| 词条 | Suckers (film) |
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| name = Suckers | image = | alt = | caption = | film name = | director = Roger Nygard | producer = W.K. Border | writer = Roger Nygard Joe Yanetty | screenplay = | story = | based on = | starring = Joe Yanetty Jake Johannsen Daniel Benzali David Ackert Utah Blue Eli Danker Wayne Duvall Louis Mandylor David Poland Michael D. Roberts Valente Rodriguez | narrator = | music = Billy Sullivan Walter Werzowa | cinematography = Nathan Hope | editing = Roger Nygard | studio = NEO Motion Pictures | distributor = Creative Light Entertainment Creative Light Worldwide | released = 2001 | runtime = 87 mins | country = United States | language = English | budget = $2,000,000 | gross = }} Suckers is an award winning comedy drama that was directed by Roger Nygard who co-wrote the story with Joe Yanetty. It is about the car sales business in the United States. It gives an insight into how things happen with the techniques that are employed to sell cars. It stars Joe Yannetty, Jake Johannsen, Daniel Benzali, Michael D. Roberts, Louis Mandylor and Lori Loughlin. StoryBobby (played by Louis Mandylor) is nice-guy looking for work. He also owes a lot of money to these loan sharks, Chad and Everett.[1] One day he walks into Southside Motors in L.A., and takes a job as a car sales man. This is where it all happens and he enters into the shady world of car sales.[2] The dealership manager (played by Daniel Benzali) is a bald headed bully who has no qualms about screwing the customer.[3] Unfortunately for Bobby, he doesn't have the knack for screwing the customers.[4] Things are also complicated when the loan sharks come to collect money that Bobby owes them.[5] Cast
BackgroundThe story for the film was written by Joe Yanetty and Roger Nygard who is a stand-up comic and former car salesman. Nygard also directed the film.[7] 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.[8] Premiere and awardsThe film had its premiere at the Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.[9] The film was a 2001 Video Premiere Award Winner in the Screenplay category,[10] 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.[11] It was shown at the 2000 Cinequest Film Festival.[12] It picked up an award at the festival in the "Special Jury Artistic Merit Award" category.[13] It was also an entrant at the Waterfront Film Festival.[14] The film has played on HBO and Cinemax.[15] Releases
References1. ^Turner Classic Movies - Suckers, Brief Synopsis 2. ^Variety, October 31, 1999 - [https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/suckers-1200459930/ Suckers By Robert Koehler] 3. ^metroactive, February 17–23, 2000 - Eleven Days In the Valley, Our critics pick out the highs and lows at this year's Cinequest festival, Suckers By Richard von Busack 4. ^Waterfrontfilm.org - 1999 Films, Suckers - MICHIGAN PREMIERE* 5. ^Rotten Tomatoes - [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/suckers/ Suckers (2001)] 6. ^Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199054/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Suckers (2001), Full Cast & Crew] 7. ^Fast, Cheap, and Written that Way: Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-budget Movies, John Gaspard - [https://books.google.com/books?id=GFvZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Roger+Nygard+%22Suckers&dq=%22Roger+Nygard+%22Suckers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjluYSs78fXAhWMnJQKHShJA9gQ6AEIJjAA Page xiii, Page 182] 8. ^KAOS2000 Magazine - CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL - California Theatre - San Jose, CA - Sun. March 8, 2009 9. ^The Aspen Times, May 14, 2003 - [https://www.aspentimes.com/news/funny-films-join-bill-at-comedy-arts-fest/ Funny films join bill at Comedy Arts Fest - Stewart Oksenhorn] 10. ^Variety, October 23, 2001 - [https://variety.com/2001/digital/features/snow-white-barbie-win-vid-awards-1117854749/ ‘Snow White’ & Barbie win vid awards, 2001 Video Premiere Award Winners By Scott Hettrick] 11. ^FamousFix - DVD Exclusive Awards » 2001, Event held on 23 October 2001 in El Capitan Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA 12. ^metroactive, February 17–23, 2000 - Eleven Days In the Valley, Our critics pick out the highs and lows at this year's Cinequest festival, Suckers By Richard von Busack 13. ^Mubi.com - [https://mubi.com/films/suckers-2001 SUCKERS, Directed by Roger Nygard, United States, 200, Comedy] 14. ^Waterfrontfilm.org - 1999 Films, Suckers - MICHIGAN PREMIERE* 15. ^Patch Media, Oct 4, 2012 - [https://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/ev--comedy-night-75632145 Comedy Night! By Tod Dimmick] 16. ^Inmotion hosting dvd art 17. ^AllMovie - [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/suckers-v181863/releases Suckers (1999), Releases] External links
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