Curtis's Charm is a Canadian comedy-drama film, released in 1995. The directorial debut of John L'Ecuyer, the film won a special jury citation for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
Curtis's Charm | |
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Directed by | John L'Ecuyer |
Written by | John L'Ecuyer |
Starring | Maurice Dean Wint Callum Keith Rennie Rachael Crawford Hugh Dillon |
Music by | Mark Korven |
Release date | 1995 |
Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Based on a short story by Jim Carroll, the film stars Maurice Dean Wint as Curtis, a paranoid drug addict who believes his mother-in-law has cast a voodoo spell on him, which has resulted in his being stalked by a killer squirrel.[2] With the help of his friend Jim (Callum Keith Rennie), he tries to devise a talisman to protect him from the curse.
The film garnered two Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996:[3]
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