A Shock to the System
Brief Synopsis
When the promotion an advertising executive was expecting goes to an ambitious, younger colleague, he goes mad and starts killing people.
Cast & Crew
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Jan Egleson
Director
John Finn
Mike Starr
Victor Truro
Scotty Bloch
Sam Schacht
Film Details
Also Known As
Business oblige, Dödlig karriär, Shock to the System
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Distribution Company
Corsair Pictures
Location
Montauk, Long Island, New York, USA; New Jersey, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Synopsis
When the promotion an advertising executive was expecting goes to an ambitious, younger colleague, he goes mad and starts killing people.
Director
Jan Egleson
Director
Cast
John Finn
Mike Starr
Victor Truro
Scotty Bloch
Sam Schacht
Barbara Baxley
Zach Grenier
Sheila Stainback
Wanda Maas
Rick Petrucelli
Joe Zaloom
Alicia Hoge
Elizabeth Morin
Alice Haining
Christopher Durang
Peter Riegert
Mike Cicchetti
Tyrone Jackson
Mia Dillon
Swoosie Kurtz
Will Patton
Darrell Wilks
Elizabeth Mcgovern
Rik Colitti
Kim Staunton
Jenny Wright
Kent Broadhurst
Haviland Morris
Michael Perez
Welker White
Philip Moon
John Mcmartin
Frank Ferrara
Marie Sylvia
Jonathan Freeman
Samuel L. Jackson
Michael Caine
Socorro Santiago
David Schramm
Crew
Virginia Addison
Casting Associate
Stuart Allen
Other
Joan Altman
Production Auditor
William Anderson
Editor
Alice Arlen
Associate Producer
Randall Balsmeyer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Louis Bertini
Sound Editor
Kathryn Bihr
Makeup
Kathryn Bihr
Hair
Elisha Birnbaum
Foley Artist
Carlyn Bochicchio
Production Assistant
Sharon Boyle
Music Supervisor
Lynn Breschel
Electrician
Simon Brett
Source Material (From Novel)
Otie Brown
Dga Trainee
Suki Buchman
Music Editor
Scott Buckwald
Production Assistant
Kristine Bulakowski
Adr Editor
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects
Eva Z. Cabrera
Script Supervisor
Jay Cannold
Production Assistant
David Carbonara
Sound Editor
Lou Cerborino
Sound Editor
Gary Chang
Music
Carl Clifford
Unit Production Manager
Walter J Cohen
Location Assistant
Mary Colquhoun
Casting Director
Anne Marie Costello
Assistant
Howard Cummings
Production Designer
Debbie De Villa
Other
David Declerque
Location Manager
Victor Denicola
Hair
Andrew Doerfer
Assistant Editor
Jim Dratfield
Writer (Dialogue)
Jim Dratfield
Screenplay
John Dunn
Costume Designer
John M. Dwyer
On-Set Dresser
Dan Edelstein
Sound Editor
Fred Ephraim
Writer (Dialogue)
Fred Ephraim
Screenplay
Noreen Evans
Sound Editor
David Feldman
Production Assistant
Frank Ferrara
Stunt Coordinator
Ken Ferris
Camera Operator
Ken Ferris
Photography
Martha Fishkin
On-Set Dresser
Tom Fleischman
Sound
Jan Foster
Location Coordinator
Robert J Franco
Set Decorator
Peter C Frank
Editor
Lisa Frucht
Wardrobe Assistant
Kathleen Gerlach
Assistant
Lara Giordano
Other
Gary Goetzman
Music Supervisor
Paul Goldsmith
Director Of Photography
Paul Goldsmith
Dp/Cinematographer
Garry Goodrow
Screenplay
Garry Goodrow
Writer (Dialogue)
Melvin Lee Green
Carpenter
Bruce Lee Gross
Props
Thomas A Gulino
Sound Editor
Andrew Hafitz
Apprentice
John Hayden
Stunts
Martin Henderson
Props
Ted Hook
Casting
Dylan Hopkins
Production Assistant
Haddon Hufford
Dolly Grip
Tim Hunter
Painter
Johanna Jensen Santi
Assistant Director
Elisabeth Jereski
Production Assistant
Nell Kelly
Assistant Editor
Kathleen Kiatta
Wardrobe Assistant
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects
Andrew Klavan
Screenplay
Alexander B Lasky
Production Assistant
Jed Liebman
Accounting Assistant
Elizabeth Linn
Other
Lexy Lovell
Production Assistant
Ulf Loven
Carpenter
Gino Lucci
Stunts
John-michael Maas
Production Assistant
Larry Mcconkey
Steadicam Operator
Michael Mccormick
Auditor
Patrick Mccormick
Producer
Jane Mcculley
Adr Editor
Frank Mckenna
Craft Service
Larry Meistrich
Production Assistant
Timothy Metzger
On-Set Dresser
Danny Michael
Sound
Susie Money
Wardrobe Supervisor
Leslie Morgan
Executive Producer
Elizabeth Morin
Production Assistant
Michelle Morrissey
Production Coordinator
Tom O'donnell
Transportation Captain
Rudy Pelikan
Grip
Michael Perry
Electrician
Marshall Persinger
Music
Angela Pietropinto
Writer (Dialogue)
Angela Pietropinto
Screenplay
Mike Russo
Stunts
Raymond Samitz
Construction Coordinator
Socorro Santiago
Screenplay
Socorro Santiago
Writer (Dialogue)
Amy Sayres
Assistant Director
Michael Schenk
Production Assistant
Andrew Schmetterling
Boom Operator
Craig Sechler
Writer (Dialogue)
Craig Sechler
Screenplay
Jean Roman Seyfried
Other
Bob Shaw
Art Director
Christopher Skutch
Grip
Michael Slovis
Gaffer
Susan Starr
Assistant Camera Operator
Jonathan Stein
Construction
Jeff Stern
Sound Editor
Ron Stone
Property Master
Greg Sullivan
Scenic Artist
Russell Swanson
Camera Assistant
Sandy Tanaka
Music Coordinator
John Thomas
Best Boy Electric
Toni Trimble
Makeup
David Tuttman
Assistant Camera Operator
Sonny Volpe
Transportation Coordinator
Paul Wachter
Dolly Grip
Susan Wagner
Sound Editor
Lynn Warberg
Photography
Alexander Wardwell
Production Assistant
Bart Wenrich
Location Assistant
Lewis Wheeler
Assistant
Tony Whitman
Key Grip
Louise Williams
Writer (Dialogue)
Louise Williams
Screenplay
Film Details
Also Known As
Business oblige, Dödlig karriär, Shock to the System
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1990
Distribution Company
Corsair Pictures
Location
Montauk, Long Island, New York, USA; New Jersey, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1990
Released in United States on Video September 19, 1990
Released in United States Spring March 23, 1990
Shown at Deauville Film Festival August 31 - September 9, 1990.
Began shooting May 22, 1989.
Completed shooting July 28, 1989.
Released in United States 1990 (Shown at Deauville Film Festival August 31 - September 9, 1990.)
Released in United States Spring March 23, 1990
Released in United States on Video September 19, 1990
