A Shock to the System (1990)

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R | 1 hr 27 mins | Comedy, Thriller | Released: 3/23/1990 |Box Office Total: $2.0M

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Synopsis:

When the promotion an advertising executive was expecting goes to an ambitious, younger colleague, he goes mad and starts killing people.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/23/1990

Director	Credit
Jan Egleson	Director
Cast	Credit
Michael Caine	Graham Marshall
Elizabeth McGovern	Stella Anderson
Peter Riegert	Robert Benham
Swoosie Kurtz	Leslie Marshall
Will Patton	Lieutenant Laker
Jenny Wright	Melanie O'Connor
John McMartin	George Brewster
Haviland Morris	Tara Liston
Barbara Baxley	Lillian
Philip Moon	Henry Park
Kent Broadhurst	1st executive
Zach Grenier	2nd executive
David Schramm	3rd executive
Sam Schacht	David Jones
Christopher Durang	Convention Speaker
Mia Dillon	Graham's Secretary
Alice Haining	Benham's Secretary
Wanda Maas	Patience Moore
Darrell Wilks	Mailroom Boy
Scotty Bloch	1st Secretary
Kim Staunton	2nd Secretary
Alicia Hoge	3rd Secretary
Mike Cicchetti	Subway Beggar
Rick Petrucelli	2nd Beggar
Victor Truro	Bum
Rik Colitti	2nd Bum
Mike Starr	3rd Bum
Michael Perez	Transit Cop
John Finn	Motorman
Tyrone Jackson	Messenger
Marie Sylvia	Waitress
Marie Sylvia	Dazzles
Samuel L. Jackson	Ulysses
Jonathan Freeman	Decorator
Elizabeth Morin	Partygoer
Joe Zaloom	Hot Dog Vendor
Socorro Santiago	Rental Car Attendant
Welker White	Kennel Driver
Frank Ferrara	Cab Driver
Sheila Stainback	News Anchor Woman
Production Credits	Credit
Patrick McCormick	Producer
Alice Arlen	Associate Producer
Leslie Morgan	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Brigand Pictures	Production Company
Corsair Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Corsair Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
HBO Kids Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Medusa Communications	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Pictures	Foreign Video Distributor
CB Films (Spain)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Films Number One	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Montauk, Long Island, New York, USA
New Jersey, USA
Writer	Credit
Andrew Klavan	Screenplay
Jim Dratfield	Writer (dialogue) - dialogue
Simon Brett	Source Material (from novel)
Fred Ephraim	Writer (dialogue) - dialogue
Garry Goodrow	Writer (dialogue) - dialogue
Angela Pietropinto	Writer (dialogue) - dialogue
Socorro Santiago	Writer (dialogue) - dialogue
Craig Sechler	Writer (dialogue) - dialogue
Louise Williams	Writer (dialogue) - dialogue
Accounting	Credit
Jed Liebman	Assistant Accountant - accounting intern
Michael McCormick	Auditor
Joan Altman	Production Auditor - post-production auditor
Art Department	Credit
Tim Hunter	Painter
John M Dwyer	Set Dresser - key set dresser
Robert J Franco	Set Decorator
Howard Cummings	Production Designer
Robert K Shaw Jr	Art Director - art direction
Greg Sullivan	Scenic Artist
Martha Fishkin	Set Dresser
Timothy Metzger	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Mary Colquhoun	Casting Director
Virginia Addison	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Ted Hook	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Frank McKenna	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Ken Ferris	Photography
Ken Ferris	Camera Operator
Susan Starr	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Russ Swanson	Camera Assistant - camera department assistant
Paul Goldsmith	Director of Photography
Larry McConkey	Steadicam Operator
Lynn Warberg	Photography - stills
David Tuttman	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Filmstar Inc	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Gary Goetzman	Music Supervisor
Sandy Tanaka	Music Coordinator
Gary Chang	Music
The Turtle Island String Quartet	Music Performer
Suki Buchman	Music Editor
Marshall Persinger	Music - music assistant
Sharon Boyle	Music Supervisor
Physical Effects	Credit
Frank Ferrara	Stunt Coordinator
John Hayden	Stunts
Gino Lucci	Stunts - stunt driver
Michael Russo	Stunts - stunt driver
Production Management	Credit
Otie Brown	DGA Trainee
Jan Foster	Location Coordinator
Amy Sayres	Assistant Director
Carl Clifford	Unit Production Manager
David DeClerque	Location Manager
Eva Z Cabrera	Script Supervisor
Michelle Weinberg	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
Bart Wenrich	Location Assistant
Walter J Cohen	Location Assistant
Johanna Jensen Santi	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Carol White	Publicity - publicist
Barbara Pflughaupt	Unit Publicist
Raymond L Forsythe	Unit Publicist - unit publicist assistant
Public Relations	Credit
Clein Feldman and White	Publicity publicity
Sound	Credit
Andrew Schmetterling	Boom Operator
Lou Cerborino	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Elisha Birnbaum	Foley Artist
Danny Michael	Sound - sound recording mixer
Jane McCulley	ADR Editor
Kristine Bulakowski	ADR Editor - ADR editor assistant
Tom Fleischman	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Jeff Stern	Sound Editor
Louis Bertini	Sound Editor
Thomas A Gulino	Sound Editor
Noreen Evans	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Dan Edelstein	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Susan Wagner	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
David Carbonara	Sound Editor - sound editor apprentice
Visual Effects	Credit
Steve Kirshoff	Special Effects
Randall Balsmeyer	Visual Effects Supervisor
Wilfred Caban	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
John Dunn	Costume Designer
Katie Bihr	Hair - hairstyles
Toni Trimble	Makeup
Susie Money	Wardrobe Supervisor
Lisa Frucht	Wardrobe Assistant
Kathleen Kiatta	Wardrobe Assistant - wardrobe production assistant
Katie Bihr	Makeup
Victor DeNicola Jr	Hair - hairstyles

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