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The Suckling

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The Suckling (1990)
A pregnant woman reluctantly goes to an illegal abortion clinic, which also doubles as a brothel, only to have her aborted mutated fetus attack everyone at the clinic.
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A pregnant woman reluctantly goes to an illegal abortion clinic, which also doubles as a brothel, only to have her aborted mutated fetus attack everyone at the clinic.A pregnant woman reluctantly goes to an illegal abortion clinic, which also doubles as a brothel, only to have her aborted mutated fetus attack everyone at the clinic.A pregnant woman reluctantly goes to an illegal abortion clinic, which also doubles as a brothel, only to have her aborted mutated fetus attack everyone at the clinic.
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Francis Teri
  • Writer
    • Francis Teri
  • Stars
    • Frank Rivera
    • Marie Michaels
    • Gerald Preger
Top credits
  • Director
    • Francis Teri
  • Writer
    • Francis Teri
  • Stars
    • Frank Rivera
    • Marie Michaels
    • Gerald Preger
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    • 31User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    Frank Rivera
    Frank Rivera
    • Axelas Axel
    • (as Frank Reeves)
    Marie Michaels
    • Candyas Candy
    Gerald Preger
    • Shermanas Sherman
    Lisa Petruno
    Lisa Petruno
    • Girlas Girl
    Janet Sovey
    • Big Mamaas Big Mama
    Tim Martin Crouse
    • Billas Bill
    Susan Brodsky
    • Sherylas Sheryl
    Allen Lieb
    • Doctor #2as Doctor #2
    Bobby Shapiro
    • Doctor #1as Doctor #1
    Caesar Monroy
    • Attendant #1as Attendant #1
    Antoinette Greene
    Antoinette Greene
    • Berthaas Bertha
    Brian Muirhill
    • Customeras Customer
    Jeff Burchfield
    • Policeman #2as Policeman #2
    Hector Collazo
    • Creatureas Creature
    Michael Gingold
    • The Sucklingas The Suckling
    Ella Aralovich
    • Maryas Mary
    Alley Ninestein
    Alley Ninestein
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Astrid
    • Tammyas Tammy
    • Director
      • Francis Teri
    • Writer
      • Francis Teri
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    • Trivia
      The 1997 VHS release box claims: "THE SUCKLING has been compared to ALIEN for its claustrophobic intensity and DIE HARD for its non-stop action".
    • Goofs
      In Lisa Petruno's opening dream sequence when she gets her throat slit, she goes to open the medicine cabinet and you can see the sliced throat makeup prosthetic already on her neck.
    • Connections
      Featured in Best of the Worst: Plinketto #9 (2021)

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    4/10
    A bit of a stinker.
    Check out the outrageously tasteless premise for The Suckling (AKA Sewage Baby): an aborted fetus, removed by coat hanger in a back street clinic, is flushed down a toilet and winds up in the sewer where toxic sludge mutates it into a huge monster that attacks the occupants of a brothel.

    What sounds like a hugely enjoyable trash classic in the making is seriously hampered by terrible performances, a frequently dull script that spends too much time on the characters chatting about escape when it should be delivering scares and piling on the gore, and an incredibly goofy creature that looks like something H.R. Geiger designed for a laugh. In short, it all feels like a wasted opportunity.

    Made on a tight budget, the film is clearly a labour of love by writer/director Francis Teri, making me feel a bit bad for ragging on it, so here's a few positives to ease my conscience a little: the electronic score is rather effective, there are some fun attempts at stop-motion animation, and Teri achieves one or two genuinely inspired moments of absurdity (the shonky puppet creature returning to the womb being a hilarious highlight).
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    • Release date
      • February 12, 1992 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sewage Baby
    • Filming locations
      • Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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    • Budget
      • $50,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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