Suck (2009)

A comedy centered on a rock 'n' roll band that will do anything to become famous.

Director:

Rob Stefaniuk

Writer:

Rob Stefaniuk

Stars:

Rob Stefaniuk, Jessica Paré, Paul Anthony

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Stefaniuk	...	Joey
Jessica Paré	...	Jennifer
Paul Anthony	...	Tyler
Mike Lobel	...	Sam
Chris Ratz	...	Hugo
Alice Cooper	...	Bartender
Moby	...	Beef
Henry Rollins	...	Rockin' Roger
Iggy Pop	...	Victor
Dimitri Coats	...	Queeny
Dave Foley	...	Jeff
Alex Lifeson	...	Border Guard
Malcolm McDowell	...	Eddie Van Helsing
Carole Pope	...	Club Bouncer
Barbara Mamabolo	...	Danielle

Storyline

In Montreal, Joey is the lead singer of the struggling band "The Winners", composed by the sexy bass singer Jennifer, the guitarist Tyler, the drummer Sam and the handyman Hugo. Their incompetent and alcoholic manager Jeff is incapable to help them to reach success and they are on the road on tour playing in clubs and bars in Canada and United States of America. After a show in a bar in Montreal, Jennifer, who is also the Joey's former girlfriend, leaves the place with the creepy Queeny, who is a vampire, and they spend the night together. On the next morning, Jennifer does not meet the band and they travel in their hearse to participate in a rock 'n' roll show without her. In the last moment, Jennifer arrives with a different appearance and on the next day they find that their home page had had several hits, all of them with good reviews and compliments to Jennifer. They become famous and Jennifer great audiences to the shows of "The Winners" and one by one, the musicians are turned ...

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | band | van helsing | bartender | guitarist | 

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Taglines:

Vampires rock.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for vampire violence/gore, language and drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Suck - Bis(s) zum Erfolg

Filming Locations:

Toronto Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capri Films, Capri Vision, Téléfilm Canada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene in which Jennifer hovers over Joey's bed while he sleeps was achieved by turning the camera on its side. A makeshift nightstand and lamp were mounted to a wall, both actors were standing upright and Jessica Paré simply dipped in and out of frame.

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Quotes

Tyler: Woah! We're sleeping in the hearse tonight?

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Connections

References Gremlins (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Crossroads"
Written by Robert Johnson
Performed by Robert Johnson
Published by ©(1978), 1990, 1991 MPCA King of Spades / Claud L. Johnson (SESAC)
Administered by MPCA Music, LLC
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Canada, Inc.

User Reviews

I would say you're 30 pounds of junk food and a retail job away from killing yourself. Just a guess.

For those not into the Twilight genre of pretend vampire movies, this is an interesting film from Canada.

The band sucks, and so does someone else. The second sucking will cure the first.

Rock legends Alice Cooper, Moby, and Iggy Pop contribute to the fun, which also includes cartoon scenes interspersed throughout.

And, what would be a vampire movie without Van Helsing. Malcolm McDowell fills that role splendidly.

More yucks than gore. So, it is really a very soft R, almost a PG-13. Put drugs in a film and it overrides everything else.