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Fashion models become human prey for a bored big-game hunter’s deadly new pastime.

THE SUCKERS

The contract with the madman was an oral agreement . . . he fed them a line and the swallowed it!

1972 · 1h 20m · NR · Action / Horror / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

A rich and powerful big-game hunter tires of tracking and killing animals, and gets an idea--he will invite the owners of a model agency he knows and two of their models to be guests on his estate for the weekend, and use them as the objects of his latest hunt.

Quick Answer

What is The Suckers about?

The Suckers is a 1972 American action-horror-thriller film directed by Stu Segall about fashion models who are lured to an isolated estate by a big-game hunter intent on hunting them for sport.

Programmer's Pick

If you ever wondered what would happen if The Most Dangerous Game checked into a seedy grindhouse motel, The Suckers is your answer—complete with nude photo shoots, a bored predator, and a cast of victims who never signed up for this kind of modeling gig.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

The Suckers sets its trap with a group of fashion models lured to the secluded home of renowned big-game hunter Steve Vandemeer, under the pretense of an unusual photo shoot. Their agent assures them the arrangement is strange but lucrative, yet the models soon discover Vandemeer’s true intent: they are to be hunted as human prey for his personal amusement. With a blend of exploitation and softcore elements, the film explores the twisted motivations of its antagonist, who declares that 'rape and slaughter go hand-in-hand when one is hunting human beings.' The isolated setting, sexual peril, and predatory menace lay the groundwork for a survival game with few rules and even fewer boundaries.

Details & Specs

Director
Stu Segall
Writers
Richard Connell, Harold Lime
Release
1972
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
English

Why This Matters

This sexploitation adaptation of Richard Connell's 'The Most Dangerous Game' was shot in just three days in Bronson Canyon and survives only through a compromised print from a 1976 re-release, which formed the basis for its 2013 DVD release.
— SassyFlix Curator

Why Cult

Human Prey Hunting

Watch as the tables are turned on fashion models who find themselves tracked for sport by a jaded big-game hunter.

Exploitation Elements

Simulated sex, nudity, and a range of taboo scenarios mark this film as a product of its provocative era.

Most Dangerous Game Twist

The film riffs on the classic 'hunt the human' premise, but with a lurid, softcore spin and a jaded hunter at its core.

Grindhouse Casting

Barbara Mills and Steve Vincent headline a cast thrown into a deadly, exploitative wilderness far from the catwalk.

Scene Gallery

Threat File

Trigger

Fashion models lured to isolated estate

Threat

Big-game hunter stalking human prey

Effect

Victims forced to fight for survival against armed predator

Setting

Remote country estate

Questions from the Vault

When was The Suckers released? +

The Suckers was released in 1972.

Who directed The Suckers? +

The Suckers was directed by Stu Segall.

How long is The Suckers? +

The Suckers has a runtime of 80 minutes.

What genre is The Suckers? +

The Suckers is an action, horror, and thriller film.

Where can I watch The Suckers? +

You can watch The Suckers on SassyFlix.

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