Candy Mountain

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Candy Mountain

R,

1988,

1h 31m,

Drama

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New York City, 1980s. A struggling, deadbeat musician named Julius has fallen on hard times. With no guitar, band or paying gigs, he cooks up a get-rich-quick scheme – to find the legendary, yet elusive guitar-maker Elmore Silk. Considered one of the greatest luthiers in the business, Silk’s disappearance from the scene has only made his work more coveted by musicians and executives looking to make a buck off his name. Julius agrees to track the man down and sets out on the road. Meant to be a simple journey upstate, Julius stumbles down a long, winding road full of dead-ends and wrong turns towards an eventual revelatory conclusion in the Canadian wilderness.

J. Hoberman

Village Voice

Nov 5, 2008

In a way, this shaggy-dog hipster road film is Frank's ultimate work -- evoking the end of the road and even the end of Endsville-but he has persevered.

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Hal Hinson

Washington Post

Jan 1, 2000

Watching Candy Mountain, we're lulled into a mood of uncertain but pleasurable anticipation.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Jan 1, 2000

Ambling along like a wry, laid-back "Heart of Darkness," this likable and touching film makes good use of Frank's remarkable photographic eye and Wurlitzer's witty, acerbic, and quasi-mystical handling of myth that has served him well in his novels.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dec 20, 2008

A-

Enjoyably weird quintessential road movie.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Sep 26, 2005

3/5

Andy Klein

Los Angeles CityBeat

Sep 2, 2004

3/5

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New York City, 1980s. A struggling, deadbeat musician named Julius has fallen on hard times. With no guitar, band or paying gigs, he cooks up a get-rich-quick scheme – to find the legendary, yet elusive guitar-maker Elmore Silk. Considered one of the greatest luthiers in the business, Silk’s disappearance from the scene has only made his work more coveted by musicians and executives looking to make a buck off his name. Julius agrees to track the man down and sets out on the road. Meant to be a simple journey upstate, Julius stumbles down a long, winding road full of dead-ends and wrong turns towards an eventual revelatory conclusion in the Canadian wilderness.

Director: Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer
Producer: Philippe Diaz, Ruth Waldburger
Screenwriter: Rudy Wurlitzer
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 1988, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2024
Runtime: 1h 31m

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