Strangers with Candy (2005)

Director:

Paul Dinello

Writers (WGA):

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

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:

Prequel | Marijuana | Lesbian | 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

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:

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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Comedy Central Films

Trivia:

The role of Alice was originally intended for Natasha Richardson, but she was in France at the time that the scene was to be filmed. If Allison Janney hadn't been available, the next actress on their wish list was Joan Allen. They also considered the possibility of re-tailoring the part for Jennifer Coolidge.

Quotes:

Chuck Noblet: Well, to expand the number of students involved in the science fair, I'm gonna weed out the best and the brightest to be the team to make just ONE project that will make Roger Beekman look like a fool!
Megawatti Sacarnaput: Well that doesn't involve more students. It involves less.
Chuck Noblet: WELL LOOK AT YOU ADDING AND SUBTRACTING! WELL I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU! THIS ISN'T MATH, IT'S SCIENCE!

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Retro Retro

This movie was flipping fantastic!!!

I just got back from Sundance and i just wanted to say how amazing of a movie Strangers With Candy was! I flew all the way from Detroit to see it and boy was it great. I got to talk to Paul, Steve, and Amy... as well as Jeff Daniels, and they are some funny people. The movie was so funny. I can't think of anything bad to say about it. Go Steve and Paul, you guys are so talented people. Paul and Steve by the way were some incredibly nice guys. I waited in line for this movie for six and a half hours just to get inside. The movie was completely driven by Colbert's Oscar worthy performance and Dinello did a fantastic job putting it all together. I hope this movie gets distributed so everyone can enjoy it.