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 ...
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Title: Curtis's Charm (1995)
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2 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Maurice Dean Wint | ... | Curtis | |
| Callum Keith Rennie | ... | Jim | |
| Rachael Crawford | ... | Cookie | |
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Barbara Barnes-Hopkins | ... | Voodoo Ma |
| Aron Tager | ... | Park Worker | |
| Hugh Dillon | ... | Spitting White Trash Thug | |
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Trent Carr | ... | Thug |
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Dale Harrison | ... | Thug |
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Brian Clancy | ... | The Killer |
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John Dondertman | ... | Furry Pimp |
| Bruce McDonald | ... | Man in Restaurant | |
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Bruno Bryniarski | ... | Dealer |
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Mary Sylwester | ... | Hooker |
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KEi | ... | Junkie |
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Trevor Black | ... | Junkie |
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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? Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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Jim: I don't know. It's different. Things aren't as crazy.
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Written by C. McCarty
Performed by My Brilliant Beast
Courtesy Random Sound
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Curtis: So what's it like, being clean?Jim: I don't know. It's different. Things aren't as crazy.
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No animals were harmed during the making of this motion picture. This includes the stuffed squirrel. See more »Soundtracks
Wild Mountain HoneyWritten by C. McCarty
Performed by My Brilliant Beast
Courtesy Random Sound
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 October 1996 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCompany Credits
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Both Rennie and Maurice Dean Wint are excellent as drug culture participants, one of whom is coping better than the other. Rennie in particular seems comfortable in the skin of his character, possibly his truest work. He also narrates the story penned by Jim Carrol. Somewhat bleak, but never boring, this is a good choice for a second feature to bring home from the video store. At slightly over an hour running time, there are no wasted scenes. The grainy black and white photography adds to the atmosphere nicely.