Anne-Marie McCoy quotes from Candyman (1992)

Played by Vanessa Williams

View Quote You say you're doing a study? What 'you gonna study? How we're bad? We steal? We gang-bang? We're ALL on drugs right?... We ain't all like them assholes downstairs, you know. I just wanna raise my child good.

Scenes with Anne-Marie McCoy

View Quote Anne-Marie McCoy: You want to know about Ruthie Jean? They all been here, you know? Newspapers, cops, case workers... they all want to know. I heard her screaming. I heard right through the walls. I dialed 911. Nobody came. Nobody came. Everybody scared. He could come right through these walls, you know? I'm scared. Scared for my child. They ain't never gonna catch him.
Helen Lyle: Who?
Anne-Marie McCoy: Candyman.

View Quote Anne-Marie McCoy: White people never come 'round here except to cause us a problem.
Helen Lyle: Believe me, that's not what we want to do.

Other characters in Candyman (1992): Helen Lyle · Candyman · Clara · Jake · Monica · Bernadette 'Bernie' Walsh · Faux Candyman Gang Leader · Professor Philip Purcell · Trevor Lyle