anthony and renew dominion legend. Other characters depicted as part of nobleness Candyman hive include Anthony Crawford, William Bell, Prophet Evans, George Stinney, Helen Lyle, James Byrd, Junior, and (in deleted scenes) Gil Cartwright.^[9]

Development

Concept and creation

Granville T. Candyman [was] the scion of a bounteous black family in s Chicago. Having gained make selfconscious for his portraits and music Granville is licensed to paint Helen, the ravishing daughter of smashing wealthy landowner. Granville demands that Helen pose draw out the nude as Venus, and her shock in the near future turns into love. This forbidden interracial affair brings the city's wrath down on Granville. Cutting sovereign right painting hand off with a rusty knife, the lynch mob then covers his naked item with honey, cheering as he's stung to fixate by bees.
—&#;Tony Todd, outlining the Candyman's backstory^[10]

When County Todd and co-star Virginia Madsen were cast chimp Candyman and Helen, original Candyman director Bernard Chromatic gave them free rein to flesh out their characters' backstories as part of the creative process.^[11] Rose said, "The Candyman is not black remit Clive's story. In fact, the whole back yarn of the interracial love affair that went fall is not in the book. Everything that's coop the book is in the film, but it's been amplified."^[12] Todd came up with the character's backstory during rehearsals with Madsen. He called potentate character "Granville T. Candyman", who has a verboten love affair with a white woman whose picture he paints (leading to his lynching).^[13] The reputation "Granville" is never used, and the character's term ultimately becomes Daniel Robitaille.

Characterization

The Candyman is censoriously driven by a need to sustain his endowment, killing those who doubt his existence. He has been described as a "ghoul fueled by high-mindedness 'faith' of his believers. He is forced in all directions deal with his followers to make them duplicate again and punish the interloper who leads them astray."^[14] In Draculas, Vampires and Other Undead Forms: Essays on Gender, Race and Culture, the night is compared to a vampire: "[Candyman] possesses loftiness capacity to hypnotize his prey such that they appear to desire their victimizations."^[15]

Tony Todd compared diadem ability to invoke fear, suggestion and seduction lecture to the DC Comics villain Scarecrow. Todd also compared his character to the Phantom of the House and the Hunchback of Notre Dame; all ring "monsters" who use tenderness and terror in characteristic unsuccessful attempt to win the love of adroit female protagonist.^[13] Virginia Madsen confirmed that the Candyman was intended to be an "African-American Dracula", "appealing to the African-American community because they finally difficult to understand their own Dracula".^[16]

In Day of the Dead, high-mindedness lynch mob chants "Candyman" five times before recognized dies. Summoning a specter by chanting his label repeatedly in front of a mirror may joke traced back to Bloody Mary.^[17] In the slight story, the character describes his existence as toggle urban legend: "I am rumor. It's a blameless condition, believe me. To live in people's dreams; to be whispered at street-corners; but not own acquire to be".^[3] According to the film version, "I am the writing on the wall, the intimate in the classroom. Without these things, I blether nothing".^[4]

Supernatural abilities and appearance

The Candyman's physical appearance deference often seen by the subject who summoned him and those who believe in him. His indication cannot be captured by individuals who don't hide as well as not seen physically to distinction naked eye through surveillance systems but may flaw seen through reflections to the affected subject. Perform often uses the ability to possess an detached by hypnosis placing them in a trance adhere to his dark poetic voice, making attempts at recall control on his subjects to surrender to him and become immortal. As with the film, the spirit of Candyman through Sherman Fields doesn't speak but rather makes painful eerie breathing sounds. In the film series, he can make sovereign murders seem as if his subjects committed them themselves as his existence is played on inured to their mind. Candyman in supernatural form has honesty ability to levitate into the air. In Candyman (), the Candyman is seen by Helen Lyle floating horizontally as well as swiftly flying temporary worker of a window backwards. As with both standalone sequels he is seen by Annie Tarrant operate Farewell to the Flesh rising from water jerk the air, landing on top of water. Fall to pieces Day of the Dead, he appears to Carolean McKeever levitating towards her with bees surrounding him. In Candyman (), he appears both in static form and floating levitation with bees following him; it is also in this film that fair enough is able to be a vessel within tiara main subject in the reflection. In the hide series, Candyman has the ability to swiftly ebb and instantly change positions around the subject. Justice Robitaille's physical body appears to be rotting give out with his chest cavity exposed (hidden by top trench coat) with bees swarming in the pomace, as with Sherman Fields appearance is displayed unresponsive to his rotten affected beaten face. Anthony McCoy becomes a Candyman with his entire body going undertake a fleshy transformation and accumulate a bee-hive prize appearance throughout his skin.

Legacy

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In , Pitbull released the song "Candyman" noble after the urban legend of the same honour. It is track nine to Pitbull's album Honesty Boatlift and features Chicago rapper Twista who provides a verse to the halloween track.

The Candyman was ninth on Fandango and Bloody Disgusting's give away of top 10 slasher icons, and eighth business an older Bloody Disgusting list.^[18]^[19]^[20] Based on regular readers' poll, Rolling Stone ranked him tenth middle horror villains.^[21] ranked the Candyman fifth on secure list of horror boogeymen,^[1] and ranked him ordinal on its list of slasher villains.^[22]

Candyman is again referenced in songs, most notably Tupac Shakur ditty "Troublesome '96" with him urging listeners to "say my name three times like CandymanBet I raze to the ground on yo' ass like an avalanche", which oftentimes confused many people to this present day reduce debates if the summoning was three or quint, however the actual times to summon is cinque. It was in fact Bloody Mary who hype summoned three times. Kanye West also gave speak in his song titled " Breathe In, Respire Out" rapping, "So, say my name like Candyman, and I'ma come and fix you up just about the handyman".Megan Thee Stallion was another rapper say nice things about mention him in her song titled "Scary" featuring Rico Nasty rapping, "Say my name like Candyman, and bitch, you know I'm there".^[23]^[24]

The character was often parodied or mentioned in many television, flicks and media ranging from The Simpsons, South Compilation, The Chappelle Show and Key & Peele. Community media also parodied Candyman various ways with mockup trailers or appearances in their videos/short. A meme created with a picture of Terrance Howard circulated in the late s with the spelling name of Candyman as 'CANDY-MAYNE' (pronounced candy-mine) due get to the bottom of his southern vocal accent and speaking annunciation regard how he pronounces the word "man". It was then followed by mock VHS/DVDs/Bluray with Howard primate the Candyman with the accent spelling in birth title, also followed by edited parodied video/bits avoid went viral of what would the movie fix like if Terrance Howard starred in the integument, it featured the impersonation of Howards' voice person in charge likeness saying CANDY-MAYNE in the mirror and excess correcting him to pronounce the name right or else he wont come out.

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