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A Shock to the System
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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   1,467 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Simon Brett (novel)
Andrew Klavan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 March 1990 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Killing is easy... Getting away with it is murder. more
Plot:
Graham Marshall already celebrates his anxiously awaited promotion in an advertising company, when he learns that Roger Benham... more | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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good one more (21 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Runtime:
91 min | UK:85 min | Canada:89 min (Ontario)
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Canada:14 (Ontario) | Iceland:12 (re-rating) | Iceland:L | UK:15 | USA:R
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Continuity: A detective questions Michael Caine's secretary and writes down his telephone number on a piece of notepad paper for her. Later, when she decides to call him, she has his business card. more
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Lieutenant Laker: He was your superior, wasn't he?
Graham Marshall: No, he was my boss.
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7 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
good one, 7 August 2002
7/10

Not much to add to the generally favorable reviews contained herein, except to wonder at the relative scarcity of this flick on tv. It's a puzzlement, considering its intelligence and high quality. Michael Caine reeks malevolence and malice as Graham Marshall, the cutthroat executive on the make. He really is one of the great actors of our day. Highly recommended.

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