Strangers with Candy (1999)★ 8.1/10
- Comedy
Directed by: Peter Lauer, Juan José Campanella, Dan Dinello, Danny Leiner, Bob Balaban
Written by: Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Mitch Rouse, Amy Sedaris, Matt Lappin
A 46-year-old ex-drug addict returns to high school as a freshman.
- Original title
- Strangers with Candy
- Storyline
- Jerri Blank is a 46-year-old "boozer, user, and loser" who tries to put her life back together. The reformed runaway and addict returns to high school as a freshman, where she tries to fit in and act hip with girls 1/3 her age. Unfortunately, she hasn't quite shed her immoral background or acquired any ethics, and her bizarre family and frustrated schoolmates have trouble interacting with her.
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 · 7,164
- Companies
- Comedy Central, Paramount Home Entertainment
- Release dates
- US March 11, 1999
- DE October 11, 2009