Suckers (film)
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Suckers is a 2001 film
written by Roger Nygard and Joe Yanetty which revolves around events at a car dealership. Suckers stars Daniel Benzali
, Lori Loughlin
, and Louis Mandylor
and co-stars Walter Emanuel Jones
. It was filmed in 1999 but was not released until 2001, and has never been released in the United States, although region one DVD formats
are available in Australia and distributed by Creative Light Entertainment. The film is a cult-classic and is especially popular with those in the automobile retail sales trade. Due to this the film ranks in the top 250 selling DVDs at CD Universe and is also very often sold on eBay.
The film's opening scene, a semi-accurate portrayal of a Saturday morning meeting led by Reggie (Benzali) is especially popular and runs in the vein of other famous sales meetings such as Alec Baldwin
's scene in Glengarry Glen Ross
and Ben Afleck's scene in Boiler Room
. During the scene Reggie both preaches to his sales staff and is shown selling a vehicle to a "sucker" customer.
Donna's boss, and now Bobby's new boss is Reggie, who trains his team to suck every possible cent from their clients, and in fact fires a top salesman for throwing in floor mats on an otherwise profitable deal. Soon after starting, Bobby becomes a top salesman, and uses his demonstrator vehicle and a potential $10,000 bonus to buy time from the loan sharks.
Among the events taking place during the film are a salesman being seduced and ultimately robbed of the test drive vehicle by a woman who drives off naked and forces the salesman to walk back to the dealership in his underwear, and the tardiness issues of Sean, (often mistaken to have been played by Seth Green
). There also is a fight on the showroom between Kevin, a black salesman, and Mohammed, a middle-eastern salesman who is estranged from his daughter. These events all happen under the nose of Reggie, who himself, along with Kevin and his cousin (Jones), are dealing in smuggling contraband
. The mix of these events and Bobby's dealings with the loan sharks result in a shoot-out at the climax of the film resulting in several of the main character's deaths.
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
written by Roger Nygard and Joe Yanetty which revolves around events at a car dealership. Suckers stars Daniel Benzali
Daniel Benzali
Daniel Benzali is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor.-Biography:Benzali was born in Rio de Janeiro to Brazilian Jewish parents...
, Lori Loughlin
Lori Loughlin
Lori Anne Loughlin is an American actress, best known for her role as Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. As of 2011, she portrays the role of Debbie Wilson on 90210, the spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210...
, and Louis Mandylor
Louis Mandylor
Louis Mandylor is an Australian film and television actor.-Life and career:Mandylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Greek immigrants Louise and Yannis Theodosopoulos, a taxi driver...
and co-stars Walter Emanuel Jones
Walter Emanuel Jones
Walter Emanuel Jones is an American actor and dancer known for playing the role of Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger on the hit television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.-Life and career:...
. It was filmed in 1999 but was not released until 2001, and has never been released in the United States, although region one DVD formats
DVD formats
-Non-recordable formats:*DVD-ROM: These are pressed similarly to CDs. The reflective surface is silver or gold colored. They can be single-sided/single-layered, single-sided/double-layered, double-sided/single-layered, or double-sided/double-layered. As of 2004, new double-sided discs have become...
are available in Australia and distributed by Creative Light Entertainment. The film is a cult-classic and is especially popular with those in the automobile retail sales trade. Due to this the film ranks in the top 250 selling DVDs at CD Universe and is also very often sold on eBay.
The film's opening scene, a semi-accurate portrayal of a Saturday morning meeting led by Reggie (Benzali) is especially popular and runs in the vein of other famous sales meetings such as Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television.Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing in the role of Joshua Rush. He was a cast member for two seasons before his character was killed off...
's scene in Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1984 play written by David Mamet. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical, illegal acts—from lies and flattery to bribery, threats, intimidation and burglary—to sell...
and Ben Afleck's scene in Boiler Room
Boiler room
* A boiler room is a room where a boiler is kept, it may also refer to:* Boiler room , building's mechanical room* Boiler room , ship's engine room...
. During the scene Reggie both preaches to his sales staff and is shown selling a vehicle to a "sucker" customer.
Basic plot
Bobby DeLuca, (Mandylor) who is a general good guy who finds himself in a lot of trouble with some loan sharks, is being pressured by his wife, Donna (Loughlin) to find a job. Desperate for fast money, he reluctantly becomes a salesman at South Side Cars, where Donna works in the office.Donna's boss, and now Bobby's new boss is Reggie, who trains his team to suck every possible cent from their clients, and in fact fires a top salesman for throwing in floor mats on an otherwise profitable deal. Soon after starting, Bobby becomes a top salesman, and uses his demonstrator vehicle and a potential $10,000 bonus to buy time from the loan sharks.
Among the events taking place during the film are a salesman being seduced and ultimately robbed of the test drive vehicle by a woman who drives off naked and forces the salesman to walk back to the dealership in his underwear, and the tardiness issues of Sean, (often mistaken to have been played by Seth Green
Seth Green
Seth Benjamin Green is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television producer. He is well known for his role as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as Dr. Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, Mitch Miller in That '70s Show, and the voice of Chris...
). There also is a fight on the showroom between Kevin, a black salesman, and Mohammed, a middle-eastern salesman who is estranged from his daughter. These events all happen under the nose of Reggie, who himself, along with Kevin and his cousin (Jones), are dealing in smuggling contraband
Contraband
The word contraband, reported in English since 1529, from Medieval French contrebande "a smuggling," denotes any item which, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold....
. The mix of these events and Bobby's dealings with the loan sharks result in a shoot-out at the climax of the film resulting in several of the main character's deaths.