I had absolutely no idea that this movie was coming out, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about it (especially since Moby is in it).

For one, vampires are the new pirate, and frankly they are getting played out pretty quickly, which saddens me since they were (still are, for now) my favorite monster.

However, it seems that the movie isn’t simply trying to attract viewers via the rock star cast, but is actually a decent horror film. Rob Stefaniuk wrote/directed/acted in the film, and some early reviews seem quite promising.

Here’s a recent interview with Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins, two of the stars of the film.

A synopsis from the story section of the official site reads:

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.

Suck is a wild ride down a highway to hell, with a killer soundtrack that includes Iggy Pop’s, “TVeye” and “Success”; Alice Cooper’s, “I am a Spider”; Lou Reed’s Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Nuthin”; David Bowie’s, “Here Comes the Night” and The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil”.

After watching the trailer and reading a bit, I believe this film will be worth seeing. It’s different if nothing else!

Tags: henry rollins, rob stefaniuk, suck, vampire movies

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