Strangers with Candy

Jun 28, 2006

1h 26m

★ 5.6

Going to high school for the first time is always scary... Especially the second time around.

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Worldwide Pants

Roberts/David Films

Comedy Central Films

Strangers with Candy Trailers

Cast

Jerri Blank

Amy Sedaris

Chuck Noblet

Stephen Colbert

Geoffrey Jellineck

Paul Dinello

Principal Blackman (as Gregory Holliman)

Greg Hollimon

Henry

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Dr. Putney

Ian Holm

Inmate

Chandra Wilson

Sara Blank

Deborah Rush

Guy Blank

Dan Hedaya

Derrick Blank

Joseph Cross

Monica

Elisabeth Harnois

Melissa

Alexis Dziena

Four women, from different worlds, reunite after years of silence to fulfill the promise they made in childhood: to take revenge on Gerasimos Mantas, the young director who abused them at the orphanage where they grew up. However, things do not turn out as they had planned. Instead of a well-organized plan of revenge, the situation spirals out of their control, with the women becoming entangled in tragicomic situations filled with failed attempts and unpredictable events. With a dark yet comedic perspective, the film touches on deep human trauma, while the heroines’ quest for revenge becomes the focal point of a black comedy.

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