Crime ·Comedy · United States of America · 1990 · 1h 31m

A Shock to the System

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Director
Jan Egleson
Cast
Michael Caine as Graham Marshall Elizabeth McGovern as Stella Anderson Peter Riegert as Robert Benham Swoosie Kurtz as Leslie Marshall Will Patton as Lt. Laker Jenny Wright as Melanie O'Conner
Crew
Paul Goldsmith — Director of Photography Peter C. Frank — Editor William M. Anderson — Editor Gary Chang — Original Music Composer Andrew Klavan — Screenplay Simon Brett — Novel
Tagline

Climbing the corporate ladder can be murder.

Synopsis

When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.

Trailer A Shock to the System — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york citybased on novel or booksailinglightermurderelectrocutionadvertising executiveadvertising agencymadison avenuecorporate ladder
Key Collaborators
Jan Egleson Director Paul Goldsmith Director of Photography Peter C. Frank Editor William M. Anderson Editor Gary Chang Original Music Composer Andrew Klavan Screenplay Simon Brett Novel Patrick McCormick Producer Howard Cummings Production Design John Dunn Costume Design
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