What an icon. I met him at Monster Mania in Cherry Hill, NJ about 15 years ago and he was incredibly kind and generous. He talked to me and listened to everything teen me had to say. I’ll remember that encounter forever.
I’ve always looked at Candyman as an art piece. The way it was shot, the poetry and Tony’s Todd’s voice just elevated it beyond your typical horror movie.
Tony Todd has been one of my favourite actors of all time ever since I saw Night of the Living Dead (1990) about 25 years ago on cable TV late one night. So I have seen just about everything he has starred in, including the original Candyman (1992) that has definitely stood the test of time as a unique horror classic, which I reckon it wouldn't have been without Tony Todd in the title role. Great insightful interview, thanks for posting it.
He's amazing.i just want to hug him . His talent is endless he brilliantly created this character . No one else can touch him . He's so underated. He deserves so much more praise. This movie deserves so much more appreciation. It's not just a horror movie. It's so much deeper.! I love hearing how close him and Virgina Madson were and all they did to strengthen their bond for their characters.. I hope they really are close in real life too. It's just so sad we were robbed of 2 mins of their scene of them in the lair.
I couldn't imagine anyone playing the role of Candyman. His deep voice & his facial expression was such a treat to see him play a villain to such great heights & with especially racism was widely known & yet he was able to break them barriers of him being a victim in a sense for redemption of what he lost years ago
Candyman: "Be my victim, I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom, Without these things I am nothing, so now I must shed innocent blood ".
Im 48 and I will always love candyman..it's not just a movie..it's something that will be part of my soul forever..that's when you know it's a masterpiece.
I saw CandyMan in the theater and Tony Todd's performance amazed me, I knew instantly after leaving he was going to be a household name. You are the 🐐 Tony Todd!
I, too, was fortunate enough to first view this during its theatrical run and Tony Todd's voice completely swallowed the room. Lol to this day, I still don't have the guts to say, "Candyman" 5 times in the mirror.
Wow I bet his booming menacing voice was so cool to hear in the cinema. Tony Todd is one my favourite actors, my favourite movie is night of the living dead remake and so is candyman.
I also saw this in theaters and woke up in the middle of the night the night I watched it sobbing because I was so terrified! Lol! I was planning on watching it again tomorrow, but I might chicken out😬
I remember being a kid (elementary school) and seeing parts if this movie at a rec center 😂. This movie is a classic, I grew up to respect it's art, obviously a classic movie, story, production, acting. 💯 On 💯
Thank-you for sharing this Tony Todd interview, his acting ability made the Candyman film a classic. I'm so glad Tony was included in the recent Candyman film, it helped to make the modern Candyman film all the more powerful and so relevant.
@@abhishekmukherjee1680 yeah I agree... but but people need to stop having these high expectations of Tony being a key part of this film, with a 20 mil budget there is only so much they can do to please fans and the studio trying to make a profit..
Candyman is one of my all-time favourite horror movies for so many reasons, including Tony Todd's incredible portrayal of the title character, all the jump scares, Philip Glass' amazing musical score, the depiction of what life was like living on Cabrini Green, but above all... #4 saying the line at 3:57.
Tony Todd Movies 1. Fallen - Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen 2009 2. Captain Darrow - The Rock 1996 Game 3. Admiral Tommy Briggs - Call of Duty Black Ops 2 2012
INCREDIBLE.My mom is a HUGH horror movie fan and this is one of her favorites. She made me and my friends watch this at a slumber party I had and everyone was scared and cried except me😂😂😂😁
1992. What a year. The Rodney King L.A. Riots in May...and later that year Candyman. That movie really tapped into the electrical undercurrent of America in a way those fortunate enough to see the film could possibly understand. A total masterpiece. An amazing actor!
There’s just something I like about Tony Todd whenever he acts in certain roles, he just has this soothing deep voice, whether darkness or warmth in it he’s able to project when playing a character. And whenever I hear Tony as Candyman his voice just sound dark but smooth and sweet as if it was honey. Tony Todd was a great choice of Candyman. Honestly can’t wait to see what this new Candyman will bring, I’m hoping at least a cameo.
Thia is amazing so awsome Tony todd he was younger still looks good for ages awsome he did even the movie I love Daniel robitaille to be the real of the next month generation have faithful of this his voice is to pure stronger in
I first seen Tony in night of the living dead. It was a big deal where I'm at cause it was made by pittsburgh. But I seen candyman in the theater when I was 10. Scared the hell out of me. To this day still my all time favorite horror film. The score for this movie was just iconic as Halloween if not more.
I ran into tony down on frenchman in nola one night years ago. All I could hear in my head was "be my victim" in his candy man voice. I didn't sleep for a week after that.
I love horror movies, but not many of them actually manage to spook me. It was only within the last few years that I finally watched the first Candyman movie, and it left me both spooked *and* swooning, the latter due to Tony Todd's incredible performance. The Candyman, as performed by Todd, is one of a rare category of horror movie monsters that I call "highly dateable," ranking with Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Count Dracula and (in my opinion, y.m.m.v.) above even Luke Goss's portrayal of Frankenstein's Creature (whom I also adore). 🥰
Maaan if anything the movie was a positive source or depiction of race relations. I mean white woman dies for black child. And the black community honors her for it. It’s ya know serves to redeem the cruelty of the candyman legend. Oh he’s right. I mean I wasn’t a child per say. I was legally. Saw it at the theater my junior year. Loved it ever since. Think we saw it the weekend it premiered. So what was so fun about it for us was telling everybody we knew about it. I think that ya know word of mouth is more than anything what popularized this CLASSIC. Man would love to get a pic made with Tony. Hopefully one day.
Candyman Vs Pinhead Vs Freddy Krueger Vs djinn "Now, no matter how could you are, you Freddy! You're will must to die for everythings!" -Candyman (to Freddy Kruger)
Michael McCain • Yes, Candyman is the first modern day Supernatural slasher film that features an African American man in the main role. And as far as mainstream Hollywood movies go, I think he's still the only one, which is kind of sad.
🎵Happy Birthday To U WHOO Happy Birthday Two U WHOO Happy Birthday Dear Todd Happy Birthday ✌️ U🎵 WHOO Happy Birthday Tony Todd. Your awesome, man. I love Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen. I love watching alien movies!!! I seen all Transformers movies. I love the rock bank. "Linkin Park." It's better. Speaking of Rock. Me and my older and younger brothers, we seen The Rock. It is super awesome, and pretty kool. Hell yeah. And Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is also kool, game, I mean. We love Call of Duty Black Ops...! My younger brother loves killing zombies, that's it. The Rock, Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen r good movies... and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is great game. Fully support. May the Peace be with u Tony Todd. From Harlingen Texas. December 4, 1954 December 4, 2022 through December 4, 3022
This movie came out when i was young back when scary movies were SCARY MOVIES. We had Children of the Corn, Fright Knight, Fright Knight 2 (my fave bc of Julie Carmen as Regine Dandridge), Tales From The Crypt, Pumpkin Head, Jason, Freddy Kruger Nightmare On Elm Street, the movie wit the possessed semi trucks Maximum Overdrive I think?, People Under The Stairs, Chucky, The Leprechaun, Jaws, Orca, & IT. Them shits was all SCARRYYYYY! But those movies are why today I have a strong stomach. Nothing phases me. They don't make scary movies like that now bc everybody gets offended and they wonder why their kids grow up to be pu$$ies lol.
Doesn't surprise me one bit. The original is a classic. To alter that story is a crime against humanity and an example of absurdity. Some films should be left alone
Didn’t like the film or it’s offensive contextual meaning that is hidden under folklore. But the gem of the film is and always will be obviously Tony Todd’s depiction and nothing else more.
RIP Tony Todd, you will always be a legend in the horror community
Thank God they didn't pick Eddie Murphy to play Candyman 🤣
I like you picture so like him everythin a touching heart to me if you come through that's a thing
I agree, that would’ve been a horrible match up. He doesn’t have the look or the voice at all for this role.
😂😂😂
Wanna see what Eddie Murphy would looked like as candyman?? Watch Vampire in Brooklyn.. they were made around the same time.
😂 omg thank god
I'm sorry he's gone. He was a great actor and seemed like a wonderful guy. I wish I could've seen him on stage.
Tony Todd is so remarkable
Like a gentle giant almost you cant help but be afraid and yet respect him at the same time
Yes always such a wonderful gift
Rest in Peace to a badass legend!
That Anne Marie "They ain't never gonna catch him" speech never ever fails to give me goosebumps. Chilling!
Definitely, the way she tells the story is chilling
What an icon. I met him at Monster Mania in Cherry Hill, NJ about 15 years ago and he was incredibly kind and generous. He talked to me and listened to everything teen me had to say. I’ll remember that encounter forever.
I’ve always looked at Candyman as an art piece. The way it was shot, the poetry and Tony’s Todd’s voice just elevated it beyond your typical horror movie.
Tony Todd has been one of my favourite actors of all time ever since I saw Night of the Living Dead (1990) about 25 years ago on cable TV late one night. So I have seen just about everything he has starred in, including the original Candyman (1992) that has definitely stood the test of time as a unique horror classic, which I reckon it wouldn't have been without Tony Todd in the title role. Great insightful interview, thanks for posting it.
These interviews makes you love his personality once you learn about the person and his story great guy .
yeah he is awesome and apparently is great towards the fans too
He's amazing.i just want to hug him . His talent is endless he brilliantly created this character . No one else can touch him .
He's so underated. He deserves so much more praise. This movie deserves so much more appreciation. It's not just a horror movie. It's so much deeper.!
I love hearing how close him and Virgina Madson were and all they did to strengthen their bond for their characters.. I hope they really are close in real life too.
It's just so sad we were robbed of 2 mins of their scene of them in the lair.
I couldn't imagine anyone playing the role of Candyman. His deep voice & his facial expression was such a treat to see him play a villain to such great heights & with especially racism was widely known & yet he was able to break them barriers of him being a victim in a sense for redemption of what he lost years ago
Yes imagine I had it to coming this is awsome I see the same movie love
Candyman: "Be my victim, I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom,
Without these things I am nothing, so now I must shed innocent blood ".
Am I the only who finds Tony Todd's voice relaxing
Im 48 and I will always love candyman..it's not just a movie..it's something that will be part of my soul forever..that's when you know it's a masterpiece.
I'm 47 and I know what your saying
Virginia madsens acting in this film was realy great. She gave a performance like she was in an oscar movie
Tony Todd is such a great talent.
Yes he do a lot of work but until next level up his
What a remarkable man. He is not only talented but deeply insightful.
Rest in piece! 😢 Candyman,Candyman,Candyman,Candyman,Candyman!
This guy seems like this is where they got the demeanor of Kratos from God Of War. I think he would’ve played him perfectly too as well.
My favorite villain of all time. So much depth to Candyman
I liked his acting alot. R.I.P. Tony! You will be missed !
I saw CandyMan in the theater and Tony Todd's performance amazed me, I knew instantly after leaving he was going to be a household name.
You are the 🐐 Tony Todd!
I, too, was fortunate enough to first view this during its theatrical run and Tony Todd's voice completely swallowed the room. Lol to this day, I still don't have the guts to say, "Candyman" 5 times in the mirror.
Wow I bet his booming menacing voice was so cool to hear in the cinema. Tony Todd is one my favourite actors, my favourite movie is night of the living dead remake and so is candyman.
I also saw this in theaters and woke up in the middle of the night the night I watched it sobbing because I was so terrified! Lol! I was planning on watching it again tomorrow, but I might chicken out😬
Rest in peace Tony Todd😢
I remember being a kid (elementary school) and seeing parts if this movie at a rec center 😂. This movie is a classic, I grew up to respect it's art, obviously a classic movie, story, production, acting. 💯 On 💯
Thank-you for sharing this Tony Todd interview, his acting ability made the Candyman film a classic. I'm so glad Tony was included in the recent Candyman film, it helped to make the modern Candyman film all the more powerful and so relevant.
GLAD WE WILL SEE HIM AGAIN IN THE NEW JORDAN'S CANDYMAN
I know we will me to
He is the ONLY one that can play this. No one else
Uuuummm.. how exactly will they pull that off??? In voice yes.. portraits sure, but in person how???
@@ultimatesunrisegood point friend, i hope Jordan has done something to bring him back, we have to watch the movie to know more
@@abhishekmukherjee1680 yeah I agree... but but people need to stop having these high expectations of Tony being a key part of this film, with a 20 mil budget there is only so much they can do to please fans and the studio trying to make a profit..
R.I.P To a Great Actor Tony Todd You Will Be Missed Goodnight Candyman
i wanna see that "additional 2 minutes" ..between helen and tony !! It must have been something really beautiful
RIP Tony Todd
Rest in peace Tony todd
Candyman is one of my all-time favourite horror movies for so many reasons, including Tony Todd's incredible portrayal of the title character, all the jump scares, Philip Glass' amazing musical score, the depiction of what life was like living on Cabrini Green, but above all... #4 saying the line at 3:57.
Tony Todd
Movies
1. Fallen - Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen 2009
2. Captain Darrow - The Rock 1996
Game
3. Admiral Tommy Briggs - Call of Duty Black Ops 2 2012
INCREDIBLE.My mom is a HUGH horror movie fan and this is one of her favorites. She made me and my friends watch this at a slumber party I had and everyone was scared and cried except me😂😂😂😁
8:36 Well, he was right. RIP Tony.
I'm 44 years old, and I'll never say that that name 3 times in a mirror... Hell, I refused to type it 😂
Lol 😂
You mean say his name 5 times, not three times. Are you sure you're really 44-years-old 🤔❓️.
RIP. Always knew him doing the voice of a character in half life
Wow, he hung up. I'm glad he reconsidered.
Rest in Peace
1992. What a year. The Rodney King L.A. Riots in May...and later that year Candyman.
That movie really tapped into the electrical undercurrent of America in a way those fortunate enough to see the film could possibly understand.
A total masterpiece. An amazing actor!
nothing but respect and admiration for tony todd
Rip
RIP LEGEND
my all time favorite horror film.
to this day i still get chills watching it.
There’s just something I like about Tony Todd whenever he acts in certain roles, he just has this soothing deep voice, whether darkness or warmth in it he’s able to project when playing a character. And whenever I hear Tony as Candyman his voice just sound dark but smooth and sweet as if it was honey.
Tony Todd was a great choice of Candyman. Honestly can’t wait to see what this new Candyman will bring, I’m hoping at least a cameo.
Smooth...like honey 🐝🐝🍯 niice
@@Patricksargentmusic It just came to me😆
Tony Todd will always be Candyman.
Best horror theme song ever. Rest easy, Mr. Sweets.
Came here after finding out he passed away today 😢
QEPD Tony Tood 😢😿
The best horror film ever made
Rip Tony Todd
Thia is amazing so awsome Tony todd he was younger still looks good for ages awsome he did even the movie I love Daniel robitaille to be the real of the next month generation have faithful of this his voice is to pure stronger in
RIP to the greatest He called his obituary...
(and thank you for having these clips up!)
I first seen Tony in night of the living dead. It was a big deal where I'm at cause it was made by pittsburgh. But I seen candyman in the theater when I was 10. Scared the hell out of me. To this day still my all time favorite horror film. The score for this movie was just iconic as Halloween if not more.
I ran into tony down on frenchman in nola one night years ago. All I could hear in my head was "be my victim" in his candy man voice. I didn't sleep for a week after that.
Rip legend 🕊️
Every time I would put a horror movie on and saw him in it I would feel such comfort idk why I sound crazy but that’s how I always felt 😢 💔
I love horror movies, but not many of them actually manage to spook me. It was only within the last few years that I finally watched the first Candyman movie, and it left me both spooked *and* swooning, the latter due to Tony Todd's incredible performance. The Candyman, as performed by Todd, is one of a rare category of horror movie monsters that I call "highly dateable," ranking with Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Count Dracula and (in my opinion, y.m.m.v.) above even Luke Goss's portrayal of Frankenstein's Creature (whom I also adore). 🥰
I could listen to Tony talking about bees all day.
Maaan if anything the movie was a positive source or depiction of race relations. I mean white woman dies for black child. And the black community honors her for it. It’s ya know serves to redeem the cruelty of the candyman legend. Oh he’s right. I mean I wasn’t a child per say. I was legally. Saw it at the theater my junior year. Loved it ever since. Think we saw it the weekend it premiered. So what was so fun about it for us was telling everybody we knew about it. I think that ya know word of mouth is more than anything what popularized this CLASSIC. Man would love to get a pic made with Tony. Hopefully one day.
Thank you
You welcome the best prince
The best movie of all time
Rest In Paradise King
Damn, even in the 90s people were uncomfortable with seeing a black man do a love scene with a white woman in a movie!
Rip to a legend
Rest easy
R.I.P Tony Todd! 😢A huge horror legend!! Candyman should be in Dead By Daylight game!!! Make it happen or be his victim 😂😂
Only Tony Todd could be the true Candyman…
Candyman Vs Pinhead Vs Freddy Krueger Vs djinn
"Now, no matter how could you are, you Freddy! You're will must to die for everythings!" -Candyman (to Freddy Kruger)
😭.
Ne Thearl brotha & loved him in the final destination Felix👌💪
Damn his voice is very deep and sexy until he was putting me asleep.
Correct me if im wrong but isn't Candy Man they first black horror Slasher
Nope, blackula was
@@thurst4bludgaming529 I mean, I wouldn't necessarily call Blacula a slasher
I know he was the first one to scare the shittttt out of me 😭😭😭😭 I have not seen the Original candy man in yearsssssssssssssss
Michael McCain • Yes, Candyman is the first modern day Supernatural slasher film that features an African American man in the main role. And as far as mainstream Hollywood movies go, I think he's still the only one, which is kind of sad.
@@jamescolby7125 hey was bones a slasher to or no bones was patrayed by snoop dogg
Candyman Forever
🎵Happy Birthday To U WHOO
Happy Birthday Two U WHOO
Happy Birthday Dear Todd
Happy Birthday ✌️ U🎵 WHOO Happy Birthday Tony Todd. Your awesome, man. I love Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen. I love watching alien movies!!! I seen all Transformers movies. I love the rock bank. "Linkin Park." It's better. Speaking of Rock. Me and my older and younger brothers, we seen The Rock. It is super awesome, and pretty kool. Hell yeah. And Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is also kool, game, I mean. We love Call of Duty Black Ops...! My younger brother loves killing zombies, that's it. The Rock, Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen r good movies... and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is great game. Fully support. May the Peace be with u Tony Todd. From Harlingen Texas. December 4, 1954
December 4, 2022 through December 4, 3022
Tony Todd and Virginia are always interviewed about candyman but, I'd like to see an interview of her 👉08:25.She was so fine 😘.
Oh that’s funny. Tony thought they were joking about him playing Sammy Davis ah ha ha haaaa. Ya know because He’s so tall Tony. Funny.
This movie came out when i was young back when scary movies were SCARY MOVIES. We had Children of the Corn, Fright Knight, Fright Knight 2 (my fave bc of Julie Carmen as Regine Dandridge), Tales From The Crypt, Pumpkin Head, Jason, Freddy Kruger Nightmare On Elm Street, the movie wit the possessed semi trucks Maximum Overdrive I think?, People Under The Stairs, Chucky, The Leprechaun, Jaws, Orca, & IT. Them shits was all SCARRYYYYY! But those movies are why today I have a strong stomach. Nothing phases me. They don't make scary movies like that now bc everybody gets offended and they wonder why their kids grow up to be pu$$ies lol.
Spot on 💯🎯
"We are Venom"
Your name is fantastic.
great interview but i just think that it's a spoiler for anyone who hasn't seen it
I hate how they changed parts of the origin story in the new candyman
They didn’t , it’s just the latest story . That’s why they say “the hive” anyone’s story can become a urban legend.
@@tradariusmaddox6827 but in the original Tony Todd's name was Granville T Candyman.. he says it in this video
@@ultimatesunrise so you’re not referring to the new candyman that’s coming out next month?
@@tradariusmaddox6827 yes I am.. they are saying they call him candyman because he gave kids candy when thats not the case
Doesn't surprise me one bit. The original is a classic. To alter that story is a crime against humanity and an example of absurdity. Some films should be left alone
No one never seen candy man what he really looks like in the story of The forbidden.
The original was a love story...... That remake lost the plot, unfortunately.
Didn’t like the film or it’s offensive contextual meaning that is hidden under folklore. But the gem of the film is and always will be obviously Tony Todd’s depiction and nothing else more.
Love this movie
Classic in the brown society forever we still hear the whisper 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
RIP Tony Todd