Strangers with Candy
5.9
“Going to high school for the first time is always scary... Especially the second time around.”
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.
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Cast
26 people
Amy Sedaris
Jerri Blank
Known for
BoJack Horseman
The Mandalorian
Stephen Colbert
Chuck Noblet
Known for
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Paul Dinello
Geoffrey Jellineck
Known for
Be Kind Rewind
Plump Fiction
Greg Hollimon
Principal Blackman (as Gregory Holliman)
Also in
Strangers with Candy
The Fugitive
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Henry
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Moneyball
Ian Holm
Dr. Putney
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Chandra Wilson
Inmate
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Frankie & Alice
Deborah Rush
Sara Blank
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
American Wedding
Dan Hedaya
Guy Blank
Known for
The Addams Family
Commando
Joseph Cross
Derrick Blank
Known for
Big Little Lies
Jack Frost
Elisabeth Harnois
Monica
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Keith
Alexis Dziena
Melissa
Known for
Fool's Gold
Invasion
Paul Dinello Director · Amy Sedaris Writer Stephen Colbert Writer
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $3.5M · United States release June 28, 2006
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,254,124
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Worldwide Pants
Production
Roberts/David Films
Production
Comedy Central Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2005
Premiere
United States · June 28, 2006
Limited theatrical
United States
June 17, 2006 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
July 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Canada
September 24, 2006 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
Russia
November 9, 2006 · Limited theatrical
Spain
July 27, 2007 · Physical
Sweden
July 28, 2006 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 11, 2006 · Physical
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