Overview:
When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.| Status: | Released (1990-03-23) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination total |
| BoxOffice: | $3,417,056 |
| Screen: | Simon Brett, Andrew Klavan |
| Productions: | Brigand Films |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 3895: Michael Caine - Graham Marshall
- 4513: Elizabeth McGovern - Stella Anderson
- 20899: Peter Riegert - Robert Benham
- 12967: Swoosie Kurtz - Leslie Marshall
- 883: Will Patton - Lt. Laker
- 64056: Jenny Wright - Melanie O'Conner
- 13728: John McMartin - George Brewster
Crews
- 110496: Jan Egleson - Director - Directing
- 57465: Patrick McCormick - Producer - Production
- 10590: David V. Picker - Executive Producer - Production
- 1125555: Ady Cohen - Craft Service - Crew
- 65610: Paul Goldsmith - Director of Photography - Camera
- 51446: Andrew Klavan - Screenplay - Writing
- 1235030: Simon Brett - Novel - Writing
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Reviews
John Chard
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Graham has had enough of getting the shaft… A Shock to the System is directed by Jan Egleson and adapted to screenplay by Andrew Klavan from the novel written by Simon Brett. It stars Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Will Patton and Swoosie Kurtz. Music is by Gary ....
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I enjoyed this. "Graham" (Michael Caine) gets a bit narked when he is overlooked for promotion at work. When he heads home, he realises that that is just the beginning of his irritations - his wife "Leslie" (Swoosie Kurtz) nags him relentlessly! What to do? Well, his house has some d ....
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"A Shock to the System" is one of those films where you eventually find yourself rooting for the character - in this case Graham Marshall - who would ordinarily be considered the bad guy, especially in light of the fact he proceeds to murder all the key figures in his life who have g ....
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