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Kidnapping | Dismemberment
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Budget 250,000 USD
Director Guerdon Trueblood and co-star Vince Martorano had been best friends at George Washington University in Virginia and, both being interested in the film industry, had a bet as to who would find success first. Trueblood became an in-demand writer for TV shows and movies-of-the-week, and when he got the job of directing "The Candy Snatchers," asked writer Bryan Gindoff to create the character of Eddy specifically for Martorano, who was working as a commercial fisherman when he was summoned by Trueblood to appear in the film.
Originally titled "The Candy Snatch." The title was changed because said title made the movie sound like it was a porn film.
The story was inspired by the real-life Barbara Jane Mackle kidnapping incident that happened in Florida in 1968.
The house of Candy's parents belonged to director Richard Compton.
Despite The Candy Snatchers in particular garnering a cult following, Tiffany Bolling was dismissive of the film and took the role for the money, elaborating "I was doing cocaine and I didn't really know what I was doing. I was very angry about the way that my career had gone in the industry, the opportunities that I had and had not been given. The hardest thing for me, as I look back on it, was I had done The New People (1969) TV series and I had a lot of young people who really respected me and revered me as something of a hero, and then I came out with this stupid Candy Snatchers movie. It was a horrendous experience."
"Eddy: Take it easy, baby! You're just bein' kidnapped."
"Avery: [to Jessie] What are my chances of getting out of this? Jessie: [to Alan] Lie to Him Alan: [to Avery] Pretty good!"
