Candy Stripers (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, Candy Stripers is a horror film directed by Kate Robbins, running about 89 minutes. “They're running out of patients.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Thanks to an auto accident, a parasitic alien manages to get into a hospital. It quickly moves from the crash victim into a candy striper. Among the patients at the hospital are some rather short high school basketball players. It is through them that we watch the events unfold. The infected, or inhabited, candy striper becomes predatory. She goes after men for sex and after women to spread. Infected women develop an incredible sweet tooth and devour anything sweet they can find. The horror then spreads. As the horror takes over more of the hospital and the CDC locks it down, the basketball players and a few friends do everything they can to try and get out of the hospital. But soon it becomes evident that the problem has spread too far. Now if they manage to escape it will only be to delay the inevitable if they cannot halt the spread of aliens before they get out and take over the whole world.

Who’s in it. Candy Stripers stars Deanna Brooks as Janine, Brianna Berman as Pretty Candy Striper, Sarah McGuire as Tammy and Brian Lloyd as Matt, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.9/10, Candy Stripers has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Candy Stripers page.

If you liked it. Fans of Candy Stripers tend to enjoy Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Shining and Alien.