Sucker (1998)

Anthony is a vampire who uses his popular rock band as a front to lure beautiful, young groupies to his lair. His assistant, Reed disposes of the bodies of these victims after Anthony ... See full summary »

Director:

Hans Rodionoff

Writer:

Hans Rodionoff

Stars:

Yan Birch, Alex Erkiletian, Monica Baber

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yan Birch	...	Anthony
Alex Erkiletian	...	Reed Buccholz
Monica Baber	...	Vanessa (as Monica Barber)
P.K. Phillips	...	Lenore
Colleen Moore	...	Beth
Harvey J. Alperin	...	Dr. Pez-Huoy (as Zacky Zuman)
Gregory Fawcett	...	Seth (as Greg Fawcett)
Melissa Park	...	Sandy
Christopher Poncin	...	Frank (as Chris Poncin)
Gail Thackray	...	Kirsten (as Gail Harris)
Kurt Hull	...	Tobin
Matt Fallon	...	Pulpy
Phil Beron	...	Dr. Hottengriff
Greg Marusak	...	Patient
Mike Brophy	...	The Band

Storyline

Anthony is a vampire who uses his popular rock band as a front to lure beautiful, young groupies to his lair. His assistant, Reed disposes of the bodies of these victims after Anthony seduces and kills them. As a result of his bloody lifestyle, Anthony soon contracts a deadly virus. Reed must try to save his master from a fate worse than death.

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Plot Keywords:

troma | tromaesque | hiv aids | vampire | independent film | 

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Taglines:

It's time to raise the stakes!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Post Production Supervisor: Al Belate

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Connections

References Baywatch (1989)

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Soundtracks

The Passage
Written by Mike Brophy
Performed by Mike Brophy and Christos Avdelas
Published by Timber Box Music

User Reviews

Infected: The History of Sucker

Here's one of the more underseen Troma movies out there. But also a fine example of a film which doesn't quite live up to its premise. And the premise being "Vampire catches AIDS". A hard premise to screw up. Not to say Sucker screws it up, exactly. But I expected something more than this when I first saw it in 1998. The idea of a vampire contracting the aids virus sounded a bit more taboo way back then, so, of course I had certain expectations for this film that weren't exactly met. But have recently given it a rewatch. And despite still being a tad underwhelming, it really is a fun little film.

Sucker: The Vampire focuses on the growing friendship of a vampire and his awkward henchman. A friendless loser, and raging Necrophiliac named Reed, who vaguely resembles a werewolf but isn't one. Just a tool, really. He seems to want to be Anthony's buddy pretty bad, but of course the brooding creature of the night isn't interested. He just needs him to dispose of the corpses of the hot young ladies that he sucks dry on a nightly basis. which is the perfect job for Reed, being that he gets to stick it to them good before sending them to their final resting place.

Once Anthony catches the aids and seeks advice from his dimwitted henchman, Reed is there for his master like a real friend should be. Although, he's a bit concerned that the may also have aids, now, due to all the corpse loving he does, which leads to an awkward little scene between the two where Anthony gets all huffy and self righteous when he learns of his henchman's fetish. But slowly, they form a warm friendship as Anthony lets his guard down along with his immune system. Bonding over aids, so to speak. And Reed proves to be a true friend to Anthony until the bitter end.

One of the many overlooked Troma movies to come out of the 90's, Sucker is a pretty cool Horror comedy. Although, it could have stood to be a little less silly and a little more surreal which is what I expected for some reason. The premise alone is funny enough without so many attempts at goofy humor. However, this movie's attempt at making AIDS funny without making fun of those who have AIDS is accomplished rather well. Sucker is nothing mindblowing, but for those Troma fans who think they've seen it all, here's a little gem you might have missed. 4/10

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Sucker the Vampire

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seed Productions (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color