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Released
2005 · FILM

Hard Candy

A tech‑savvy 14‑year‑old lures a charismatic photographer she suspects of preying on minors into her home, only to drug and bind him in a high‑stakes showdown that forces both to confront the truth about his crimes.

“Strangers shouldn't talk to little girls.”

Directed by
David Slade, David Liehn
Written by
Brian Nelson, Mike Calvert
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
104 min
DramaThriller

Synopsis

Hayley is a smart and charming teenage girl, while Jeff is a handsome and smooth fashion photographer. Their interaction begins with an Internet chat, followed by a meet-up at a coffee shop and an impromptu fashion shoot at Jeff's place. What Jeff believes to be his lucky night soon turns into an unexpected situation.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 233+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Art JonesShot by Jo WillemsScored by Harry EscottDesigned by Jeremy ReedSound by Patrick GiraudiCostumes by Jennifer JohnsonStunts by Erick BrennanVFX by Josh King

Box Office

2005 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.4× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$7.0M

Budget$950K
Worldwide gross$7.0M
break-even (2.5×)

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • (English)Hard Candy
  • (Bulgarian)Опасна невинност
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesJan 1, 2005
  • SpainOct 14, 2005
  • United KingdomApr 20, 2006
  • CanadaApr 28, 2006

Companies

ProductionLionsgate, Vulcan Productions, Launchpad Productions
Distribution1More Film, Bazuca Films, Distribution Company, Icon Productions, Lionsgate
Special effectsRushes Post Production
Other companiesTraction Media, Area 51 Films, Axium International, Cinelease, Hollywood Caterers, IndieClear

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