Aulin only did two films after Candy. Then she married an Italian count or baron. That was also the only film that I made any money on. I had a percentage of the profits. Marlon Brando and Richard Burton had the same deal. It's very unusual for an actor to see anything extra. Of course, that was before the studios set up their Chinese bookkeeping system (laughs)." Regarding the scene where Grindl attempts to seduce Candy, production manager Gray Frederickson said that Marlon Brando tried to have actual sex with Ewa Aulin on camera. Reception Candy was one of many psychedelic films that emerged as the 1960s ended, along with Yellow Submarine, The Trip, Psych-Out, and Head. The film opened to moderate box office, but later became a cult classic from the psychedelic years of film. It was the 18th highest-grossing film of 1968. According to Variety, the film earned North American rentals of $7.3 million, but because of costs (including over $1 million paid out in participation fees), recorded an overall loss of $25,000. It was the 12th most popular film at the UK box office in 1969. Reviews were generally positive with a few misgivings. In a review representative of most professional reviewers at the time, Roger Ebert found it "a lot better than you might expect" but missed the "anarchy, the abandon, of Terry Southern's novel". Renata Adler of The New York Times decried "its relentless, crawling, bloody lack of talent". John Simon wrote, "If you know someone you want to start the new year as nauseated as possible, send him to see Candy." In 1969, the film earned Aulin a nomination for New Star of the Year – Actress at the 26th Golden Globe Awards. The film's soundtrack included "Rock Me", an original song from Steppenwolf which became a top-10 success for the band in the spring of 1969. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. Home media Candy was released on DVD by Anchor Bay on April 10, 2001, as a region 1 widescreen DVD, and was released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber on May 17, 2016, as a region A widescreen Blu-ray. See also List of American films of 1968 Candy (Southern and Hoffenberg novel) References External links 1968 films 1968 comedy films 1960s American films