Candy Page #5

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


Can I get some more?

Um... There is none left.

Then I'll grab a beer.

There's none of that either.

I'm gonna go and get some more pot.

Uh.. We gonna grab some dinner,

or What?

No, you eat! I'll be fine.

You want some money?

I got paid.

-No.

-No, it's okay mate.

Where were you?

Don't you f*** this one with

your negative comments.

What are you doing?

Going back to my art.

Does not mean anything to you?

Have you been fuckingt that guy?

You do not know what

you're talking about.

Where have you been all night?

Away from you.

You f***ed him, didn't you?

Firstly...

...You do not know what

you're talking about.

Secondly...

...I hate the sound of your voice.

Thirdly...

...Why don't you just f*** off?

I mean, really!

F*** off!

Wakey wakey.

Hands off snakey!

What the f*** is that?

A statement of fact.

What do you think it is?

And what's this with your mother anyway?

Well if it's not her...

...Then you.

Great.

Okay,

...You.

You think you're so smart,

but youre just f***in' mad!

That's really good, Candy.

That's good, glad you think that.

Your a f***in' poet!

Once upon a time, there was

a Candy and Dan... / i

Things were very hot

that year... / i

All the wax was melting

on the trees... / i

He would crawl on balconies,

climb everywhere. Do anything

for her... / i

My Danny boy. / i

Thousands of birds. The

tiniest birds adorned her hair... / i

Everything was golden... / i

One night the bed caught fire... / i

He was handsome, and a

very good criminal... / i

We lived on sunlight and

chocolate bars... / i

It was the afternoon of

extravagant delight... / i

Danny, the Daredevil... / i

Candy the blessing... / i

The day's last rays of sunshine

cruise like sharks.... / i

"I wanna try it your

way this time!"/ i

You came into my life

really fast, and I liked it. / i

We squelched in the mud of

our joy. / i

I was wet thighed

with the surrender... / i

Then there was a gap in things... / i

And the whole earth tilted... / i

This is the business.

This is what we're after. / i

With you inside me...

Comes the night.../ i

... never again sleep .../ i

... a monster in the pool .../ i

... Part of the

black nature, to board .../ i

... chickens and runnerbeans .../ i

... everywhere I looked .../ i

... sometimes I hate you .../ i

... Friday ... / i

... I didn't mean that .../ i

storm ... years ...

... sometimes I hate you .../ i

... a box of flowers by the bed.../ i

... I broke your head .../ i

... from the back of the bed .../ i

... the baby died in the morning .../ i

... I gave him a name .../ i

... His name was Thomas .../ i

...Poor little guy... / i

... his heart pounds

like a voodoo drum .../ i

My name is Daniel, I'm an addict.

I'm clean today, but not for much longer.

Get out.

I suppose I should do just that.

I am in my house Casper.

Promise me you'll stop.

Promise me you'll stop

before me.

can talk to Dan Cutter,

Please? It's Jim Wyatt here. / i.

Yeah Jim, it's me.

Hi! Candy's in the hospital.

What?

She's suffered a bit of a nervous breakdown. / i

It's funny where it all ends up

isn't it?

Candy.

You okay?

I was so frightened.

Sorry.

I didn't really understand

what was happening.

Candy?

Everything's dead.

Everything's turning blue.

It's hard through all this you know.

I don't care how wrong you've

been living about your years.

I care about my daughter.

What?

Whatever you're capable of...

whatever she needs...

Come on, we'll take you home.

Let him go.

And that was it... / i

That was all that was

scattered to the winds... / i.

Casper was gone... / i

Schumann was lost... / i

Candy was off getting better... / i

The coast... / i

Rehab... / i

And I...

Was.../ i

I was just.../ i

The washer, Dan.

World Championship washer.

One day, you'll wash for Australia.

The world was full of

startling new concepts. / i

I couldn't think.

I couldn't breathe. / I

I was waiting for her

to come back. / i

Because she was everything. / i

She was everything to me. / i

Hey Dan, you have a visitor.

Visit.

Just Tell her I'm not here.

Are you crazy?

Tell her I knocked off.

Your friend is right here,

just come.

-G'day.

-Hey!

I thought it was tomorrow.

I couldn't wait.

Is that okay?

Yeah! No, it's good!

It's just!

You look so beautiful.

It's all that country air.

So I finish in an hour.

Dan.

Dan. Hey!

Hey!

Danny, Danny! Hey!

It's Okay.

Hey!

Hey, It's Okay,

I'm here now.

There's no going back.

If you're given a repreive...

I think it is good to remember...

...just how thin it is.

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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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