A Shock to the System
1990 • Crime | Comedy
Jan Egleson
Director
Status
Released
Release date
March 23, 1990
Duration
91 Min
Language
en
Popularity
10.53
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed yuppie associate, Graham unleashes his rage on an overly aggressive panhandler, who he accidently kills by pushing him into the path of an oncoming subway train. He re-thinks his problems with an entirely new solution. First, he arranges an "accident" for his annoying wife. Then he creates another "mishap" for his boss. It seems like the world is once more Graham's oyster…but a missing cigarette lighter and a prying police detective may change all that.
Cast
Michael Caine
Elizabeth McGovern
Peter Riegert
Swoosie Kurtz
Will Patton
Jenny Wright
John McMartin
Barbara Baxley
Haviland Morris
Philip Moon
Kent Broadhurst
Zach Grenier
David Schramm
Christopher Durang
Mia Dillon
Kim Staunton
Victor Truro
Mike Starr
Miguel Pérez
John Finn
Samuel L. Jackson
Jonathan Freeman
Joe Zaloom
Socorro Santiago
Welker White
Frank Ferrara
Garry Goodrow
Angela Pietropinto
Craig Sechler
Louise Williams