Candyman: The David Klein Story

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 24, 2010

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

New Zealand, United States of America

Production

Lone Pine,Picnic Productions

Cast

David Herman Klein,'Weird Al' Yankovic,Bert Klein

Director

Costa Botes

Producer

Eddie Schmidt,Jennifer Cardon Klein,Bert Klein,Costa Botes,Douglas Blush

Music

Tom McLeod

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1524107