Curtains, released in 1983, is a Canadian slasher film
directed by Richard Ciupka and written by Robert
Guza Jr. The story focuses on a group of six actresses auditioning for
a lead role who become targeted by a masked killer in a remote mansion. Samantha Sherwood (Samantha
Eggar) is a film actress who’s had much success in the film industry,
but because of her age the director John
Striker (John Vernon) is no longer is interested in her work. The film
she is presently working is a role of a deranged schizophrenic. In an attempt of method acting, he admits
Samantha into a psychiatric ward to learn how to act as if she were actually
deranged. After months of being cooped up in an asylum, Samantha slowly begins
to deteriorate as the place takes a heavy toll on her and her sanity. She soon
finds out that her director John has been using her as a rouse the entire time
and was never interested in her as his lead role. She finally snaps and escapes the asylum with
the intent to murder the other actresses being auditioned at the remote mansion. She hopes of being the only one left to hire
for the leading role. Will she succeed in her devious plans to kill all the
other actresses? Attacking her victim with
a sickle and wearing a grotesque hag mask, she acts out in rage against the
other actresses auditioning the lead role. Has it been Samantha all along or
could it be her mysterious friend she trusts? In this thrill seeking horror, the murders
keep you guessing as to who is committing these acts and with a well done twist
of the story line at the end, Curtains is not one to miss. Released by Synapse
Films it can be purchased on BluRay or DVD directly from their website or from Amazon.
