Drama ·Comedy · Canada · 1996 · 1h 14m

Curtis's Charm

Curtis's Charm poster
Director
John L'Ecuyer
Cast
Maurice Dean Wint as Curtis Callum Keith Rennie as Jim Rachael Crawford as Cookie Barbara Barnes-Hopkins as Voodoo Ma Aron Tager as Park Worker Hugh Dillon as Spitting White Trash Thug
Crew
Harald Bachmann — Director of Photography Craig Webster — Editor Mark Korven — Original Music Composer John L'Ecuyer — Writer Jim Carroll — Novel Sandra Cunningham — Producer
Synopsis

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?

Mood & Themes
drug addictiondark comedymental illness
Key Collaborators
John L'Ecuyer Director Harald Bachmann Director of Photography Craig Webster Editor Mark Korven Original Music Composer John L'Ecuyer Writer Jim Carroll Novel Sandra Cunningham Producer Beth Pasternak Costume Design
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