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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.3M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Candy Snatchers
"It started as such a simple crime. For 16 year old Candy, dying would have been easier! Was a piece of Candy worth a fortune in diamonds?"
1973 1h 35m EN
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6.4TMDB Β· 46
ThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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A nonverbal autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage heiress who has been kidnapped by a trio of young psychopaths, who are intent on extorting diamonds from her stepfather.
βIt started as such a simple crime. For 16 year old Candy, dying would have been easier! Was a piece of Candy worth a fortune in diamonds?β
Cast
Tiffany Bolling
Jessie
Ben Piazza
Avery
Susan Sennett
Candy
Brad David
Alan
Vince Martorano
Eddy
Bonnie Boland
Audrey
Leon Charles
Boss
Dolores Dorn
Katherine
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Guerdon Trueblood
- Writers
- Bryan Gindoff, Guerdon Trueblood
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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53 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Guerdon Trueblood, shot by Robert Maxwell. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Robert Drasnin. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Richard Greer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Tiffany Bolling and Ben Piazza and Susan Sennett carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "It started as such a simple crime. For 16 year old Candy, dying would have been easier! Was a piece of Candy worth a fortune in diamonds?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0069840 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Guerdon Trueblood directs. Robert Maxwell behind the camera. Robert Drasnin scores. Richard Greer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.3M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 253 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by Guerdon Trueblood, shot by Robert Maxwell. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Robert Drasnin. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Richard Greer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Tiffany Bolling and Ben Piazza and Susan Sennett carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "It started as such a simple crime. For 16 year old Candy, dying would have been easier! Was a piece of Candy worth a fortune in diamonds?".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0069840 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 46 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 14 themes, including "rape", "chase", "ransom", "kidnapping".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Robert Maxwell
- Original score
- Robert Drasnin
- Editing
- Richard Greer
- Makeup / hair
- Melanie Levitt
- Runtime
- 95 min Β· 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $250,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- JPV852β 6/10
Odd little exploitation-esque crime-thriller that has its moments though acting is so-so and the mute boy angle was my least favorite. However the ending was starkly and surprisingly dark. Not great but certainly one worth checking out. 3.25/5
Production companies
Who made it
- MA
Marmot Productions
Key crew
- Sound Effects EditorRichard S. Brummer
- ProducerBryan Gindoff
- Associate ProducerGary Adelman
- Makeup ArtistMelanie Levitt
- EditorRichard Greer
- Executive ProducerRobert Misrach
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- rape
- chase
- ransom
- kidnapping
- extortion
- mute
- teenage girl
- severed ear
- ransom demand
- sexual assault
- jeweler
- non-verbal
- autistic child
- cheating husband
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1973-06-01R
Also known as
International titles
- θ―±ζθ CN
