Film

Strangers with Candy

2006 · 1h 26m · Comedy

Going to high school for the first time is always scary... Especially the second time around.

IMDb

5.9

Rotten Tomatoes

51%

Metacritic

57

A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.

Amy Sedaris

Jerri Blank

Stephen Colbert

Chuck Noblet

Paul Dinello

Geoffrey Jellineck

Greg Hollimon

Principal Blackman (as Gregory Holliman)

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Henry

Ian Holm

Dr. Putney

Chandra Wilson

Inmate

Deborah Rush

Sara Blank

Dan Hedaya

Guy Blank

Joseph Cross

Derrick Blank

Elisabeth Harnois

Monica

Alexis Dziena

Melissa

Carlo Alban

Megawatti

Allison Janney

Alice

Dolores Duffy

Iris Puffybush

Maria Thayer

Tammi Littlenut

• Paul DinelloDirector · Writer
• Stephen ColbertWriter
• Amy SedarisWriter
• Mitch RouseWriter
• Mark RobertsProducer
• Valerie Schaer NathansonProducer
• Lorena DavidProducer
• David LettermanExecutive Producer
• Fred NigroExecutive Producer
• Rob BurnettExecutive Producer

Strangers With Candy Trailer (2005)

Release date

June 28, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$2,254,124

Genres

Comedy

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