Cathy's Curse (1977)
"Cauchemares" (original title)

A young girl is possessed by the spirit of her dead aunt, who died in a car accident. Soon members of her family begin to mysteriously die off.

Director:

Eddy Matalon

Writers:

Myra Clément (screenplay), Eddy Matalon (screenplay),

Stars:

Alan Scarfe, Beverly Murray, Randi Allen

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Alan Scarfe	...	George Gimble
Beverly Murray	...	Vivian Gimble (as Beverley Murray)
Randi Allen	...	Cathy Gimble
Dorothy Davis	...	Mary
Mary Morter	...	Medium
Roy Witham	...	Paul
Bryce Allen	...	Amie de Cathy
Sonny Forbes	...	L'inspecteur (as Sony Forbes)
Robert V. Girolami	...	(as Bob Gerolami)
Renée Girard	...	Mme Burton
Linda Koot	...	Laura
Jeffrey LaFlamme
Peter MacNeill	...	Gimble en 1935 (as Peter McNeil)
Lisa Nickelt	...	Amie de Cathy
Hubert Noël	...	Le docteur

Storyline

A young girl is possessed by the spirit of her dead aunt, who died in a car accident. Soon members of her family begin to mysteriously die off.

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Plot Keywords:

spirit | car accident | aunt | ghost | supernatural horror | 

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Taglines:

Poor little Cathy. She has a problem with her favorite doll. It won't stop killing people!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cathy's Curse

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 840,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions Agora, Maki Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Gimble en 1935: Your mother is a bitch. She'll pay for what she did to you.

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Connections

Featured in Terror on Tape (1983)

User Reviews

"Your Mother is a SL*T!!!"

No, I'm not insulting your mother with that summary. That golden prose is actually uttered (poorly) by Cathy's drunk driving father to his psychic/psychotic child in the first five minutes of the film. It's a pretty good encapsulation of what you're getting yourself into.

Amazingly, I forced some friends to watch this and they actually made it to the end. Unfortunately, some of them only squeezed by, relieving their frustration by punching chairs, screaming into pillows and then, when all else failed to relieve their seething rage, they physically attacked me. Lets just say, I'm not allowed to pick the movies at the video store anymore. Along with the freakish "Pieces" and Doris Wishman's "A Night to Dismember", this film is basically the worst horror film ever made. That might be a pretty bold statement, but Cathy's Curse is a pretty bold movie. The car crash at the beginning of the film is so poorly shot and edited, it will probably give some of you seizures.

Of course the only way to watch this film is on the worst print you can find. I strongly suggest the Brentwood release. The full-frame, non-pan and scan makes the dialogue even more hilarious when it's coming from talking noses at opposing ends o the screen.

As a Canadian, there's no excuse for this exercise in crap.