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'Strangers With Candy' won't disappoint fans
by Bob Townsend

Even die-hard fans of "Strangers With Candy" are likely to acknowledge that the satirically unhinged material that made the Comedy Central series (1999-2000) a cult thing might be better suited to 20 minutes on the tube than an hour and a half on the big screen. But for those who never tuned in, the main attraction of this movie "prequel" will be Amy Sedaris (sister of humorist writer David Sedaris) gleefully reprising her rubber-faced role as 46-year-old, recently paroled Jerri Blank, a self described "boozer, user and loser." Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Jerri Blank, a 46-year-old ex-junkie, emerges from a long prison stay with a special goodbye prison riot with her cellmates. Trying to start her life over, she returns to high school, only to confront the most dangerous gang of all: the cool kids.

FILM FACTS ...

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'Strangers With Candy'

Director: Paul Dinello
Starring: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker
Run time: 87 minutes
Release date: June 28, 2006
Rating: R for sexual content, language and some drug material.
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Meet Amy Sedaris
For the star of 'Strangers with Candy,' comedy comes naturally.

On the web
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View the trailer
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"Whether you guffaw, giggle or sit stone-faced ... will depend on your reaction to Sedaris and her freak show of over-the-top bad taste."

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The Palm Beach Post: B
"Sedaris has not given herself a particularly challenging role, but she manages to wring plenty of laughs out of Jerri's mugging."

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Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
" 'Strangers With Candy,' the film, is a huge mess, with boatloads of talent sailing rudderless on the Bad Adaptation Sea."