Hard Candy

"Strangers shouldn't talk to little girls."

2006 1h 44m EN

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6.8

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67%

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★6.8TMDB · 2,885🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★7IMDB · 172,852

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Synopsis

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Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.

“Strangers shouldn't talk to little girls.”

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Cast

Elliot Page
Hayley Stark
Patrick Wilson
Jeff Kohlver
Sandra Oh
Judy Tokuda
Odessa Rae
Janelle Rogers
G.J. Echternkamp
Nighthawks Clerk
Cori Bright
Girl in Nighthawks (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Slade
Writers: Brian Nelson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.4× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Slade, shot by Jo Willems. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Escott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Art Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Elliot Page and Patrick Wilson and Sandra Oh carry the top of the cast.

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The take

David Slade directs. Jo Willems behind the camera. Harry Escott scores. Art Jones cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 7.4× over at the box office.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by David Slade, shot by Jo Willems. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Harry Escott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Art Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Elliot Page and Patrick Wilson and Sandra Oh carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Strangers shouldn't talk to little girls.".
10IMDB entry: tt0424136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 31 themes, including "pedophilia", "suicide", "rape", "age difference".