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A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System

1990Movie⏱️ 1h 28mR
ComedyCrimeThriller
6.6
IMDB Rating
6,438 votes

When electrocuted by the basement fuse box at home, Graham Marshall develops sinister ideas concerning both his nagging wife Leslie and his colleague Robert Benham, who was given Graham's promotion at their corporate office.

Director
Jan Egleson
Writers
Simon Brett, Andrew Klavan
Stars
Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert
Release Date
March 23, 1990
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 70
Reviews
📋 5.5K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Michael Caine
Michael Caine
as Graham Marshall
Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern
as Stella Anderson
Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert
as Robert Benham
Swoosie Kurtz
Swoosie Kurtz
as Leslie Marshall
Will Patton
Will Patton
as Lt. Laker
Jenny Wright
Jenny Wright
as Melanie O'Conner
John McMartin
John McMartin
as George Brewster
Barbara Baxley
Barbara Baxley
as Lillian
Haviland Morris
Haviland Morris
as Tara Liston
Philip Moon
Philip Moon
as Henry Park

💰 Box Office

$3,417,056
Worldwide Gross
$3,417,056
Domestic Gross
$1,002,158
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
Brigand Films

🏷️ Keywords

advertisingnew york citymurderbased on novelcity

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyComedyCrimeThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Caine shines over simple story
by zzzorf2018-03-07
6/10

"This wasn't a bad movie overall and while I didn't full in love it I would revisit it again. The storyline was simple and easy to follow and that simpleness was put to shame by having Caine as the lead actor, putting on a performance that made the movie better, just as you would expect...."

💡 Did You Know?

Michael Caine said of this movie in a 2002 interview with "Venice Magazine", "That was a lovely little film, but it was too small for its own good, really. It got lost. It was the sort of film, were it made today, that would be great as a film for HBO, or something. But at the time, it just got lost in the system."

📖 Synopsis

When electrocuted by the basement fuse box at home, Graham Marshall develops sinister ideas concerning both his nagging wife Leslie and his colleague Robert Benham, who was given Graham's promotion at their corporate office.