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A Shock to the System is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Jan Egleson and starring Michael Caine, Swoosie Kurtz, Elizabeth McGovern, and Peter Riegert. It is based on the 1984 novel A Shock to the System by British author Simon Brett .
Mar 23, 1990 · With Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz. 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.
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- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Jan Egleson
- 1990-03-23
When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall (Michael Caine) loses out on a promotion to a younger man, the situation inadvertently leads him to cause a subway accident in which a ...
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- Jan Egleson
- R
- Michael Caine
Caine plays the narrator and hero of "A Shock to the System," and as he dryly describes his progress up the corporate ladder and his steps toward a refurbished love life, we realize that this is the voice of a man who thinks he can get away with murder, and may be right.
Mar 23, 1990 · Overview. Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion.
Clever, fun and twisted: A Shock to the System is an intelligent corporate thriller that portrays the calamities of a Manhattan marketing executive whose goals in life drift further and further from his reach, played by Michael Caine.
Mar 23, 1990 · A Shock to the System, a dark comedy with the structure of a thriller, is delightfully hard-edged. [23 Apr 1990, p.C1]
