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Lucker (film)
Encyclopedia
Lucker, better known by its full title Lucker the Necrophagous, is a 1986 Belgian exploitation film
directed and produced by Johan Vandewoestijne. The film stars Nick Van Suyt as the eponymous anti-hero
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, Lucker has achieved a cult status by horror collectors. However, due to several distribution issues in the past, it has been banished into obscurity.
The film is best known, however, for its unflinching portrayal of necrophilia
; in perhaps the film's most infamous scene, Lucker waits four weeks after slaying a prostitute to have sex with her badly decomposing corpse.
Exploitation film
Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
directed and produced by Johan Vandewoestijne. The film stars Nick Van Suyt as the eponymous anti-hero
Anti-hero
In fiction, an antihero is generally considered to be a protagonist whose character is at least in some regards conspicuously contrary to that of the archetypal hero, and is in some instances its antithesis in which the character is generally useless at being a hero or heroine when they're...
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Cast
- Nick Van Suyt as John Lucker
- Helga Vandevelde as Cathy Jordan
- Let Jotts as Prostitute
- Marie Claes as Sharon
- Martine Scherre as Christine
- Frank Van Laecke as Bobby
- Carry van Middel as An
- John Edwards as Friend
- Tony Castillo as Dealer
Reception
Notorious for several scenes of extreme gore and alleged misogynyMisogyny
Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls. Philogyny, meaning fondness, love or admiration towards women, is the antonym of misogyny. The term misandry is the term for men that is parallel to misogyny...
, Lucker has achieved a cult status by horror collectors. However, due to several distribution issues in the past, it has been banished into obscurity.
The film is best known, however, for its unflinching portrayal of necrophilia
Necrophilia
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses,It is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The word is artificially derived from the ancient Greek words: νεκρός and φιλία...
; in perhaps the film's most infamous scene, Lucker waits four weeks after slaying a prostitute to have sex with her badly decomposing corpse.