
A Shock to the System
1990 • Crime | Comedy
Jan Egleson
Director
Status
Released
Release date
March 23, 1990
Duration
91 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.9486
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 Sr.

Garry Goodrow

Angela Pietropinto

Craig Sechler

Louise Williams