Curtis's Charm (1996)
This film, based on a Jim Carroll short story, recounts the tale of Curtis and his encounter with voodoo. Curtis is a drug addict who has become paranoid, thinking that his wife's mother has cast evil spells on him. He meets his friend Jim and asks him for help in counteracting her black magic. Jim tries to reason with his friend, but when that fails, he decides to play along and make him a talisman. Drawing a snake on a scrap of paper and mumbling an incantation, Jim gives him this charm. This immediately solves Curtis's problems...or does it?
- Date of release
- 1996-02-16
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- John L'Ecuyer
Casting
- Maurice Dean Wint — Curtis
- Callum Keith Rennie — Jim
- Rachael Crawford — Cookie
- Barbara Barnes-Hopkins — Voodoo Ma
- Aron Tager — Park Worker
- Hugh Dillon — Spitting White Trash Thug
Interesting facts
Curtis's Charm is a 1995 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by John L'Ecuyer in his directorial debut. The film won a special jury citation for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival.
Production
Filming began in April 1995, and took place over five weeks. It was shot on black and white 16 mm film.
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