Film
A Shock to the System
1990 · 1h 31m · Crime · Comedy
Climbing the corporate ladder can be murder.
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- 6.6
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 70%
- Metacritic
- 69
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Overview
When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.
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Cast
Michael Caine
Graham Marshall
Elizabeth McGovern
Stella Anderson
Peter Riegert
Robert Benham
Swoosie Kurtz
Leslie Marshall
Will Patton
Lt. Laker
Jenny Wright
Melanie O'Conner
John McMartin
George Brewster
Barbara Baxley
Lillian
Haviland Morris
Tara Liston
Philip Moon
Henry Park
Kent Broadhurst
Executive #1
Zach Grenier
Executive #2
David Schramm
Executive #3
Sam Schacht
David Jones
Christopher Durang
Convention Speaker
Mia Dillon
Graham's Secretary
Crew
- Jan EglesonDirector
- Andrew KlavanScreenplay
- Simon BrettNovel
- Patrick McCormickProducer
- David V. PickerExecutive Producer
- Paul GoldsmithDirector of Photography
- Gary ChangOriginal Music Composer
- William M. AndersonEditor
- Peter C. FrankEditor
- Mary ColquhounCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 23, 1990
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- R
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
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