A Shock To the System
- Original title
- A Shock To the System
- Year
- 1990
- Running time
- 88 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Andrew Klavan. Novel: Simon Brett
- Cast
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- Michael Caine
- Elizabeth McGovern
- Peter Riegert
- Swoosie Kurtz
- Will Patton
- Jenny Wright
- John McMartin
- Barbara Baxley
- Philip Moon
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Thriller | Crime
- Synopsis
- Graham Marshall already celebrates his anxiously awaited promotion in an advertising company, when he learns that Roger Benham, one of his subordinates, will be promoted instead of him. Frustrated that his hated life will never change, he starts a cunning ploy to take bloody revenge on everyone who humiliated him - starting with his unnerving wife.
- Critics' reviews
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"Since Michael Caine's charm, energy and abilities have managed to survive so many cheesy movies, it's heartening to note that A Shock to the System is a slice or two tastier than usual."
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"'A Shock to the System' has wit, a cool classy charm and a hero you root for"
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