A Shock to the System

Mar 23, 1990

1h 31m

★ 6.4

Climbing the corporate ladder can be murder.

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.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Brigand Films

A Shock to the System Trailers

Cast

Graham Marshall

Michael Caine

Stella Anderson

Elizabeth McGovern

Robert Benham

Peter Riegert

Leslie Marshall

Swoosie Kurtz

Lt. Laker

Will Patton

Melanie O'Conner

Jenny Wright

George Brewster

John McMartin

Lillian

Barbara Baxley

Tara Liston

Haviland Morris

Henry Park

Philip Moon

Executive #1

Kent Broadhurst

Executive #2

Zach Grenier

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