Candyman 3: Day of the Dead
Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (sometimes titled just Candyman: Day of the Dead) is a 1999 American supernatural slasher film directed by Turi Meyer and starring Tony Todd and Donna D'Errico. It is the third installment in the Candyman series, and a direct sequel to the 1995 film Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh. Its plot follows Caroline, the daughter of Annie Tarrant and a descendant of the Candyman, the powerful spirit of the murdered son of a slave who kills those who invoked him, who finds herself targeted by him on the eve of the Day of the Dead.
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| Directed by | Turi Meyer |
| Written by | Al Septien Turi Meyer |
| Based on | Characters by Clive Barker |
| Produced by | Al Septien William Stuart |
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| Cinematography | Michael G. Wojciechowski |
| Edited by | Frederick Wardell |
| Music by | Adam Gorgoni |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
Unlike the first two installments, the film did not get a theatrical release and was instead released direct-to-video on July 9, 1999. It was followed by a fourth film in 2021, titled Candyman, a direct sequel to the original 1992 film set between the events of Farewell to the Flesh and Day of the Dead, which returns the storyline to Chicago, Illinois.