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

3 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 | vampire hunter | rock concert | supernatural power | 

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Taglines:

Sex, blood and rock 'n' roll.

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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:

Koszmar

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the band border crossing scene, the Border Guard mentions that he used to be in a band. He is played by Alex Lifeson, famed guitarist of Canadian band Rush.

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Goofs

When the band stands in front of Queeny's house Hugo's (Chris Ratz) pants legs are tucked into his boots. When he urinates himself in the living room his pants legs are no longer tucked into his boots.

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Quotes

Jennifer: It's not what it looks like.
Sam: You ate beef!
Jennifer: Everyone be cool.
Tyler: Okay, we've definitely smoked PCP.
Jennifer: I can explain.
Joey: You can explain? You can explain why you're chewing on a severed arm?
Jennifer: Oh, don't be such a drama queen.

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Crazy Credits

Credits show a dedication to Rob's father: In Loving Memory Of My Father RON STEFANIUK SR.

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Connections

Referenced in Vild med dans: Vals og cha-cha-cha, del 2 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Flesh And Bone
Written by Dimitri Coats
Performed by Burning Brides
Published by Cobraside Distribution Inc.
Courtesy of Cobraside Distribution Inc.

User Reviews

Suck it and see..

After ten years on the road without success, rock band The Winners are on the verge of splitting up. Their luck changes, however, after Jennifer (Jessica Paré), the band's sexy female vocalist, falls victim to a vampire and becomes a member of the undead, drawing in the crowds with her supernatural stage presence. Pretty soon, the other members of the band are joining the ranks of the undead in their bid for fame and fortune.

It's a brave move to call your movie Suck, such a title inviting the obvious derogatory comment from those who don't quite appreciate your vision. Thankfully, Rob Stefaniuk's offbeat musical vampire road movie should avoid such harsh criticism from the majority of viewers: although it doesn't quite achieve the cult brilliance it so clearly strives for and some of the comedy falls flat, the fun cast (which includes rock stars Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Henry Rollins and Moby) and some surprisingly good songs make this moderately entertaining for the duration.