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Suffering Man's Charity

  • 2007
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
918
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Anne Heche, Alan Cumming, and David Boreanaz in Suffering Man's Charity (2007)
Dark ComedyComedyHorror

Jonathan Vandermark is a music teacher with a weakness for young men with great aspirations and without a pot to piss in. When Sebastian enters his life and takes advantage of John's charity... Read allJonathan Vandermark is a music teacher with a weakness for young men with great aspirations and without a pot to piss in. When Sebastian enters his life and takes advantage of John's charity, his life and afterlife will be changed forever.Jonathan Vandermark is a music teacher with a weakness for young men with great aspirations and without a pot to piss in. When Sebastian enters his life and takes advantage of John's charity, his life and afterlife will be changed forever.

  • Director
    • Alan Cumming
  • Writer
    • Thomas Gallagher
  • Stars
    • Alan Cumming
    • Alison Guh
    • David Boreanaz
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    • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    918
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alan Cumming
    • Writer
      • Thomas Gallagher
    • Stars
      • Alan Cumming
      • Alison Guh
      • David Boreanaz
    • 12User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Alan Cumming
    Alan Cumming
    • John Vandermark
    Alison Guh
    • Evelyn
    David Boreanaz
    David Boreanaz
    • Sebastian St. Germain
    Anne Heche
    Anne Heche
    • Helen Jacobsen
    Whitney Allen
    Whitney Allen
    • Blonde Girl In Bar
    Henry Thomas
    Henry Thomas
    • Eric Rykell
    Carrie Fisher
    Carrie Fisher
    • Reporter
    Ermahn Ospina
    Ermahn Ospina
    • Pedro
    Maria-Elena Laas
    Maria-Elena Laas
    • Liliana
    Rachelle Lefevre
    Rachelle Lefevre
    • Elaine
    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Renee
    Jane Lynch
    Jane Lynch
    • Ingrid Sorensen
    Clay Allen
    • Max
    Susie Park
    Susie Park
    • Max's Wife
    Desean Terry
    Desean Terry
    • Young Caterer
    Susan Deming
    Susan Deming
    • Agency Receptionist
    Monique La Barr
    • Dinner Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Jeffrey Landman
    Jeffrey Landman
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alan Cumming
    • Writer
      • Thomas Gallagher
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    10/10

    Wonderfully over-the-top dark comedy

    This movie is pure grand guignol with obvious references to "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" and "Sunset Boulevard." If you enjoy shrill, histrionic, over the top, morbid, nasty, vicious humor you'll love Alan Cumming's directorial debut.

    Purely on the technical merits, this film would deserve no more than 7 out of ten stars, maybe even a mere 4, but it has the madness, the idiosyncratic verve to become a camp cult classic. Cumming's performance is a bit of PeeWee Herman as Norma Desmond, but when you think he's pulled out all the stops, Karen Black takes it to the next level, and then.... well, it just gets madder and madder.

    While it is clearly not for everyone, "Suffering Man's Charity" is an absolute treat for the right -- or perhaps a very wrong -- mindset.
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    • Jun 19, 2007
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    • Release date
      • March 9, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Ghost Writer
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • NOW Productions
      • Zuckerman Entertainment
      • Anacol Productions Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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