Suffering Man's Charity (2007)

Jonathan Vandermark is a music teacher with a weakness for young men with great aspirations and without a pot to piss in. When Sebastian enters his life and takes advantage of John's charity, his life and afterlife will be changed forever.

Director:

Alan Cumming

Writer:

Thomas Gallagher

Stars:

Alan Cumming, David Boreanaz, Anne Heche

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Cumming	...	John Vandermark
David Boreanaz	...	Sebastian St. Germain
Anne Heche	...	Helen Jacobsen
Karen Black	...	Renee
Carrie Fisher	...	Reporter
Henry Thomas	...	Eric Rykell
Maria-Elena Laas	...	Liliana
Rachelle Lefevre	...	Elaine
Jane Lynch	...	Ingrid Sorensen
Ermahn Ospina	...	Pedro
Alison Guh	...	Evelyn
Clay Allen	...	Max
Susie Park	...	Max's Wife
Desean Terry	...	Young Caterer
Whitney Allen	...	Blonde Girl In Bar

Storyline

John Vandermark (Cumming) has taken in a struggling writer, Sebastian St. Germain (Boreanaz), who overstays his welcome. When John discovers that Sebastian has simply been using him, he turns the tables on his young tenant in an effort to make him work off his rent debt. When Sebastian dies accidentally in the process, John tries to make it up to him by helping him get his book published posthumously. When the book is published, John can't help but take credit for the work of genius... and Sebastian comes back to haunt him.

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Plot Keywords:

music teacher | writer | captive | bipolar disorder | little girl | 

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Taglines:

Deadline has a new meaning.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Italian

Release Date:

9 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghost Writer

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

NOW Productions, Zuckerman Entertainment, Anacol Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Eric: What is he, a drag queen?

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Soundtracks

"Listen To Your Heart"
Written by Duke Bojadziev & Angela McCluskey
Performed by Angela McCluskey

User Reviews

Even the greats have to whore themselves

Alan Cumming was great as the Emcee in Broadway's CABARET but here he whores himself out as actor AND director in an over-done, over-acted, nearly unwatchable thriller about an over-sexed writer (David Boreanaz) and a prissy music teacher (Cumming). As co-producer Cumming also calls in markers from the likes of Carrie Fisher, Jane Lynch, Anne Heche, Henry Thomas and Karen Black for cameos so short they couldn't possibly know the completed film would be so in-your-face awful. Black is especially cringe-worthy as a drunken whore. If you get off on seeing Boreanaz in skimpy ladies underwear, tied up with Christmas lights, this film might be worth a fast-forward; otherwise exorcise this GHOST.