{"id":4004,"date":"2022-01-10T22:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T22:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8000\/?page_id=4004"},"modified":"2025-06-12T03:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:34:45","slug":"curtiss-charm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/jim-carrolls-films\/curtiss-charm\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtis’s Charm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jim Carroll’s Drawing of Curtis’s Charm\nFrom Fear of Dreaming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Based on the short story by Jim Carroll, Curtis’s Charm<\/em>, this film is a smart, laugh-out-loud comedy that percolates with wit and energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A chance reunion of two buddies, Jim (Callum Keith Rennie) and Curtis (Maurice Dean Wint), a few years after their stint in rehab, sets the stage for a hilarious and spirited look at life on the street. The two outlaws band together in order to save the delusional Curtis from his evil mother-in-law and the “voodoo juju” curse she has placed him under. Jim concocts a good luck “charm” and persuades Curtis that it will protect him from evil. The placebo works all too well and the result is startling, not only for Curtis but for all those around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"CURTIS'S
Written and Directed by John L’Ecuyer
Eastside Films, 1995<\/strong>
An Alliance International Video Release
Presented by Atom Egoyan and Patricia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written and Directed by<\/strong> JOHN L’ECUYER
Starring <\/strong>MAURICE DEAN WINT, CALLUM KEITH RENNIE, BARBARA BARNES-HOPKINS, ARON TAGER, and RACHEL CRAWFORD
Original Music<\/strong> MARK KORVEN
Associate Producer<\/strong> CAROLYNNE BELL
Executive Producers<\/strong> ATOM EGOYAN & PATRICIA ROZEMA
Produced by<\/strong> SANDRA CUNNINGHAM
Based on the story by <\/strong>JIM CARROLL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on the short story by Jim Carroll, Curtis’s Charm, this film is a smart, laugh-out-loud comedy that percolates with wit and energy A chance reunion of two buddies, Jim (Callum Keith Rennie) and Curtis (Maurice Dean Wint), a few years after their stint in rehab, sets the stage for a hilarious and spirited look … Continue reading Curtis’s Charm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4631,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[49],"class_list":["post-4004","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9VlUH-12A","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4519,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/jim-carroll-music-and-spoken-word\/spoken-word-lecture-recordings-by-jim-carroll\/","url_meta":{"origin":4004,"position":0},"title":"Spoken-Word\/Lecture Recordings by Jim Carroll","author":"catholicboy.com","date":"January 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"See also: Spoken-Word: Collaborations Pools of MercuryReleased: 1998By: Jim CarrollLabel: MercuryGenre: Music and spoken word Get this album on Amazon Curtis's Charm: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackReleased: 1996By: Music by Mark Korven with songs by My Brilliant BeastLabel: Rabid Dog ProductionsGenre: Film soundtrack Carroll reads \"Curtis's Charm,\" from Fear of Dreaming.\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/naropa-university_174.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/naropa-university_174.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/naropa-university_174.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10139,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/research\/performance-reviews\/jim-carroll-at-magic-stick-detroit-mi-2000\/","url_meta":{"origin":4004,"position":1},"title":"Jim Carroll at Magic Stick Detroit, MI (2000)","author":"Cassie Carter","date":"June 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Jim Carroll at Magic StickDetroit, MI 15 January 2000Review by\u00a0Christian This review was posted as a message on the Jim Carroll email discussion list, at the time hosted by Onelist. -- Webmaster my name's 'christian', i'm 21 from windsor, ontario, canada, eh... nuff' aboot me... anyone catch the detroit show\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":552,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/literary-works\/books-of-poetry-by-jim-carroll\/fear-of-dreaming-the-selected-poems-of-jim-carroll\/","url_meta":{"origin":4004,"position":2},"title":"Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems of Jim Carroll (Second Edition)","author":"Cassie Carter","date":"August 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Get this book on Amazon Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems of Jim CarrollSecond EditionPublished: 1998By: Jim CarrollPublisher: Penguin BooksLength: 113 pagesCover design: Gail BelensonCover painting: Paul Klee,\u00a0Picture Album, 1937 Fear of Dreaming\u00a0collects all of Carroll's poems from\u00a0Living at the Movies\u00a0and most of\u00a0The Book of Nods. 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