Candy Mountain

Candy Mountain is a 1987 drama film directed by Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer, and starring Kevin J. O'Connor, Harris Yulin and Tom Waits. Set in New York City and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, it is categorized as a drama and road movie, drawing heavy inspiration from 1960s genres of film and music. The film premiered at the 1987 Locarno Film Festival.

For the Flash animation film, see Charlie the Unicorn. For the mountain in Washington State, see Candy Mountain (Washington).
Candy Mountain
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Frank
Rudy Wurlitzer
Written byRudy Wurlitzer
Produced byPhilippe Diaz
Starring
CinematographyPio Corradi
Edited byJennifer Augé
Music byDr. John
David Johansen
Rita MacNeil
Leon Redbone
Distributed byInternational Film Exchange (IFEX)
Republic Pictures
Release dates
  • August 10, 1987 (1987-08-10) (Locarno Film Festival)
  • February 19, 1988 (1988-02-19) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesSwitzerland
Canada
France
LanguageEnglish

Frank's third collaboration with American novelist and screenwriter Wurlitzer, the latter explains the story as a combination of the lives of both him and Frank. He stated, "We both live in New York and we both have houses in Cape Breton. In a way Elmore's route was the same as ours. Music and musicians, their dilemmas and lifestyles, mean a lot to Robert and myself."

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