The Suckling

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The Suckling
Suckling, The (1990) poster.jpg
Promotional release poster
Directed byFrancis Teri
Written byFrancis Teri
Produced byMichael Helman
StarringFrank Rivera
Allen Lieb
Bobby Shapiro
Caesar Monroy
Antoinette Greene
Brian Muirhill
Jeff Burchfield
Hector Collazo
Michael Gingold
Ella Aralovich
Alley Ninestein
CinematographyHarry Eisenstein
Music byJoseph Teri
Distributed byHypercube
Release date
  • 24 September 1990 (1990-09-24)(Worldwide)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Suckling (also known as Sewage Baby) is a 1990 American horror film directed by Francis Teri and starring Frank Rivera (under the pseudonym Frank Reeves), Marie Michaels, and Michael Gingold.

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Plot

At a back-alley abortion clinic/brothel, a reluctant woman's aborted fetus is flushed down a toilet into the sewer system where it comes into contact with toxic waste. It transforms into a giant mutated monster and goes on a killing spree in the clinic.

Cast

Reception

John Squires of Bloody Disgusting referred to the film as an example of a "best worst movie", and wrote that it is "home to all the terrible acting and weird storytelling choices that make bad movies so much fun to watch. This movie has it all, and it’s highlighted by surprisingly good creature effects that outshine absolutely everything else on display in it." [1] Matt Hudson of HorrorNews.net gave the film a negative review, criticizing the film's low budget, acting, and script. [2]

Home media

The Suckling was released for on DVD by Elite on May 10, 2005. It was later released by Films Around World on August 28, 2018. The film was first released on Blu-ray on March 26, 2019, by Vinegar Syndrome. [3]

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References

  1. Squires, John (January 16, 2018). "'The Suckling': The Best Worst Horror Movie You Need to Stream". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. Hudson, Matt. "Film Review: The Suckling (1990)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  3. "The Suckling (1990) - Francis Teri". AllMovie . Retrieved April 9, 2019.