Curtains (film)
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| Curtains | |
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| Directed by | Richard Ciupka (credited as Jonathan Stryker) |
| Produced by | Peter R. Simpson |
| Written by | Robert Guza, Jr. |
| Starring | John Vernon Samantha Eggar Michael Wincott |
| Music by | Paul Zaza |
| Cinematography | Robert Paynter |
| Editing by | Michael Laverty Henry Richardson (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Jensen Farley Pictures (USA) Norstar Releasing (Canada) Vestron Video (video) |
| Release date(s) |  March 4, 1983 September 14, 1984 |
| Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,700,000 CAD (Estimated) |
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Curtains is a 1983 Canadian horror film. Although it has been released in a VHS format for home video, the film has yet to see a dvd release.
Tagline: Six beautiful girls, trying to get ahead... when the curtains fall, five will be dead.
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[edit] Cast
- John Vernon as Jonathan Stryker
- Samantha Eggar as Samantha Sherwood
- Michael Wincott as Matthew
- Lynne Griffin as Patti
[edit] Production
Filming for Curtains began November 10, 1980, and was completed December 19, 1980. The film was shot on locations in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
[edit] Influence
- American death metal band Mortician used a sample from Curtains as an intro for the song "Audra" from their 2003 album Darkest Day of Horror. Bassist / vocalist Will Rahmer has said in interviews that Curtains is one of his favorite films.
