Candy Page #3

Synopsis: This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Starting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Neil Armfield
Production: ThinkFilm
  6 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
49%
R
Year:
2006
108 min
Website
4,098 Views


-You sure?

No worries!

-Want some of this?

-Yeah!

-Have a good night!

-Thanks.

-Thankyou!

D'you want anymore?

It's been a while.

Yeah! It's been a while.

I'm sorry I hurt your head.

I'll get you back!

Hello....

Anybody home?

Who the f*** are you?

Yeah, it's me!

Phil.

Phillip Dudley,

from Commercial Realty.

I've written to you lately.

-What's the problem?

-Well...

We've been writing to you about...

Um...

I've got these...

er... hang on...

Er, here they are!

Copies of the three letters

we've sent you recently...

Relating to the matter of your er,

rent in arrears.

I'm here to confirm that the 3rd of

these letters is in actual fact a

notice to vacate.

Effective 7 days hence.

F***!

Well of course it was...

Now, what I'm actually here for today...

is to point out to you the

shortfall owing on the fault

of your bond.

Assuming... you've paid no more rent between now and next wednesday...

We've calculated that the shortfall

will be er... $1,125.

Listen, Phillip...

...we're junkies!

I am a hooker!

He's hopeless!

Right now, things are very complicated!

We haven't got any money.

Right.

But it was good.../ i

Right when times got tough.../ i

There was always Casper. / i.

Ah, the young ones!

Hi!

Our... port in the storm! / i.

Don't get overexcited!

...our gingerbread house! / i

For once... Here I come...

Bearing Treats!

So is this it?

An honour student didn't show,

so I had an idle hour to fill.

You made that in an hour?

Well... Panadine to morphine,

in about an hour and 10!

If you get rid of the paracetamol...

...do a few things...

...and morphine to heroin in 15 minutes.

Thankyou, you guys!

Rearrange the atoms...

...take a bit off...

...put a bit on...

Liquid Diamorphine...

Commonly known as heroin,

pharmaceutical grade, pure.

I call it "My Yellow Jesus!"

Papa bear.

Mama bear.

Baby bear.

It's just that... Candy says I

have to start pulling my weight! / i

Yeah.

What do you know about gay escorts?

Growth market.

Would you mind if asked you a few

technical questions?

There's nothing I'd rather

discuss with you!

What do they expect you to do?

Well there's a big down in the park!

Why don't you pop down

and do some research!

I mean...

If they pay you, would they

expect you to have a stiffie?

It Helps!

I don't think I could manage that.

I'm just washing my hands.

Alright!

He'll cancel his cards.

Not if I get to him first.

M. Ro. Roger. Rog. Rogie baby!

Roger, Donald.

R.D. Here it is!

R.D. Moylan,

He'll trace the call.

That's why they invented

prepaid phones.

Ah, Hi! Roger?

Is that Roger Moylan?

Yeah, Look! Look, This is hard...

I'm the guy who stole your wallet.

Yep! No, hold on! I'm sorry, okay?

That's why I'm calling! I'm really sorry!

I just... I was after some money,

I saw some cash... and you had none...

I want to give your wallet back!

No, I know! I feel so stupid!

It's just that I'm...

I'm so lonely right now...

I've got no money,

I've just come from Adelaide...

And I've got no friends...

You know, I saw the wallet on the seat, and I took it! I wasn't thinking!

And I'm not interested in your

credit cards.

I just want to do the right thing

and give it back to you.

Uhh... Well, no! I mean now's not a good time, I...

I'm a little bit nervous about

this whole thing anyway!

Can we just...

Let's meet in the morning!

What...

What time do you go to work?

So you're in Petersham, right?

Umm... Isn't there a footie oval down

there or something?

How about we meet out in front of

the greyhound stand?

Well I'll be wearing a

blue baseball cap!

Look! look, Take my number!

You got a pen?

Yep, Right...

- 0422 844 881

- [That's my Plumber's!]

Yes, 881.

Well, have you got...

a mobile just in case there's a...

Yeah... Yeah!

Hey, Tell me one thing...

How did you manage to get such a

cute photo on your license?

I'm Sorry! Yeah, I'm sorry,

I go too far!

Alright! 9:
30 then!

I'll see you then!

Alright, Thanks Rog!

Okay, bye!

Imagine if you'd turned your powers

to the benefit of mankind... Dan!

Does this look like me?

Not even remotely.

I could use these!

And a bit of...

...How about now?

Caucasian man with glasses.

Yes!

I felt like Tarzan,

at f***in' last!

I had to hunt down some

food for Jane.

I knew it was in my power

to do something brave.

Yeah...

Can we talk about this

when you get back to the office?

Sorry about that!

Good morning,

How are you?

Ah, good!

How are you?

Good.

I just uh, wanted to check my

current balance on this please!

Okay, I'll just need to get you to

enter in your PIN...

Oh God, I'm...

terrible with this!

God! Do you ever have trouble

remembering your PIN?

You'd be surprised at the number of

people who forget them.

Yeah I know!

That's why I came inside...

Because I couldn't remember it

out at the ATM, and I thought...

You know I could just er..

If I had ID?

No! I'm sorry, you need your PIN

number for all transactions. It's...

It's one of those security things!

No! Of course, of course!

I understand. Um...

So you can't just...

I really can't!

Hello?

-Mr. Moylan?

-Yes?

-Mr. Roger Moylan?

-Yes?

Roger Moylan, This is Ewan Douglas

from the Commonwealth Bank

Security division...

Yes? Is something the matter?

We've been tracking some unusual

activity on your credit card, in

the last 24 hours...

Oh no!

When was the last time

you used your Master Card?

Um, look! I think my wallet was

stolen last night...

Did you report it missing?

I was just calling now!

But I called you. / i

Um, I mean I was about to call.

Sir, Mr. Moylan, I'm going to have to

verify your details for a security check.

Would you please tell me your

Date of Birth?

Um... 13th of March, 1977.

Mother's Maiden Name?

Er, Lynch.

Number of security?

Is that like your PIN number?

Well, it shouldn't be...

but you often find that it is!

Umm...

Try... 3279

It's just one of those days, you know... where everythings just gone!

It happens all the time!

Um, but listen... I've already got my daily limit out from the ATM outside...

...But I actually need more, because

I'm trying to buy this beautiful old Mercedes....

...you know, the cream ones,

you know, the TLS?

Anyway, the guy's willing to negotiate for cash...

...$2247.

God, we're going to be

in the poor house!

...and 50 cents.

Never get sentimental about a car!

I might just get you to check the

available credit on this card...

I can get a cash advance, can't I?

Candy? Candy!

I did it! I did it!

I f***ing did it, baby!

I f***ing did it!

God, You... are going to f***ing LOVE me for this...

Oh god! You should have seen it!

I was f***ing great! It was like...

It was like that movie

we saw with that...

God, what was his name,

that actor we like?

...and he gets all that money,

and he walks in and he's all coool,

and stuf like that...

-Danny!

I'm pregnant.

Sh*t.

Candy.

Crap.

It couldn't be, uh...

No.

We never broke a condom.

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Neil Armfield

Neil Geoffrey Armfield (born 22 April 1955) is a renowned Australian director of theatre, film and opera. more…

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