About me: 'Sucker Punch' is an independant action/comedy that has captured the imagination of all that have seen it and its DVD release on July 7th 08 is eagerly anticipated.
The Story
Ray ‘Harley’ Davidson (Danny John Jules) is a hustler, a low-life fringe player in London’s seedy underworld. Harley’s not going for broke he’s already there and ekes out a meagre living for himself, his pregnant ‘fiancé’, Mandy (Kara Scott), and shot away side-kick, Weed (Jimmy Kent), by managing and betting on backstreet fighters in illegal bare-knuckle contests. He has one goal in life, to bring down The Man, Victor Maitland (Ian Freeman), porn baron, loan shark and manager of the best fighter in town-the seemingly unstoppable Creel (Leon Walters).
Years earlier Maitland accepted a wager from Harley’s alcoholic father and forced him to honour it and, in Harley’s eyes, sending him to an early grave. Harley wants revenge but he hasn’t managed a decent fighter in years and constantly finds himself shamed into having to borrow money from Maitland that is until Buchinsky (Gordon Alexander) literally walks into his life.
Buchinsky. He doesn’t look like much, doesn’t say much either and suffers from recurring nightmares but he sure knows how to fight. After swiftly disposing of one of Maitland’s fighters, Buchinsky finds himself seemingly coerced into a partnership by the fast talking Harley.
The duo soon becomes a hot ticket, Charles knocking out all-comers, Harley cleaning up the side-bets. Old habits die hard, however, and Harley squanders the money as quickly as Charles earns it. This alerts Maitland, who offers to buy out Buchinsky’s contract. Harley refuses, and to make matters worse, Buchinsky defeats the gangster’s best fighter in a brutal contest.
A second offer is rebuked, but after another disastrous gambling spree, Harley finds himself heavily in debt to a local loan shark. Seeing his opportunity, Maitland buys the debt and now Harley owes him. Unless Buchinsky agrees to fight a top professional, brought in from the North, using all his winnings as the stake, Harley will never walk again. Harley’s fate lays in the balance and only one question remains; will Buchinsky show up for the fight of his life?
'Sucker Punch' is available to pre-order now from play.com
