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Suck (2009) -- A rock’n’roll vampire spoof about a down and out band, The Winners, who will do anything for a record deal. When their disgruntled manager (Dave Foley) tells them that they are getting “long in the tooth”, he doesn’t know that his words are truly prophetic. During a road trip, their humdrum image radically changes when Jennifer (Jessica Paré), the bass player, disappears one night with a hip vampire (Dimitri Coats). She emerges with a sexually charged charisma that drives the audiences wild. As the band members succumb, one by one, to blood lust, their “gimmick” launches them into the limelight. Following an “incident” on a national radio show with “Rock’n Roger” (Henry Rollins), they hit mega-stardom beyond their wildest dreams. Joey (Rob Stefaniuk), the lead singer, is haunted by an eerie bartender (Alice Cooper), who turns out to be much more. Meanwhile, legendary vampire hunter, Eddie Van Helsig (Malcolm McDowell), is tracking them down, despite his fear of the dark. When a veteran music producer (Iggy Pop) calls them on becoming a vampire freak show, they begin to realize that fame is not what it’s cracked up to be. Suck is a wild ride down a highway to hell, with a killer soundtrack that includes Iggy Pop’s, “TVeye” and “Success”; Alice Cooper’s, “I am a Spider”; Lou Reed’s Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Nuthin”; David Bowie’s, “Here Comes the Night” and The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil”.

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Director:
Rob Stefaniuk
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A comedy centered on a rock 'n' roll band that will do anything to become famous. | add synopsis
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Wff 09: Review of Suck
 (From QuietEarth. 7 December 2009, 12:23 PM, PST)
Paul Anthony talks Vampire flick ‘Suck’ with Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Moby and more
 (From MovieSet.com. 28 October 2009, 3:43 PM, PDT)
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Cast

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Malcolm McDowell

Dave Foley ... Jeff
Henry Rollins ... Rockin' Roger
Nicole de Boer

Jessica Paré ... Jennifer
Iggy Pop ... Victor

Alice Cooper ... Bartender

Mike Lobel ... Sam

Moby ... Beef

Danny Smith ... Jerry
Barbara Mamabolo ... Danielle

Paul Anthony ... Tyler

Adam Wilson ... Vamp
Alex Lifeson ... Border Guard
Calico Cooper ... Barmaid
Rob Stefaniuk ... Joey
Carole Pope ... Club Bouncer
Dimitri Coats ... Queeny
Chris Ratz ... Hugo
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Canada
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Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Rock 'n roll vampire musical comedy road movie, 25 September 2009
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Author: larry-411 from United States

I attended the World Premiere of "Suck" at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. To simply say that this film is an original hybrid of genres doesn't do it justice. I'd label it a rock 'n roll vampire musical comedy road movie. Talk about a unique concept.

Writer/director/composer/lead actor Rob Stefaniuk has crafted a work of pure genius. The basic premise is simple: rock band The Winners, like most small-town acts, will do whatever it takes to make it in the music world. They stumble upon an "interesting" formula and hit the road.

The catch here is that the technique comes via bandmate Jennifer (Jessica Paré), who picked up something while carousing with a visiting rock band that gives them powers you just don't get from Red Bull.

The mind-boggling ensemble cast features such diverse icons as Malcolm McDowell and Dave Foley to rock legends including Alice Cooper, Henry Rollins, Moby, Iggy Pop, and Alex Lifeson. There aren't just cameos, either.

Even with its stellar cast, "Suck" is still story-driven and filled with gutbusting humor. The script guarantees a gag on every page. Production values belie the film's relatively small budget with topnotch visual and special effects that just wowed me. Michele Conroy's rapid-fire editing picks up the already fast pace of the action and never lets up. But the soundtrack makes the movie. Kickass music infuses the film in segments that could function as standalone videos or strung together to make a concert movie. The fact that most of the musicians/characters (led by director Rob Stefaniuk) actually wrote, play, and sing their own songs is a big plus, to say the least.

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