IMDb RATING
5.9/10
8.5K
YOUR RATING
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 restart her life.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 restart her life.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 restart her life.
Dee Finley
- Inmate
- (as Dee Finely)
Ivette Dumeng
- Melanie
- (as Ivette Diaz Dumeng)
Greg Hollimon
- Principal Blackman
- (as Gregory Holliman)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDavid Letterman jumped on board as a producer because he said that Amy Sedaris is one of the few people in this world that can actually make him laugh.
- GoofsWhen Geoffrey leaves Noblet's classroom with the sign up sheet and mug, he is seen next in the hallway with only the sign up sheet for the science fair that he posts on the bulletin board.
- Quotes
Geoffrey Jellineck: You pushed me away!
Chuck Noblet: I wasn't pushing you away, I was pulling me toward myself.
- Crazy creditsOver credits cast dance in silhouette before breaking through the paper screen.
- SoundtracksPink Deville
Written & Performed by Paul Rothman
Courtesy Extreme Music Library USA ASCAP
Featured review
Great movie
This movie had very funny moments and the whole idea of a life first suspended -- for thirty-two years -- and then resumed exactly where it was left off promises great exhilaration. The plot is simple but cleverly executed with straightforward wit and healthy irony at the expense of much 'high-school' culture examined in a provocative way to repeat what many know (that racism is perniciously persistent in American education) but seldom face. Though far different in scope and much more ambitious, Crash comes to my mind as a term of comparison for the racism issue, but Strangers with Candy is neither as subtle nor as successful as Crash in making the audience confront their own denial about what racism is and how it manifests itself. Strangers with Candy is a truly funny movie with a somewhat serious message that never spoils the fun. I admit that in some moments I felt uncomfortable with the behaviors of some of the characters in relation to race; yet I do recognize that this is just a movie and reality is a lot uglier than any fantasy. But viewers should resist the notion that the movie is merely supposed to be funny. The plot and the purposefully unsubtle dialog inevitably should make one think of race and racism. I hope viewers will recognize that.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- De vuelta al 'insti'
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,072,645
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $43,141
- Jul 2, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $2,254,124
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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