''Suckers'' is a 2001 American

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directed by

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, who co-wrote the story with Joe Yanetty. It is about the car sales business in the United States, and stars Joe Yannetty,

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Premise

Bobby (played by

) is nice-guy looking for work. He also owes a lot of money to these loan sharks, Chad and Everett. One day he walks into Southside Motors in L.A., and takes a job as a car salesman. This is where it all happens and he enters into the shady world of car sales. The dealership manager (played by

) is a bald headed bully who has no qualms about screwing the customer. Unfortunately for Bobby, he doesn't have the knack for screwing the customers. Things are further complicated when the loan sharks come to collect money that Bobby owes them.

Cast

Background

The story for the film was written by Joe Yanetty and

who is a stand-up comic and former car salesman. Nygard also directed the film. For the story, Nygard drew on accounts that he had heard from his car dealer friends. One was about a woman who used sex to steal a car and left the salesman stranded and naked.

Premiere and awards

The film had its premiere at the Comedy Arts Festival in

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. The film was a 2001 Video Premiere Award Winner in the Screenplay category, beating Tony Johnston's ''Full Disclosure'' by David Davis and Brian Cox, ''O.K. Garage'' by Brandon Cole, and Doug Campbell's ''The Tomorrow Man''. It was shown at the 2000

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. It picked up an award at the festival in the "Special Jury Artistic Merit Award" category. It was also an entrant at the Waterfront Film Festival. The film has played on

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Releases

* ''Sucker$'' - Sand Hill SH 0061 - 2001 * ''Suckers'' - Planet - 2001 * ''Suckers'' - Victory Multimedia - 2001 * ''Suckers'' - Razor Digital Entertainment - 2004 * ''Tough Guys: Suckers'' / ''Sex and Bullets'' - Razor - 2005

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References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 0199054
Robert Reviews Stuff: Suckers (2001)

American comedy-drama films 2001 comedy-drama films Films set in Los Angeles American business films Films about automobiles Films about car dealerships 2001 films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Roger Nygard 2000s American films