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Curtis's Charm (1995)

Curtis's Charm poster
Directed by
John L'Ecuyer
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A paranoid drug addict thinks his mother-in-law put a voodoo curse on him. With his friend's help he tries to make a protective charm while being stalked by a killer squirrel.

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What happens

Curtis's Charm is a 1995 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by John L'Ecuyer in his directorial debut. The film won a special jury citation for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. 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. With the help of his friend Jim (Callum Keith Rennie), he tries to devise a talisman to protect him from the curse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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