Bloodsucking Bastards (2015)

An action-packed horror comedy, BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS stars Fran Kranz as Evan, a dutiful and overworked employee stuck at a soul-killing corporation with his beautiful co-worker and ... See full summary »

Director:

Brian James O'Connell

Writers:

Dr. God, Ryan Mitts

Stars:

Fran Kranz, Pedro Pascal, Joey Kern

9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fran Kranz	...	Evan
Pedro Pascal	...	Max
Joey Kern	...	Tim
Joel Murray	...	Ted
Emma Fitzpatrick	...	Amanda
Yvette Yates	...	Zabeth
Justin Ware	...	Andrew
Marshall Givens	...	Frank
David F. Park	...	Dave
Neil W. Garguilo	...	Mike
Parvesh Cheena	...	Jack the Intern
Zabeth Russell	...	Elaine
Sean Cowhig	...	Janitor
Patricia Rae	...	Sofia
Brian James O'Connell	...	Mail Room Boy

Storyline

An action-packed horror comedy, BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS stars Fran Kranz as Evan, a dutiful and overworked employee stuck at a soul-killing corporation with his beautiful co-worker and girlfriend Amanda (Emma Fitzpatrick) and his slacker best friend Tim (Joey Kern). Evans world begins to crumble when Amanda dumps him and his boss Ted (Joel Murray) hands his coveted promotion to his nemesis Max (Pedro Pascal). When his office mates start going through disturbing changes, Evan must find a way to stop the evil brewing amidst the cubicles, and rescue his workplace pals before his life and career go from dead-end... to just dead.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | 

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Taglines:

Work. It sucks the life out of you.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bloodsucking Bosses

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fortress Features, MTY Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fran Kranz and Pedro Pascal have both been involved in a production of Joss Whedon. Fran was in The Cabin in the Woods and Dollhouse, while Pedro played Eddie in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Goofs

When Andrew (Justin Ware) goes into the basement to get the August reports, Zabeth (Yvette Yates) said she was expecting Evan (Fran Kranz). But when Evan is looking through the personnel files, it had Andrew listed as checked off, whereas Evans file showed as being undecided.

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Quotes

Frank: You don't get this badge without dusting a few puncture monkeys.

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Connections

References Leave It to Beaver (1957)

User Reviews

Had medium hopes, was disappointed.

In the same vein as horror comedies such as Shaun of the Dead, Bloodsucking Bastards tries to deliver laughs and scares but unfortunately fails to bring either to the table.

From the beginning you can see exactly what the movie is trying to achieve. An overworked underdog is put into a situation where he has to overcome monsters, get the girl, and avoid impending death. This much is readily Apparent in the trailer and is an easy enough story line to follow for a fun B movie. Unfortunately... you have to care about the characters to actually pull off that story line.

The comedic timing is off, and many of the characters are extremely unlikable, which can work in some cases, but in this case just doesn't due to the poor character development and the timing of the jokes.

I would say, stream this if you're bored, but don't plan a night around it or buy it.