Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.
- Tara DeMillo
- (as Sandra Warren)
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Did you know
- TriviaLynne Griffin performed her stand-up comedy routine in front of a live audience at the club Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- GoofsWhen Stryker and Sherwood see Dr. Pendleton at the beginning of the movie, a microphone is clearly visible above them for several seconds after they sit down.
- Quotes
Jonathan Stryker: What makes you think you're right for Audra?
Patti O'Connor: I'm as right as anybody else you've got here. I mean, goddammit! You haven't spent five minutes with me and now you're telling me I'm wrong for the part. Why? Because I haven't got a staple to my navel like that centerfold? Because I wouldn't pirouette into bed with you and skate on your face? I mean, what the hell are you looking for anyway and what do you want from me? I mean, who the fuck is Audra anyway?
[Jonathan stays silent]
Patti O'Connor: Are you enjoying yourself?
Jonathan Stryker: I'm enjoying a little bit of Audra.
[walks away]
Patti O'Connor: You bastard.
- Crazy creditsThe credits are divided into acts like a play, due to the movie being centered around acting and scripts.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ciupka: A Filmmaker in Transition (1983)
- SoundtracksSave my Soul
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** 1/2 (out of 4)
Director Jonathan Stryker (John Vernon) is about to start another movie and his lead actress Samantha Sherwood (Samantha Eggar) wants to make sure she knows what it's really like to be a crazy woman so she fakes an illness and has herself committed to an asylum. While in there she really does lose her mind and she's pushed over the edge when she learns that the director has invited six actresses to his mansion for a rehearsal to see who gets the lead role. Soon dead bodies start to pile up.
CURTAINS is a Canadian slasher that has pretty much been forgotten over the years, although it does have a somewhat strong cult following. The film is actually a pretty well thought out movie that manages to have a couple interesting kills, an interesting killer and some pretty good performances from the cast. If you're looking for non-stop gore and violence then you'll probably be disappointed as it's clear that the filmmakers were trying to set themselves apart from what the typical slasher was at the time.
I think the best thing going for the film is the cast. Vernon and Eggar aren't really the people you'd expect to see in a film like this but both of them bring a lot to the picture. Vernon was terrific as the rather jerk director who appears to have more up his sleeve than just an audition. Eggar is also extremely good as the actress who loses her mind and then sets out to let the director know the damage he has done to her. Both of them work extremely well together as does the rest of the supporting cast.
The actual mystery of the picture plays out quite nicely and especially since the first thirty minutes has some very interesting twists and turns. These little scenes really keep you off guard for the rest of the picture, which was a plus. With that said, CURTAINS does have a few moments where things stall out. I think a little more action would have helped matters and a faster pace as well. Still, CURTAINS is certainly a lot different than your typical slasher and there's enough going for it to make it worth viewing.
- Michael_Elliott
- Oct 10, 2015
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- Curtains - Wahn ohne Ende
- Filming locations
- Forks of the Credit, Ontario, Canada(gas station scene)
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- Budget
- CA$3,700,000 (estimated)