A Shock to the System
“Climbing the corporate ladder can be murder.”
When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.
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Cast
46 people
Michael Caine
Graham Marshall
Known for
Interstellar
Batman Begins
Elizabeth McGovern
Stella Anderson
Known for
Downton Abbey
Once Upon a Time in America
Peter Riegert
Robert Benham
Known for
The Mask
Show Me a Hero
Swoosie Kurtz
Leslie Marshall
Known for
Pushing Daisies
Liar Liar
Will Patton
Lieutenant Laker
Known for
Falling Skies
Swamp Thing
Jenny Wright
Melanie O'Conner
Known for
Near Dark
The Lawnmower Man
John McMartin
George Brewster
Known for
Blow Out
All the President's Men
Barbara Baxley
Lillian
Known for
Nashville
Norma Rae
Haviland Morris
Tara Liston
Known for
Sixteen Candles
Home Alone 3
Philip Moon
Henry Park
Known for
The Big Lebowski
Batman Forever
Kent Broadhurst
Executive #1
Known for
The Dark Half
Silver Bullet
Zach Grenier
Executive #2
Known for
Fight Club
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Jan Egleson Director · Andrew Klavan Screenplay Simon Brett Author
Worldwide gross $3.4M · United States release March 23, 1990 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,417,056
Production
Brigand Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 23, 1990
Theatrical
France
April 3, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 19, 1990 · Theatrical
September 9, 2002 · Physical
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