It’s been 30 years since Tony Todd first uttered the words, 'Be my victim,' to a terrified Virginia Madsen in 1992's horror cult classic Candyman.
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"I get so many stories at autograph tables about people doing challenges and mirrors and stuff," Todd recounted, referring to the film's folklore that results in him appearing in the mirror behind you."That’s what keeps the film alive because it gets passed generationally." But what is scarier than the myth himself? The bees. In fact, 200,000 of them were used for the film's most infamous scene, when afall out of Candyman's mouth as he leans down to kiss Helen. Unlike CGI-heavy movies of today, the scene was completed with practical effects.
It could have been worse if it were not for an unusual object repurposed just for the scene."We had a dental dam so they couldn't go further down [my mouth]," Todd revealed. "Then you had to sit for a good 20-25 minutes while [the bee wrangler] vacuums them off you," Madsen said as Todd chimed in to reveal"that's when they get feisty."