Hard Candy

Name: Hard Candy
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2006-04-28
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Elliot Page, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae, G.J. Echternkamp

IMDb ID: tt0424136 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.0 (172,004 votes)

Genres: Drama · Thriller

Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a sur...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Hard Candy
Australia: Hard Candy
Canada: Hard Candy (English)
Germany: Hard Candy
Denmark: Hard Candy
Spain: Hard Candy
France: Hard Candy
United Kingdom: Hard Candy
Ireland: Hard Candy (English)
India: Hard Candy (English)
India: Hard Candy (Hindi)
Italy: Hard Candy (DVD Title)
Netherlands: Hard Candy (DVD Title)
New Zealand: Hard Candy (English)
Philippines: Hard Candy (English)
Portugal: Hard Candy
Sweden: Hard Candy
Singapore: Hard Candy (English)
United States: Hard Candy
South Africa: Hard Candy (English)
Mexico: Niña mala
United States: Niña mala (Spanish)
Hong Kong: 網交陷阱 (Cantonese)
Taiwan: 網交陷阱
Iran: Ab-nabat (Persian)
Romania: Capcanã fatalã
Hungary: Cukorfalat
Venezuela: Dulce venganza
Canada: Dur à croquer (French)
Croatia: Gorki slatkiš
Estonia: Karamell
Latvia: Ledene
Lithuania: Ledinukas
Turkey: Lolipop (Turkish)
Brazil: Menina Má.Com
Slovenia: Prepovedan sadez
Poland: Pułapka
Greece: Stimeno paihnidi (transliterated title)
Israel: Sukaria Kasha (Hebrew)
Slovakia: V pasci
Czech Republic: V pasti
Vietnam: Viên Kẹo Khó Xơi
Greece: Στημένο παιχνίδι
Serbia: Горки слаткиш
Russia: Леденец
Bulgaria: Опасна невинност (Bulgarian)
Ukraine: Тверда цукерка
South Korea: 하드 캔디
Japan: ハードキャンディ (Japanese)
China: 水果硬糖 (Mandarin)
Niña malaContent RatingRRelease Date2006-04-28Runtime104 minutesMetascore58IMDb Popularity3182User Reviews805Critic Reviews247Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsstrong female
manipulation
strong female lead
online dating
revengeFilming LocationsArclight Cinemas - 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesLionsgate
Vulcan Productions
Launchpad ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424136/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0424136.jpgUpdated At2025-05-15T05:00:19

Stars

Patrick Wilson
Elliot Page
Sandra Oh
Odessa Rae
G.J. Echternkamp
Cori Bright

Directors

David Slade

Writers

Brian Nelson

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Patrick Wilson | Character: Jeff Kohlver
Actor: Elliot Page | Character: Hayley Stark
Actor: Sandra Oh | Character: Judy Tokuda
Actor: Odessa Rae | Character: Janelle Rogers
Actor: G.J. Echternkamp | Character: Nighthawks Clerk
Actor: Cori Bright | Character: Girl in Nighthawks

[Directors Group]
Name: David Slade | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Brian Nelson | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jody Allen | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Allen | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Caldwell | Role: Producer
Name: Ellora Chowdhury | Role: Producer
Name: Erica Farjo | Role: Producer
Name: David Higgins | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Hutton | Role: Producer
Name: Barney Jeffrey | Role: Producer
Name: Rosanne Korenberg | Role: Producer
Name: Brian Nelson | Role: Producer
Name: Hans Ritter | Role: Producer
Name: Alex Webster | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Harry Escott | Role: Composer
Name: Molly Nyman | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jo Willems | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Art Jones | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Valerie McCaffrey | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Jeremy Reed | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Felicity Nove | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Kate Holliday | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jennifer Johnson | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Keston Ridley | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Linda Sammut | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Robert Wild | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Beau J. Genot | Role: Production Manager
Name: Yari Schutzer | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: David Liehn | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Katie Mustard | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Barry Wasserman | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Thomas Benton | Role: Art Department
Name: Mike Calvert | Role: Art Department
Name: Erik Davidson | Role: Art Department
Name: Matt Diamond | Role: Art Department
Name: Will Durham | Role: Art Department
Name: Christina Forrer | Role: Art Department
Name: Peter Kim | Role: Art Department
Name: Greg Lang | Role: Art Department
Name: Genevieve Liebowitz | Role: Art Department
Name: Frankie Mazzotta | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Mullen | Role: Art Department
Name: Morgan Runyon | Role: Art Department
Name: Daniel Sterling | Role: Art Department
Name: Scott Taft | Role: Art Department
Name: Brad Vancata | Role: Art Department
Name: Andy Hammer | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Jane Boegel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dave Davenport | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Ellerd | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patrick Giraudi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dennis Grzesik | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sara Hankins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stuart Martin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gus Medina | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dale W. Perry | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andy Potvin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Taylor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gerard Vernice | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Dave Bannister | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rufus Blackwell | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Todd Dividivich | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Josh King | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Duncan Malcolm | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Carla Pagi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Leo Weston | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Matthew Lawrence | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Shane T. Anderson | Role: Stunts
Name: Erick Brennan | Role: Stunts
Name: Robert Garrigus | Role: Stunts
Name: Steve Tripplett | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Phil Badger | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Baker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Walter Bithell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard W. Botchlet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roger Chingirian | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Helena Cho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Todd Csernecky | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Paul DeFazio | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Druez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Manu Gargi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Goldhammer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shelly Gurzi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Orlando Hernandez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sarah Remetch Ingram | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dan Kanes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeffrey Kelly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jacob Knight | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Geoffrey D. Knoller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Korner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Kubas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Lowry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Lyons | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason McCormick | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Erik Messerschmidt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ye Rin Mok | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Morales | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Piekutowski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Schilling | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Casey Sherrier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason Sidore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Randy G. Singer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Darryl St. Juste | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Starks | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Manny Tapia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon Thirlaway | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joseph Thomsen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Forrest Thurman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Troxell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Miles Wantabe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Ybarra | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kyle Young | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Jennifer Shapiro | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Xavier Franco | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jennifer Johnson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kristen Johnson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Shadi Khastedai | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Kerri Aungle | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ellora Chowdhury | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kennedy Dawson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Paul Hardcastle | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Vivian Hengsteler | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Julia Knight | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Matt McClain | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mark Reaser | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Colin Smith | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marilyn Sommer | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ken Van Deest | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Bruce Walker | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Alex Webster | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Shawn Whiteman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Bob Wenokur | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: George McDowell Agnew | Role: Location Management
Name: Richard McMillan | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Hans Ritter | Role: Music Department
Name: Jimmy Robertson | Role: Music Department
Name: Ronald J. Webb | Role: Music Department
Name: Guy Worth | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas D. Mahoney | Role: Music Department
Name: Hugh Wilkinson | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Pilar Binyon | Role: Production Department
Name: Alexandra Blakely | Role: Production Department
Name: Jeff Moeller | Role: Production Department
Name: Catherine H. Vlasuk | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Shea E. Butler | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Matthew Ballard | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Shay Morgan Brook | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mark Garrett | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Guy J. Graves | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Anton Petreccia | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Cain Smead | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Elliott N. Whitton | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Mark Ankner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Balonek | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Benson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Greg Bernstein | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank Berrios | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bob Birney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kendall J. Carter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shirley Chapman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Imani Cheers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marjorie Chodorov | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carol A. Compton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: André Devantier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Dorn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karin Elkholti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ruben Garza | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alisa Gentry | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Deborah Giovenco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matthew Greene | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Hashmi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jason J. Hunke | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lisa R. Hurlbert | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jose Jauregui | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sherman Kaplan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miki Kato | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erin Kraft | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lee Lazarow | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luis Marquez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Donna Mayhew | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kathleen McInnis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Geof Miller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marcos 'Luke' Montes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt Moran | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luis Moreno | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Nank | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Olsen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dylan Osborn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juan Pacheco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William I. Page | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Pantoja | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antonio Payan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Presley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joshua Radabaugh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Reney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Owyn Richen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Omar Shahed | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jessica Simmons | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jean-Clement Soret | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mauricio Tassara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Efrain Trujillo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ken Van Deest | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Justin Velo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Clarence Webb | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jimmy Zamora | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Bob Adler | Role: Thanks
Name: Scotty Bergstein | Role: Thanks
Name: Allison Binder | Role: Thanks
Name: Rob Carlson | Role: Thanks
Name: Jules Daly | Role: Thanks
Name: Jonathan Davis | Role: Thanks
Name: Joshua Deighton | Role: Thanks
Name: Emmerson Denney | Role: Thanks
Name: Cassian Elwes | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Gendler | Role: Thanks
Name: Rick Genow | Role: Thanks
Name: Youree Henley | Role: Thanks
Name: Angelique Higgins | Role: Thanks
Name: Craig Kestel | Role: Thanks
Name: Phyllis Koenig | Role: Thanks
Name: Walter Latham | Role: Thanks
Name: Eunice Lee | Role: Thanks
Name: Preston Lee | Role: Thanks
Name: Fran McGivern | Role: Thanks
Name: Brent Morris | Role: Thanks
Name: Keith Redmon | Role: Thanks
Name: Melissa Reid | Role: Thanks
Name: Rena Ronson | Role: Thanks
Name: Tony Scott | Role: Thanks
Name: Sam Sneade | Role: Thanks
Name: Douglas R. Stone | Role: Thanks
Name: Jonathan Westover | Role: Thanks
Name: Jason Woodruff | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Hard Candy | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2217190937/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2217190937/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563694842262.mp4?Expires=1788422524&Signature=JRuDg~SRoHIZxUkirZ83a1KOw3KOeKpwGkeQSO-~LbxcsCO48d264xMm-3JOqyJ9hRPKAUjExLyyTHRkXMtqxnN3aczTEXLXRZfcKTU9ttUgmaJpDK88f2h-iwDz4XirWWrsvevUJMqZnBXhjbrE9e1RttmIiQbdjEyLK~blOTZPTJJVz0EPZZ-8RfJ93JpxjyEloF8ct~kIkb6lh5zS99~~TFclRLdLWqurNYq7oU~RFhiUW6lNTWd11SbiLsVQAjiTGBk2gUgixoHy6Gukd7Si-gIlNI~Z5CPrFuExsdzk6WgT3YhvC~AlQJgkds3YMEkQqQz6Ljo9D57r2q~1rw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
Spain: October 14, 2005 (Sitges Film Festival)
United States: April 14, 2006 (limited)
United Kingdom: April 20, 2006 (Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival)
Canada: April 28, 2006 (limited)
United States: April 28, 2006
Spain: May 12, 2006
Romania: June 3, 2006 (Transilvania International Film Festival)
Portugal: June 8, 2006
Australia: June 10, 2006 (Sydney Film Festival)
United Kingdom: June 16, 2006
Ireland: June 16, 2006
Germany: June 29, 2006
Australia: July 6, 2006
Netherlands: July 13, 2006
Singapore: August 3, 2006
Japan: August 5, 2006
Greece: August 17, 2006
Bulgaria: August 29, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Austria: September 1, 2006
France: September 6, 2006 (Deauville Film Festival)
Denmark: September 8, 2006
Romania: September 15, 2006
Sweden: September 15, 2006
Hungary: September 21, 2006
Brazil: September 22, 2006
Mexico: September 22, 2006
Turkey: September 22, 2006
Belgium: September 27, 2006
France: September 27, 2006
Slovenia: September 28, 2006
Poland: November 3, 2006
Argentina: November 9, 2006
Iceland: November 30, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Finland: January 24, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Venezuela: June 8, 2007
Brazil: February 15, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Panama: April 25, 2008
Italy: June 18, 2008 (DVD premiere)
United Arab Emirates: October 5, 2010 (Blu-ray release)
Israel: October 20, 2012 (TV release)
Spain: December 8, 2021 (Barcelona - Phenomena, subtitled version, 35 mm., event)
Egypt: January 21, 2022 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Box Office