Rockin’ vampire musical Suck gets SXSW premiere in March

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 17 years ago

Last Updated on July 26, 2021

The SUCK team sent just sent us some SUCK-related news that most certainly doesn’t… well, you know.

We’ve been informed that the Canadian vampire musical, which we last told you about HERE, will have its U.S. premiere on Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas. SUCK will be screened at Alamo Ritz 1 for the Midnight screening.

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In addition, a second U.S. screening of the film has also been announced today in New York City at the Museum of Modern Art for the Canadian Front Exhibition. The film will be shown on Friday, March 19th 2010 at 7:15pm in Theatre 1 as well as Monday, March 22nd 2010 at 7pm in Theatre 1.

SUCK stars writer/director Rob Stefaniuk, Jessica Pare, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Henry Rollins, Moby and Malcolm McDowell. Check out the official site HERE . For now, dig on some photos and the synopsis below!

A rock’n’roll vampire spoof about a down and out band, The Winners, who will do anything for a record deal. When their disgruntled manager (Dave Foley) tells them that they are getting “long in the tooth”, he doesn’t know that his words are truly prophetic. During a road trip, their humdrum image radically changes when Jennifer (Jessica Paré), the bass player, disappears one night with a hip vampire (Dimitri Coats). She emerges with a sexually charged charisma that drives the audiences wild.

As the band members succumb, one by one, to blood lust, their “gimmick” launches them into the limelight. Following an “incident” on a national radio show with “Rock’n Roger” (Henry Rollins), they hit mega-stardom beyond their wildest dreams. Joey (Rob Stefaniuk), the lead singer, is haunted by an eerie bartender (Alice Cooper), who turns out to be much more. Meanwhile, legendary vampire hunter, Eddie Van Helsig (Malcolm McDowell), is tracking them down, despite his fear of the dark. When a veteran music producer (Iggy Pop) calls them on becoming a vampire freak show, they begin to realize that fame is not what it’s cracked up to be.

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