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Curtains 1983 123movies

Curtains 1983 123movies

Six beautiful girls, trying to get ahead... when the curtains fall, five will be dead.Mar. 04, 198389 Min.
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Watch: Curtains 1983 123movies, Full Movie Online – Samantha Sherwood has worked with the well-known director Jonathan Stryker on all his major films. She naturally assumes she has been given the title role in his latest venture, “Audra”. He tells her that she nn needs to do some background research on the part, so arranges to have her committed to an asylum (as Audra is a former psychiatric patient). She goes along with this, not realising that he intends to leave her there indefinitely and audition six young women of various professions for the part instead. She finally manages to escape, and returns to the spooky old mansion where the auditions are taking place. But who is causing the disappearances of the young hopefuls?? Is it Samantha? Stryker? Or is one of the actresses willing to kill for the coveted part?? Just who is the killer behind the old-hag mask???.
Plot: Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.
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5.6/10 Votes: 5,012
57% | RottenTomatoes
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N/A Votes: 83 Popularity: 9.555 | TMDB

Reviews:

Little known slasher isn’t half bad
A number of good Canadian horror movies have made their way to the USA, to become cult classics. Bob Clark’s outstanding 1974 horror-thriller Black Christmas remains a staple of the modern “scary” movie. Beloved Jamie Lee Curtis came to horror fame through the likes of Prom Night (1980) and Terror Train (also 1980). However, you may not have heard of this interesting little shocker…

Curtains is a better-than average slasher, despite some of its reviews. The movie is about six actresses who go to audition at a director’s country house, where it seems someone is willing to kill for the role! While this may sound cliché, the film has enough creativity on it’s side for one not to really notice. It sets up some pretty good shock sequences. Anyone who has read about this film will surely have seen mention of the infamous “ice skating” scene, which is very memorable.

Curtains was a troubled production though. It was to be filmed in 1980 and ended up taking years before completion. So, any of the films “loose ends” are more likely a product of this problem. But it does hold together. The cast is quite good; Eggar, Griffin, and Thorson are in especially top-form. The direction is well done with a touch of style. Paul Zaza’s music score is an effective one. Last, but not least, the story itself is a gripper!

For horror fans, Curtains is a rare treat that is well worth seeking out. It ranks with some of the better slashers of the early ’80s.

*** out of ****

Review By: Nightman85
Draw the “Curtains” of a mishmash of a thriller/slasher
Two styles collide; one has a bit more style and flair (with emphasis on mood, lighting and camera angles etc.) while the other treats the material as a straight ahead stalk and slash flick. That’s the mishmash that is “Curtains” and while it’s a recipe for disaster somehow the film works quite well.

Several aspiring actresses (and a seasoned one) gather at a remote country house (in icy winter, no less) and subject themselves to auditions by an eccentric director (Vernon) for an upcoming feature film. Someone among them is a killer and the actresses disappear one by one.

What started out as an ambitious Hitchcockian thriller (by an ambitious first time director) was quickly shelved by the film’s producer in favor of more slasher film elements that were popular at the time. Even though most viewers don’t know what exactly was filmed originally and what was added on later; there is a striking difference in tone throughout the film and the climax, in particular, seems like an afterthought (although it’s a thrilling sequence) where there’s an extended chase scene in such different surroundings than all that’s preceded it.

There are some plot elements that appear only to be discarded completely early on (the creepy doll, for instance) and a character played by Michael Wincott must have remained mostly on the cutting room floor as his part is practically non-existent. The beginning; with Samantha Eggar as a seasoned film star voluntarily submitting herself to an asylum for research, is a nifty starting point which doesn’t lead anywhere and is resolved rather clumsily once the actresses at the secluded country house storyline has begun. This feels rather disjointed and is definitely the work of two colliding directors.

With all that said; “Curtains” is really an OK thriller and it’s overall weird vibe propels it through it’s rough spots. It’s very well acted, not only by pro’s Vernon and Eggar but Lynne Griffin and Lesleh Donaldson turn in fine work as well. The look of the film is splendid and there’s an absolute stunner of a scene where the killer slowly approaches a victim on ice skates on a frozen lake which culminates in a very nasty and inventive kill scene; the stuff slasher fans eat up with delight. Also I think the “hag” mask the killer dons is quite unsettling and creepy as hell.

A complete and utter mishmash but a treat for slasher fans who’ll definitely be the ones giving this film a fair shot to begin with anyway. Highly recommended for that lot.

Plus; I thought it was a nice touch to credit the main character Jonathan Stryker (the name of John Vernon’s character) as the director since neither wanted the credit.

Review By: ODDBear

Other Information:

Original Title Curtains
Release Date 1983-03-04
Release Year 1983

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 29 min (89 min), 1 hr 29 min (89 min) (USA)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director Richard Ciupka
Writer Robert Guza Jr.
Actors John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson
Country Canada
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A


Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex
Laboratory Medallion Film Laboratories, Toronto, Canada
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm

Curtains 1983 123movies
Curtains 1983 123movies
Curtains 1983 123movies
Curtains 1983 123movies
Curtains 1983 123movies
Curtains 1983 123movies
Curtains 1983 123movies
Curtains 1983 123movies
Curtains 1983 123movies
Curtains 1983 123movies
Original title Curtains
TMDb Rating 5.357 83 votes

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