Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 03/31/06 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for disturbing violent and aberrant sexual content involving a teen, and for language Running Time 1 hour 43 minutes Genre Drama, Thriller Director David Slade Writer Brian Nelson Cast Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Holmes Studio Lions Gate Films |
HARD CANDY
SYNOPSIS
Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl -- but even
smart girls make mistakes.
She's hooking up in a coffee shop with Jeff, a guy
she's met on the Internet. And even though he's a
cute, smooth high-end fashion photographer in his
early 30s, Hayley shouldn't be suggesting that the
two of them go back to his house-alone.
When they get there, Hayley quickly finds some
vodka and starts mixing screwdrivers. She even
suggests a photo shoot and strips off some
clothing. Everything is going well for Jeff… until his
vision blurs and fades, and he passes out.
It turns out Hayley has spiked Jeff's screwdriver,
and when he revives, he's tied down with Hayley
searching through his place. She doesn't think it'll
take too long to get a confession that she's not the
first teenage girl Jeff's brought home and, more
importantly, that her prisoner knows what
happened to Donna Mauer, another girl who
disappeared from Jeff's favorite coffee shop. And
if he's unwilling to confess, well, she has another
plan --
Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl -- but even
smart girls make mistakes.
She's hooking up in a coffee shop with Jeff, a guy
she's met on the Internet. And even though he's a
cute, smooth high-end fashion photographer in his
early 30s, Hayley shouldn't be suggesting that the
two of them go back to his house-alone.
When they get there, Hayley quickly finds some
vodka and starts mixing screwdrivers. She even
suggests a photo shoot and strips off some
clothing. Everything is going well for Jeff… until his
vision blurs and fades, and he passes out.
It turns out Hayley has spiked Jeff's screwdriver,
and when he revives, he's tied down with Hayley
searching through his place. She doesn't think it'll
take too long to get a confession that she's not the
first teenage girl Jeff's brought home and, more
importantly, that her prisoner knows what
happened to Donna Mauer, another girl who
disappeared from Jeff's favorite coffee shop. And
if he's unwilling to confess, well, she has another
plan --
She uses an icepack as a homemade anesthetic…
She starts shaving an incision site…
She's learned a lot from the internet -- including this little surgical procedure she's dying to try…
Patrick Wilson and Ellen Page star in HARD CANDY, a provocative psychological thriller directed by David
Slade, written by Brian Nelson, produced by David Higgins, Richard Hutton and Michael Caldwell, and
executive produced by Jody Patton and Rosanne Korenberg. It is the latest film produced by Vulcan
Productions (FAR FROM HEAVEN, TITUS) in association with Launchpad Productions.
-- © Lions Gate Films
She starts shaving an incision site…
She's learned a lot from the internet -- including this little surgical procedure she's dying to try…
Patrick Wilson and Ellen Page star in HARD CANDY, a provocative psychological thriller directed by David
Slade, written by Brian Nelson, produced by David Higgins, Richard Hutton and Michael Caldwell, and
executive produced by Jody Patton and Rosanne Korenberg. It is the latest film produced by Vulcan
Productions (FAR FROM HEAVEN, TITUS) in association with Launchpad Productions.
-- © Lions Gate Films
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