Synopsis
In 'Hard Candy', a seemingly innocent 14-year-old girl named Hayley Stark meets a successful photographer, Jeff Kohlver, in an Internet chat room and arranges a meeting. What initially appears to be a trap set by the older man turns into a psychological game of cat-and-mouse, with Hayley mercilessly executing her calculated plan of revenge.
Did You Know?
- The film was shot in just 18 days.
- Ellen Page was only 17 during filming.
- The title 'Hard Candy' refers to underage, attractive girls.
- Only two actors appear in the majority of the film.
- The screenplay was inspired by Japanese schoolgirls catching sexual predators.
Iconic Quotes
- Just because a girl can imitate a woman, does NOT mean she's ready to do what a woman does.
- I am every little girl you ever watched, touched, hurt, screwed, killed.
- Playtime is over, time to wake up.
- It's so easy to be a pest. It's harder to be a countervailing force.
- You were coming to me, before I was even thinking about coming for you.
