Lucky (2002)

Director:

Steve Cuden

Writer:

Stephen Sustarsic (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

A Cartoon Writer... A Talking Dog... And A Yard FULL OF BODIES.

Plot:

Ever have one of those lifetimes where nothing seems to go right? Failing cartoon writer, Millard Mudd...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Serial Killer | Writer | Talking Dog | Animal In Title

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Michael Emanuel	...	Millard Mudd
Piper Cochrane	...	Misty
David Reivers	...	Lucky (voice)
Sydney	...	Lucky
Jillian Bach	...	Delivery Girl
Carrie Barton	...	Sadie Pray
Dianne Cohn	...	Dawn
Frances Kelly	...	Liz
Cheryl Francis Harrington	...	Electric Girl
Maureen Davis	...	Wendy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Romelia Bellah	...	Woman In Wheelchair (as Mel Bellah)
Kevin L. Bright	...	Transvestite Date
Alisa Chandler	...	Dragged Woman
Dorien Davies	...	Brunette Victim In Bed
Molly Beck Ferguson	...	Woman At Station (as Molly Beck)
Gina Francis	...	Ginna
Julia Lewald	...	Nun
David Margulis	...	Best Man
Sue Rasmussen	...	Stranded Motorist
Molly Shea	...	Blonde Woman In Bed
Virginia Stone	...	Old Woman

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including aberrant behavior, violence and language.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Muddfilms

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie when Millard goes to buy some beer he sets it down on top of his car. The next shot shows him driving away with the six pack still there. The scene after that shows him drinking that beer.

Dark Comedy Short on Laughs

This black comedy and horror hybrid stars Michael Emanuel as cartoon scriptwriter Millard Mudd. Mudd suffers from writer's block, alcoholism and a severely overactive imagination. One day on a late night beer run Mudd mows down a poor dog appropriately named Lucky. In his stupor he takes pity on the dog and takes it home to nurse him back to health. After a few days of heavy sleeping Lucky succumbs to his injuries. As Mudd gives Lucky a `good Christian burial' it appears that Lucky comes back from the dead and begins to dictate scripts telepathically to the very impressionable Mudd. The poor lonely Mudd's fantasy life and reality collide when the girl of his dreams enters his life and brings him floating back towards reality. But his happiness comes to an abrupt end when Lucky puts an end to his happiness and leads Mudd down the path of murder and debauchery.

This indie feature written by Stephen Sustarsic and helmed by first-time director Steve Cuden is a cleverly written low budget affair which is entertaining but not laugh out-loud funny. Put together well but lacked the budget to pull together a couple of good gory set pieces that would have helped the film tremendously. The writing and directing are good but a quicker pace may have helped the film too.

A good but unfulfilling dark comedy that has a twisted laugh every now and again and touches on horror elements but never seems to commit to either one wholeheartedly.

Suspiria10 gives it a C-.