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Candyman: The David Klein Story (2010)

1h 15m

Running Time

Candyman: The David Klein Story (2010)

Name: Candyman: The David Klein Story
Genre: Adventure, Documentary, Action
Released: 2010-01-24

1h 15m

Running Time

Plot.

Candyman tells the amazing true story of David Klein, an eccentric candy inventor from LA, who came up with the concept of Jelly Belly® jellybeans. These colorful beans became a pop culture phenomenon, revolutionized the candy industry and were personally endorsed by Ronald Reagen. However, David's eccentric personality and peculiar sense of business led him to leave Jelly Belly just as it was about to explode and grow into a billion dollar enterprise. Is there room for eccentric genius in the modern corporate world? The film tells how Klein may have lost his beans, but kept his soul.

Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

David Herman Klein

Himself

Bert Klein

Himself / Producer

Bert Klein

Self

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Himself

Costa Botes

Director / Camera Operator / Sound / Producer / Editor

Tom McLeod

Original Music Composer

Jennifer Cardon Klein

Production Coordinator / Producer

Douglas Blush

Editor / Executive Producer

Matt Stutter

Sound Editor

George Port

Visual Effects

Eddie Schmidt

Executive Producer

Phil Burton

Sound Mixer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 24, 2010

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 15m

Genres
Adventure Documentary Action

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

candy

pop culture

jellybean

biography

Wiki.

Candyman is a documentary film by director Costa Botes about the rise and fall of David Klein, the man who developed and was the original copyright owner of Jelly Belly jelly beans. Klein went on to adopt the title of Candyman in his Candyman Kitchens business once his non-compete clause was up following sale of the Jelly Belly copyright.

The film heavily features David Klein and his son Bert Klein, but also includes interviews from then partner and supplier Herman Goelitz Candy Company (now renamed Jelly Belly) as well as Weird Al Yankovic.

The film was featured in at the Slamdance Film Festival where it averaged 4.16 out of 5 stars in audience reviews, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto, Rincon International Film Festival in Puerto Rico and the Omaha Film Festival in Omaha, Nebraska, all in 2010. It received mixed reviews from critics earning a B+ rating from The A.V. Club and 6 out of 10 stars from PopMatters and 2 out of 5 stars from Reel Film.