Rotten
Whether you guffaw, giggle or sit stone-faced through Strangers With Candy will depend on your reaction to Sedaris as Jerri and her freak show of over-the-top bad taste.
Bob Townsend, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Strangers with Candy
Going to high school for the first time is always scary... Especially the second time around.
2006 · 1h 26m · R
Comedy
Directed by
Paul Dinello
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Strangers with Candy
Overview
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.
Director and cast
- Paul Dinello Director
- Amy Sedaris as Jerri Blank
- Stephen Colbert as Chuck Noblet
- Paul Dinello as Geoffrey Jellineck
- Greg Hollimon as Principal Blackman (as Gregory Holliman)
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Henry
- Ian Holm as Dr. Putney
- Chandra Wilson as Inmate
- Deborah Rush as Sara Blank
- Dan Hedaya as Guy Blank
- Joseph Cross as Derrick Blank
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
51%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This plays like a 'Season One' DVD, silly moments interspersed with lots of dull plot and lame high-school send-up situations.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
I laughed my gluteus maximus off while watching.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh
Audiences should find the film brilliant or repellent. At the most interesting moments, it's a bit of both.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Some things were meant to be seen in small doses or on small screens. For all its subversive perks and quirks, Strangers is one of them.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
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