Curtis's Charm (1996)
Overview
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?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.956 |
Directed By
John L'Ecuyer
Crew
John L'Ecuyer
Jim Carroll
Craig Webster
John L'Ecuyer
Sandra Cunningham
Mark Korven
Harald Bachmann
Atom Egoyan
Patricia Rozema
Carolynne Bell
John Dondertman
Beth Pasternak
Ross Redfern
TOP CAST
Maurice Dean Wint
Curtis
Rachael Crawford
Cookie
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
Voodoo Ma
Aron Tager
Park Worker
Hugh Dillon
Spitting White Trash Thug
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