Strangers with Candy

Name: Strangers with Candy
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2006-07-21
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Amy Sedaris, Paul Sedaris, Chandra Wilson, Kristy Thomas, Dee Finley

IMDb ID: tt0369994 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 5.9 (8,593 votes)

Genres: Comedy

Follows a 46-year-old ex-junkie ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to restart her life.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Strangers with Candy
Canada: Strangers with Candy (English)
Canada: Strangers with Candy (French)
Germany: Strangers with Candy
United Kingdom: Strangers with Candy
Ireland: Strangers with Candy (English)
India: Strangers with Candy (English)
New Zealand: Strangers with Candy (English)
United States: Strangers with Candy
South Africa: Strangers with Candy (English)
Spain: De vuelta al 'insti'
Argentina: De vuelta al insti
Russia: Freeвольная жизнь
Hungary: Öregdiák nem vén diák
Poland: Powrót do klasy
Greece: Πανικός στα θρανία (DVD Title)
De vuelta al 'insti'Content RatingRRelease Date2006-07-21Runtime97 minutesMetascore57IMDb Popularity0User Reviews79Critic Reviews44Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsabsurd comedy
parody
satire
hot
sex sceneFilming LocationsBayonne High School - Avenue A & 28th Street, Bayonne, New Jersey, USAProduction CompaniesComedy Central Films
Roberts/David Films
Worldwide PantsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369994/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0369994.jpgUpdated At2025-06-21T10:01:09

Directors

Paul Dinello

Writers

Stephen Colbert
Paul Dinello
Amy Sedaris
Mitch Rouse

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Amy Sedaris | Character: Jerri Blank
Actor: Paul Sedaris | Character: Bus Driver
Actor: Chandra Wilson | Character: Inmate
Actor: Kristy Thomas | Character: Inmate
Actor: Dee Finley | Character: Inmate
Actor: Deborah Rush | Character: Sara Blank
Actor: Ian Holm | Character: Dr. Putney
Actor: Dan Hedaya | Character: Guy Blank
Actor: Joseph Cross | Character: Derrick Blank
Actor: Elisabeth Harnois | Character: Monica
Actor: Alexis Dziena | Character: Melissa
Actor: Ivette Dumeng | Character: Melanie
Actor: Carlo Alban | Character: Megawatti
Actor: Greg Hollimon | Character: Principal Blackman
Actor: Hechter Ubarry | Character: Nico
Actor: Allison Janney | Character: Alice
Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman | Character: Henry
Actor: Stephen Colbert | Character: Chuck Noblet
Actor: Paul Dinello | Character: Geoffrey Jellineck
Actor: Dolores Duffy | Character: Iris Puffybush
Actor: Maria Thayer | Character: Tamela 'Tammi' Littlenut
Actor: Timothy Hsu | Character: Mascott
Actor: Tom Guiry | Character: P John
Actor: Wallace Little | Character: Trace
Actor: David Pasquesi | Character: Stew
Actor: Sarah Jessica Parker | Character: Peggy Callas
Actor: Matthew Broderick | Character: Roger Beekman
Actor: David Rakoff | Character: Boswell
Actor: Cal Robertson | Character: Les Tuckles
Actor: Billy Erb | Character: Teacher
Actor: Callie Thorne | Character: Teacher
Actor: Chris Pratt | Character: Brason
Actor: Sarah Thyre | Character: Coach Wolf
Actor: Kristen Johnston | Character: Coach Divers
Actor: Justin Theroux | Character: Carlo Honklin
Actor: Lian Moy | Character: Lian
Actor: Olivia Oguma | Character: Olivia
Actor: Jeremy Chu | Character: Jeremy
Actor: Evie McGee Colbert | Character: Clair Noblet
Actor: Alicia Ashley | Character: Rolanda
Actor: Randy Blair | Character: Student
Actor: Jonah Bobo | Character: Shamus Noblet
Actor: Leanne Cabrera | Character: Gym Student
Actor: Lionel Anthony Cook | Character: High School Student
Actor: Angelina Cruz | Character: Carmen
Actor: Thomas Daniel | Character: Parent
Actor: Lorena David | Character: Teacher
Actor: Ryan Donowho | Character: Stanley
Actor: Logann Grayce | Character: Actor
Actor: Rob Hinderliter | Character: Squat Thrust Team Captain
Actor: Tony Lagarto | Character: Buster Highman
Actor: Christopher Larkin | Character: Kim
Actor: Tony Longoria | Character: Flatpoint Faculty
Actor: Meghan Maro | Character: High School Student
Actor: Todd Oldham | Character: Mr. Oldham
Actor: Sarah Peters | Character: Student
Actor: Michael Rivera | Character: Manaco
Actor: Timothy Roscoe | Character: Preppy Student
Actor: Jessica Rothert | Character: High School Student
Actor: Gina Vetro | Character: Prison Inmate
Actor: Mike Yedwab | Character: Varsity Squat Thrust Member

[Directors Group]
Name: Paul Dinello | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Stephen Colbert | Role: Writer
Name: Paul Dinello | Role: Writer
Name: Amy Sedaris | Role: Writer
Name: Mitch Rouse | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jennifer Booth | Role: Producer
Name: Rob Burnett | Role: Producer
Name: Stephen Colbert | Role: Producer
Name: Lorena David | Role: Producer
Name: David Letterman | Role: Producer
Name: Fred Nigro | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Roberts | Role: Producer
Name: Valerie Schaer Nathanson | Role: Producer
Name: Max Velez | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Marcelo Zarvos | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Oliver Bokelberg | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Michael R. Miller | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Teresa Mastropierro | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Mylene Santos | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Siobain Flaherty | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Vicki Farrell | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Angela Gallagher | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Fabian Garcia | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kabuki | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Steven Kirkham | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Mandy Lyons | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Dionne Pitsikoulis | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Dina Sliwiak | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Carla White | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Rosemary Lombard | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Daniela Barbosa | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Joshua C. Hersko | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jeffrey Lazar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Scott Lazar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Dawn M. Baker | Role: Art Department
Name: Katrina Del Mar | Role: Art Department
Name: Ray Fisher | Role: Art Department
Name: Isaac Gabaeff | Role: Art Department
Name: Adam Goodnoff-Cernese | Role: Art Department
Name: Alayna Hughes | Role: Art Department
Name: Ann McKinnon | Role: Art Department
Name: John Peter Melendez | Role: Art Department
Name: Alyssa Motschwiller | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark 'Steel Wool' Salinas | Role: Art Department
Name: Josephine Shokrian | Role: Art Department
Name: Adriano Valle | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Sandy Berman | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Esparza | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anguibe Guindo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rick Hart | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Pouthier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Victoria Rose Sampson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Schatz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Solange S. Schwalbe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Noah Timan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeffrey Kaplan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bill Meadows | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Neil Ruddy | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Nick Anderson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Toby Anderson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tom Anderson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Brian Midkiff | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Nicole Callender | Role: Stunts
Name: Stacy Courtney | Role: Stunts
Name: Geoffrey Dowell | Role: Stunts
Name: Stephanie Finochio | Role: Stunts
Name: Joanne Lamstein | Role: Stunts
Name: Tina McKissick | Role: Stunts
Name: Joanna Shelmidine | Role: Stunts
Name: Manny Siverio | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Cesar Baptista | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joe Collins | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Howard Davidson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew W. Flannery | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nate Havens | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Susan Heller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Jackiewicz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jendra Jarnagin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anne Joyce | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hernán Otaño | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Scarfi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Voegeli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephanie Zimmer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Lauren Grey | Role: Casting Department
Name: Sandy Holt | Role: Casting Department
Name: Meredith Jacobson Marciano | Role: Casting Department
Name: Barbara McNamara | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Christine Schultz | Role: Costume Department
Name: Katie Stern | Role: Costume Department
Name: Michelle Elaine Teague | Role: Costume Department
Name: Julia Van Vliet | Role: Costume Department
Name: Antonia Xereas | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: John Scott Cook | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Joshua Duncan | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ethan Henerey | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Dan Cooley | Role: Location Management
Name: Scott Ferlisi | Role: Location Management
Name: Trish Gray | Role: Location Management
Name: Ronnie Kupferwasser | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: David Bondelevitch | Role: Music Department
Name: Joel C. High | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Jay | Role: Music Department
Name: Lesley Langs | Role: Music Department
Name: Lawrence Manchester | Role: Music Department
Name: Daniel McIntosh | Role: Music Department
Name: Marcus Miller | Role: Music Department
Name: Rebecca Rienks | Role: Music Department
Name: Steven A. Saltzman | Role: Music Department
Name: Lodge Worster | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Ashley Bearden | Role: Production Department
Name: Lindsay Feldman | Role: Production Department
Name: Micky Hohl | Role: Production Department
Name: Joshua Huffman | Role: Production Department
Name: Elizabeth MacSwan | Role: Production Department
Name: Amanda McCall | Role: Production Department
Name: Sean Murray | Role: Production Department
Name: Amy Teitter | Role: Production Department
Name: Olivia Wolfe | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Mariana Hellmund | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: John Bloom | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Bond | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Donna Cipriani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Currie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Daro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erin Heidenreich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Akeo Ihara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anslem King | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Koran | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erin Lander | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt Lappin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Meghan Maro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Don Napoli | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David W. Schoner Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: J.P. Summerskill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Max Velez | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: MYC Agnew | Role: Thanks
Name: Tony Lagarto | Role: Thanks
Name: John Miller-Monzon | Role: Thanks
Name: Kathy Sedaris | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Strangers with Candy | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2794127641/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2794127641/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564226197466.mp4?Expires=1788363613&Signature=YMnNKGiiFnUjUTPcOpbXLRT6D7ZKul0zzDWlygKWOR4eWlZ0WFYylOy7T09oY4cB7hHzVrV33HwwKTHVl5169uqhQkZKq27OS2iBrHXC-YdaPb9k1vAxmZBysvfx-v-aFaQPjhLYXBo1ac3MgbBzctNMsIPaVeSQmF029P709q2GljmdzCCFE7iyRz4cXbJNFLRv78lKMOznVKOGzo5fbpB8K7h0pyYO23th4rWYb07WCuMrzbV3caF4mZMXty9BHX06xevQlpdKudRFuT0cx6s9egigOqcvGIPTOgkVbVd~zxyfH1r4nUTAc9BTg2~VFQf8suQ76HVGBTvNvMc4mQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
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Release Schedule

United States: January 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: June 17, 2006 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: June 28, 2006 (New York City, New York)
United States: June 28, 2006 (limited)
United States: July 21, 2006
Sweden: July 28, 2006
Canada: September 24, 2006 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Russia: November 9, 2006 (limited)
Spain: July 27, 2007 (DVD premiere)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office