Bloodsucking Bastards (2015)

A down on his luck cubicle worker and his slacker best friend discover their new boss is a vampire who is turning their coworkers into the un-dead.

Director:

Brian James O'Connell

Writers:

Sean Cowhig, Neil Garguilo (as Neil W. Garguilo)

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 Redick	...	Zabeth (as Yvette Yates)
Justin Ware	...	Andrew
Marshall Givens	...	Frank
David F. Park	...	Dave
Neil Garguilo	...	Mike (as Neil W. Garguilo)
Parvesh Cheena	...	Jack the Intern
Zabeth Russell	...	Elaine
Sean Cowhig	...	Janitor
Patricia Rae	...	Sofia
Brian James O'Connell	...	Mail Room Boy

Storyline

Evan is a a dutiful and overworked employee stuck at a soul-killing corporation with his beautiful co-worker and girlfriend Amanda and his slacker best friend Tim. Evan's world begins to crumble when Amanda dumps him and his boss Ted hands his coveted promotion to his nemesis Max. However when the bodies start piling up and lazy coworkers become paler, hard-working, and more aggressive Evan soon discovers Max is actually a vampire, and has turned most of the office into vampires as well. Now Evan must defeat Max and rescue his workplace pals before his life and career go from dead-end - to just dead.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | office building | office worker | office | boss | 

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Taglines:

Work. It sucks the life out of you.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actors Fran Kranz and Joey Kern both were in horror movies that involved cabins and that contained dark humour. Kranz was in The Cabin in the Woods (2012), and Kern was in Cabin Fever (2002).

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Goofs

The motivational poster in Ted's office has "Persistence" misspelled as "Persistance."

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Quotes

Evan: Let's just get this over with, I'd rather die than listen to your lame management style any longer.
Max: My management style is effective! And refreshing.

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Connections

Features Zombeer (2014)

User Reviews

Tries too hard

Snarky horror-comedy that tries to blend the vibes of "Office Space" and "From Dusk 'Till Dawn" but doesn't quite have the wit or skill to pull it off. The comedy isn't as flat as the generic action sequences even if it goes mostly for good-natured laughs that lack, shall we say, the bite one might want from a vampire comedy. Too many of the cast members (especially Joey Kern and Pedro Pascal) are stuck doing shtick that seems like it could be thrown into any number of stories or sketches -- only Marshall Givens as a caffeine-fueled security guard and the underused Sean Cowhig as Jerry the Janitor manage to bring some spark of specificity to their roles. I wouldn't question the taste or sanity of anyone who enjoyed this film more than I did -- it isn't an abject failure -- but if you want to see Fran Kranz in a far superior example of comedic horror (one that actually doesn't forget it's a horror film), watch "Cabin in the Woods."

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 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