A Shock to the System
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| Directed by | Jan Egleson |
| Produced by | Patrick McCormick |
| Written by | Andrew Klavan |
| Starring | Michael Caine Elizabeth McGovern Swoosie Kurtz |
| Music by | Gary Chang |
| Cinematography | Paul Goldsmith |
| Edited by | William M. Anderson Peter C. Frank |
| Distributed by | Corsair Pictures |
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91 minutes |
| Language | English |
A Shock to the System (1990) is a U.S. dark comedy crime thriller film directed by Jan Egleson, starring Michael Caine, Swoosie Kurtz, Elizabeth McGovern, and Peter Riegert. It is based on the 1984 novel A Shock to the System by British author Simon Brett.
Plot summary
A family man named Graham Marshall, a long-time executive in a large advertising company, is unexpectedly passed over for promotion. Marshall himself can live with it, but his nagging wife Leslie is devastated and continually reproaches her husband for his apparent lack of ambition and willpower.
An unfortunate accident occurs in the subway, caused by Marshall, in which a panhandler is killed. It goes unnoticed, which gives him a whole new set of ideas as far as his future life is concerned.
Deciding to take revenge on all the people who have caused him problems in his life, Marshall starts meticulously planning their violent deaths. This includes his wife, whom he eventually electrocutes, and his young rival at the office, Bob Benham.
Marshall becomes much better acquainted with an office colleague, Stella Anderson. And when none of the murders is linked to him, Graham feels vindicated in his belief that killing off everyone who has harmed him is the right thing to do. He soon passes the point of no return.
Cast
- Michael Caine as Graham Marshall
- Elizabeth McGovern as Stella Anderson
- Peter Riegert as Bob Benham
- Swoosie Kurtz as Leslie Marshall
- Will Patton as Lt. Laker
- John McMartin as George Brewster
- Jenny Wright as Melanie O'Conner
- Philip Moon as Henry Park
- Barbara Baxley as Lillian
- Haviland Morris as Tara Liston
See also
- Helen Zahavi's novel Dirty Weekend (1991) for a story with a similar subject matter.
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). A Shock to the System at IMDb
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