A Shock to the System
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.
Plot
Graham Marshall, a long-time executive in a large advertising company, is unexpectedly passed over for promotion in favor of his obnoxious younger rival Bob Benham. While he sympathizes with his friend George Brewster, whose dismissal in the midst of a corporate takeover created the open position, Marshall is angry and disappointed. His greedy, self-absorbed wife Leslie is devastated and continually reproaches her husband for his apparent lack of ambition and willpower.
More details
| author | Andrew Klavan |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Jan Egleson |
| editor | Peter C. Frank William M. Anderson |
| genre | comedy crime thriller |
| keywords | advertise beg corporate officer drive engine trouble executive fly forced retirement kill los angeles morning natural gas new york city subway open panhandler plan police lieutenant promotion revenge subway subway station tropical island wait |
| musicBy | Gary Chang |
| producer | Patrick McCormick |
| publisher | Corsair Pictures |
| recordedAt | New Jersey New York City |
| theme | black comedy |