The Suckling
| The Suckling | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Francis Teri |
| Produced by | Michael Helman |
| Written by | Francis Teri |
| Starring |
Frank Rivera Alley Ninestein |
| Music by | Joseph Teri |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Suckling, also known as Sewage Baby, is a 1990 horror film from director Francis Teri, starring Frank Reeves, Marie Michaels, and Michael Logan.
Story
The film relates the tale of a teenage couple seeking an abortion at a Brooklyn brothel. Following the operation, toxic waste transforms the discarded fetus into a mutant beast, complete with prehensile umbilical cord and hooked talons for hands.[1] Hunting the customers and employees of the house of ill repute, the mutant envelops the house in an enormous placenta and slaughters the inhabitants one by one.[2]
Reception
As stated in the copy of one release of this film, "THE SUCKLING has been compared to Alien for its claustrophobic intensity and Die Hard for its non-stop action." Given the film's low budget and technical flaws, discerning filmgoers may disagree.[3]
Crew
Director
- Francis Teri
Producer
- Michael Helman
Original Music by
- Joseph Teri
Cinematography
- Harry Eisenstein
Art Department
- Dan Karpf
Special Effects
- Dean Mercil
Other Crew
- Joseph B. Mauceri
Cast
- Frank Rivera as Frank Reeves
- Allen Lieb as Doctor
- Bobby Shapiro as Doctor
- Caesar Monroy as Attendant
- Antoinette Greene as Bertha
- Brian Muirhill as Customer
- Jeff Burchfield as Policeman
- Hector Collazo as Creature
- Michael Gingold as The Suckling
- Ella Aralovich as Mary
- Alley Ninestein as Nurse