Sud Hard

Sud Hard was an action film spin-off of the Old Man Suddard film franchise. Released in 1989, the film was created to cash in on the action film craze of the 1980's. This film was directed by Jack Rogers on a low budget and starred John Clause Magino as Suddard McBauer, an action hero take on Old Man Suddard. This film is considered non-canon in the overall Old Man Suddard mythos.

Synopsis:

Suddard McBauer was an ordinary cop with an ordinary job, lynching "thugs". However, when he's three days from retirement, things get anything but ordinary. Suddard has to take down a group of "terrorists" who have taken over Horton Tower. Suddard comes close to stopping the terrorists, but they blow up the building before he can save his wife. One year later, Suddard McBauer and the rest of the city recognize Horton Day, and vow that they will "never forget" the actions of those vile terrorists.

Suddard, still working the lynching beat, learns that the terrorist that organized the attack on Horton Tower, Mac Grubber, is still alive. Suddard pursues Mac Grubber in a high speed chase for all the marbles. Luckily, despite Suddard's vehicle being unable to stop thanks to a combination of no breaks and Suddard's drinking problems, Suddard smashes his car into Mac Grubber's rear end.

Suddard forces his gun deep into Mac Grubber's throat and says his famous catchphrase, "This is going to be reeeeaaaal good, motherfucker." Suddard blows Mac Grubber's brains out, but doesn't find solace for his lost wife. He then finds himself on a murderous rampage, killing every "thug" in the city. Chief Greene demands Suddard's badge, gun, and lynch at the end of the film, forcing Suddard to become a renegade cop who plays by his own rules.

Trivia:

Whether the producers of this film had the rights to the Old Man Suddard franchise is unclear. When asked, Jack Rogers, said, "Fuck off, I can make any movie I want." He then proceeded to fuck a house plant and film it. This footage is rumored to have been used in his hit sci-fi film, Challenge of the Plants.

Jack Rogers prefers to be called Corpsman Rogers due to his military background. It's said that he's had many violent outbursts on set when not addressed as such.

This film has been commonly found in bargain bin DVD bins with its sequel, Sud Hard with Revengeance. This DVD set was made without the permission of the rights holders to the Old Man Suddard franchise and is generally of poor quality.

The animated sequence from the film is a bonus feature on the Complete Suddardy Story Blu-Ray boxset. It is the only portion of the film that might be canon.