''Suck'' is a 2009 rock-and-roll vampire
black comedy
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horror film
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starring, written and directed by
Rob Stefaniuk
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. Stefaniuk stars alongside Canadian actress
Jessica Paré
Jessica Paré (born December 5, 1980) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her co-starring roles on the AMC series ''Mad Men'' and the CBS series '' SEAL Team''. She has also appeared in the films '' Stardom'' (2000), ''Lost and Delirious'' ...
,
Nicole de Boer
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(Stefaniuk's castmate from the TV series ''
Catwalk
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''),
Malcolm McDowell
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and rock artists
Alice Cooper
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,
Iggy Pop
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,
Henry Rollins
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and
Alex Lifeson
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of
Rush
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. Production took place in and around Toronto in late 2008.
Plot
The film follows a struggling rock band called the Winners as they tour across Canada and the United States. After band member Jennifer is turned into a vampire, the band quickly gains a following of groupies attracted to her newfound beauty. As their infamy grows, the vampire hunter Eddie Van Helsing learns that Jennifer is a vampire and vows to hunt her down.
While on tour, the band members are each turned into vampires, one by one. Although the band continues to grow in popularity, band member Joey loses interest in the vampire lifestyle after accidentally killing their producer, Victor, and eventually convinces Jennifer that they should become human again. After a brief altercation, Eddie agrees to help the band upon hearing of their plans to become human. They track down Queenie, the vampire who turned Jennifer, intending to kill him. During the fight, Queenie kills Sam and nearly kills Eddie, before he is stabbed in the heart by Joey. The band members become human again as a result of his death, and they happily return home.
Six months later, Joey and Jennifer are shown to have grown bored with their human lives in suburbia. They are approached by a bartender who had previously served at their gigs; he reveals himself to be an entity more powerful even than Queenie (the implication being that the bartender is Satan himself) and he offers them the opportunity to be even more powerful and more famous than they were as vampires. It is implied that Joey and Jennifer accept the offer, despite the chaos caused during their time as vampires.
Cast
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Rob Stefaniuk
Robert Stefaniuk is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer who has worked in numerous television shows and films as both guest actor and series regular. His feature-film acting credits include the ''Saturday Night Live''-inspired ''Superstar'' (19 ...
as Joey Winner
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Jessica Paré
Jessica Paré (born December 5, 1980) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her co-starring roles on the AMC series ''Mad Men'' and the CBS series '' SEAL Team''. She has also appeared in the films '' Stardom'' (2000), ''Lost and Delirious'' ...
as Jennifer
*Paul Anthony as Tyler
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Mike Lobel as Sam
*Chris Ratz as Hugo
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Alice Cooper
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as Bartender
*
Malcolm McDowell
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as Eddie Van Helsing
*
Dimitri Coats
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Music career
Dimitri Coats is best known as the frontman for the hard rock band Burning Brides and as the guitarist in the hardcore punk band Off!. The Brides have release ...
as Queenie
*
Iggy Pop
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as Victor
*
Dave Foley
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as Jeff
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Moby
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as Beef Bellows
*
Henry Rollins
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as Rockin' Roger
*
Alex Lifeson
Aleksandar Živojinović, (born 27 August 1953), known professionally as Alex Lifeson (), is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist of the progressive rock band Rush. In 1968, Lifeson co-founded the band that wo ...
as Border Guard
*
Danny Smith as Jerry
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Nicole de Boer
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as Susan
*
Carole Pope
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as Club Bouncer
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Calico Cooper
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as Barmaid
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Barbara Mamabolo
Barbara Mamabolo (born November 30, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer.
Career
Mamabolo has made guest-star appearances on the critically acclaimed series '' The Eleventh Hour'', '' Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye'', and '' Relic Hunter''. Her stage c ...
as Danielle
Production
Filming
Filming commenced November 23, 2008 in the Toronto area. It was filmed on location, and many of the clubs throughout the film are underground clubs and bars in Toronto such as
The Big Bop (accounting for three of the clubs, each floor representing a different city on the tour). Members of
Toronto's goth scene were requested to perform as background extras for some of the club scenes.
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The US Customs scenes were shot at Toronto's defunct ]International Marine Passenger Terminal
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History
The terminal was opened ...
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Filming lasted 20 days, on a budget of about $3.5 million (CAD).[Shock Til You Drop article]
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In the scene where Danielle sings "Night After Night", Eddie Van Helsing has flashbacks to his younger self. Footage from the 1973 film "O Lucky Man!", which starred Malcolm McDowell, was edited into the scene.
Release
Rights to the film were acquired by Alliance Films
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. It premiered on September 11, 2009 at the Toronto International Film Festival
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and was part of the South by Southwest Film Festival
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(SXSW) 2010 in Austin, Texas
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. E1 Entertainment
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holds the rights for the Home video
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and TV sales.E1 Entertainment Officially Announces Their Need to Suck and Gives Us New Stills
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Soundtrack listing
* Going Nowhere - The Winners
* This Is Your Brain on Drugs - The Winners
* I'm Coming To Get You - The Winners
* Sympathy For the Devil - Styrofoam Bible
* If One of Us Goes Further - Burning Brides
* Suck - The Winners
* Night After Night - Mamabolo
* Flesh and Bone - Burning Brides
* So Close It Hurts - The Winners
* Take It - The Winners
* The Fool - The Winners
* Still Bleeding - Secretaries of Steak
See also
*Slapstick film
Slapstick films are comedy films using slapstick humor, a physical comedy that includes pratfalls, tripping, falling, practical jokes, and mistakes are highlighted over dialogue, plot and character development. The physical comedy in these films ...
*Vampire film
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References
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2009 films
English-language Canadian films
Vampire comedy films
Canadian rock music films
Canadian vampire films
Canadian comedy horror films
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films